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• Geography – The study of the earth• World population – 7.2 billion

Perspective – how we view things

• Secular geography– Word developed by “accident” called evolution

• Christian Perspective– Uses the Bible– “…thou hast made

heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou presevest them all…” Nehemiah 9:6

Grand Canyon

Continents from LARGEST to smallest

1. Asia2. Africa3. North America4. South America5. Antarctica6. Europe7. Australia

Oceans from LARGEST to smallest

1. Pacific Ocean– Deepest – Contains the Mariana Trench (the deepest point

on earth)

2. Atlantic Ocean3. Indian Ocean– Warmest ocean

4. Arctic Ocean– Coldest ocean– Most shallow

Latitude and Longitude

LATITUDE

• Measure distance north or south of equator

• Equator divides earth into 2 hemispheres: Northern and Southern Hemispheres

LONGITUDE

• Also called Meridians• Measure distance east or west of the Prime

Meridian

• The Prime Meridian divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• International Date Line– Helps determine time

Landforms

1. Mountains– Have peak and steep, sloping sides

2. Hills– Rounded tops

3. Plateaus– Broad, flat tops with canyons cutting through

them

4. Mesa– Flat tops, but smaller than plateau– Spanish for “table”

5. Buttes– Like a mesa, but are smaller

6. Valleys– Have rivers or streams running through them

7. Plains– Flat, rolling lands– Good for growing crops

8. Delta– Triangular shaped landform where a river fans

out into smaller streams

9. Peninsulas– Extensions of land with water on three sides

10. Island– Water completely surrounds it

11. Isthmus– Narrow strip of land connecting landmasses

Hydrologic Cycle

• Movement of moisture from oceans to the land and back to the oceans

Snow Streams

RiversLakes

Seas/Oceans