1. Maps - basic tools for Geographers. 2. Globes - spherical model of the earth 3. Imaginary lines on the globe and maps, making a grid. 4. East west lines are Latitude. Example: equator 0 degrees. 5. North south lines are Longitude. 0 degrees prime meridian. 180 degrees international date line. 6. Hemisphere - North, South, East, West 7. Continents - Giant Land Mass 8. Islands - Land surrounded by water. 9. Map projections. Cylinder Projection, Conic Projection, Flat plane projections 10. Title - Subject of map 11. Compass rose - Arrows pointing in 4 directions. 12. Bar scale - Gives distance in miles and kilometres. 13. Legend - Key that shows what symbols on maps mean. 14. Locater map - Shows where in the world is the area of located. 15. Social science - a field that studies people and the relationships among them. 16. Region - Part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from the surrounding areas. 17. Environment - Includes its land, water, climate, plants and animals. Five Themes 18. Location - where something is (e.g. Mt Fuji) 19. Place - describes features that make a place unique (e.g. Shanghai) 20. Region (e.g. Middle East (Gulf States) 21. Movement - Transportation (e.g. airplanes/airports) 22. Human-Environment Interaction (e.g. farming) 23. The World in Spatial Terms - Use maps and other tools (data) 24. Places and Regions - Physical/Human Characteristics of places 25. Physical Systems - Physical processes (e.g. earthquakes, typhoons, folding) 26. Human Systems - Human processes (e.g. population, migration) 27. Environment and Society - Connection between environment and humans 28. Uses of Geography - Apply Geography to past, present, future 29. Haciendas. Huge expanses of farm or ranch land 30. Sequencing. A particular order in which related things follow each other
31. Influence. The capacity to have an effect on the character, development,
or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself 32. Summarising. Give a brief statement of the main points of something 33. Solar Energy - Energy from the sun 34. Rotation - One Spin of Earth (1 Day) 35. Revolution - One trip around the sun (1 Year) 36. Tilt - The angle the Earth is tilted (23.5 degrees) 37. Landforms - Shape of the Earth (e.g. hills or mountains) 38. Continents - Large land masses (e.g. Asia) 39. Plate Tectonics - Earth divided into slow moving plates) 40. Lava - Magma (molten rock) that reaches the Earths surface. 41. Earthquakes - Sudden Violent Movements of Earths crust. 42. Weathering - Rock is broken down into smaller pieces (no movement) 43. Erosion - Movement of sediment 44. Weather - Short Term 45. Climate - Long Period of Time
Prevailing Winds 46. Prevailing Winds that blow over large areas in the same direction.