CARDIO #4Text Book page 341. Location: look at the map. what

major battle did Alexander the great win before heading to Babylon?

2. Critical thinking: why do you think Alexander the great circled the Mediterranean sea but did not cross it?

Hemispheres: are used to refer to one-half of the globe.

Chapter 2Lesson 1: Studying Geography

• The Equator (is a line of latitude halfway between the poles).

• The Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude north of the Equator.

• Tropic of Capricorn is a line of latitude north and south of the Equator.

• The Arctic Circle: it is located in the north

• The Antarctic Circle: it is located in the south.  

Latitude: runs east-west

Lines of longitude” run north-south. The Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England, is at 0 degrees longitude.

The Equator and Prime Meridian are the 0° imaginary lines They cross one another, forming a pattern called a grid system

latitude is X and longitude is Y

CLOSURE

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3 Things You Found Out2 Interesting Things1 Question You Still Have

Physical map: Shows land and water features. It uses colors to show elevation.

Types of Map

Political Map: show the names and borders of countries. They also show location of cities

Special-Purpose Maps: they usually shows patters such as climate, natural resources or population. Road maps are another example.

Reading Maps: each map has a map Legend. The legend or key is the place to find information. Objects or colors in the legend represent something on the map.

Religions Legend

Scale: it tells you the distance represented on a map.

It is a model of a compass that shows the cardinal directions, north, south, east, and west.

compass rose

The intermediate directions are: northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.

CLASS WORK 1. Guided Reading: hand

out page 11What continents or ocean are on A. 0° and 20°EB. 60°S and 80°WC. 20°N and 140°E

2. Draw the globe and label the 5 line of latitudes and the line of longitude

CLOSURE

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3 Things You Found Out2 Interesting Things1 Question You Still Have

Home learning1. Bring a news paper.2. Find the ocean or continent located

on the map attached on my websiteA. 20°N and 0°B. 20°S and 60°WC. 0° and 180°3. Vocabulary Quiz4. Bring contract signed (print out only the signing paper)