Slide 1 Cartography 101 The Basics of Maps, Map Making and Location Slide 2 Map Basics All quality maps have the following Basic Traits: Title: gives the map purpose and…

Slide 1 THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Mr. Williamson Slide 2 DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY ge·og·ra·phy 1 : a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction…

Slide 1 Have students pick up handout on way in and begin answering the warm up. Slide 2 When you are an adult, what kind of climate do you want to live in? Why? Warm Up:…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Welcome Students! Slide 3 Where is Here? N E S W Slide 4 Earth’s Grid Equator: line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres. Prime…

Slide 1 Climate Slide 2 What Is Climate? Weather changes from day to day. However, the weather in any area tends to follow a pattern throughout the year. When you describe…

Slide 1 Locating Positions on Earth Slide 2 Coordinate Systems A coordinate system is a method of locating a position on a 2- dimensional surface using two numbers (called…

Slide 1 Factors that Influence Climate 3 main factors: 1.Latitude Distance from the equator Angle of suns rays – Why do we have seasons? Slide 2 Latitude Latitude is at…

Slide 1 Climate Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Factors that influence climate. 1. Latitude 2. Distance from sea / ocean 3. Prevailing winds and air masses Slide 6 Latitude…

Slide 1 Objective: Students will be able to understand & apply the 5 themes of geography to actual locations of their choice Slide 2 What is the location of a place?…

Slide 1 Climate Meteorology Slide 2 Factors Affecting Climate Climate includes not only the average weather conditions of an area, but also any variations from those norms.…