Geography, Maps and Globes, and Continental Drift

It is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environment.

• History

• Meteorology

• Hydrology

• Geography

It is the study of Earth’s seasons, climate, atmosphere, and landforms.

• Environmental Geography

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

It studies relationships between people, place, culture, and environment.

• Environmental Geography

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

It focuses on the physical environment and its effects on humans.

• Environmental Geography

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

It is a flat symbolic representation of the Earth and selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface.

• Globe

• Map

• Geography

• Pangea

What kind of representation of the Earth is shown in the picture?

• Globe

• Map

• Panthalassa

• Pangea

It is a spherical model of Earth, or of other celestial bodies.

• Globe

• Geography

• Map

• Atlas

What kind of representation of the planet is shown in the picture?

• Globe

• Geography

• Map

• Atlas

Select advantages of the maps:

(You can choose more than one)

• Easy to carry around

• Represent the shape of the Earth

• Can be collected into an Atlas

• Show the shape of landmasses

Select advantages of the globes:

(You can choose more than one)

• Present information about a wide range of topics

• Accurately represent the shape of the Earth

• Can show a small part of the Earth’s surface

• The shortest distance is a long great circle.