Intro to Geography

Lines that run east and west, tell distance north and south of the equator.

• Resources

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Compass Rose

• Geography

A map that focuses on a specific theme. It may or may not include physical features, but typically includes human features.

• Street Map

• Physical Map

• Income Map

• Political Map

• Theme Map

A map showing where people live.

• Resource Map

• Contour Map

• Population-Density Map

• Physical Map

• Income Map

A 3-D, spherical representation of the earth.

• Maps

• Globe

• Perspective

• Cartography

• Geography

Migration of humans, distribution of goods or ideas

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

This projection was developed in 1923 and closely resembles an orange peel. This is an interrupted projection that greatly distorts the distance between land masses; however, it is still one of the better representations of the Earth’s surface.

• Eckert IV

• Goode Homolosine

• Winkel-Tripel

• Mercator

• Fuller Dymaxion

Any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land.

• Ocean

• Elevation

• Climate

• Perspective

• Continent

A map showing roads or highways.

• Climate Map

• Theme Map

• Street Map

• Resource Map

• Contour Map

A map that may show average temperature, average precipitation, etc.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Contour Map

• Resource Map

• Climate Map

The earth’s 0° of latitude.

• Equator

• Elevation

• Prime Meridian

• Migration

• Longitude