journal #3 absolute location – a unique or exact position of something on the earth’s surface...
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JOURNAL #3
• Absolute location – a unique or exact position of something on the Earth’s surface
• Relative location – a position on the Earth’s surface relative to other locations
• Grid – a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
• Patent – the exclusive right to make or sell an invention
• When you are done with these definitions get out your notes packet and do question #1
ANNOUNCEMENTS
•Your states/capitals and physical features maps are due TOMORROW!
•Remember to bring back your green 2nd Chance sheets
G - 2
MAPPING
• "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.“
• Thomas Edison
QUOTE OF THE DAY
THOMAS EDISON (1847 – 1931)• Married 16 year old Mary Stillwell
in 1871• Married 20 year old Mina Miller in
1886• Awarded more than 1,000
patents• Invented the phonograph,
practical electric lighting, and the kinetoscope– Bright idea while in Wyoming– Someone knocked a bamboo fishing
pole into the campfire– Edison put bamboo filaments into his
light bulbs for many years
• “War of Currents” vs. Nikola Tesla– AC vs. DC
GEOGRAPHY WRITING PROMPT
• Draw a map of a place that you are familiar with, include a compass rose and label at least 3 important features of your place
BONUS QUESTIONS
• What are the two branches of geography?
• What ocean borders the East Coast of the United States?
• What are the five themes of geography?
• What country has a larger population the United States or China?
HOW DO WE ORGANIZE THE GLOBE?
• Lines running east-west and north-south circle the globe and create a grid• Lines of latitude are called parallels• Lines of longitude are called meridians
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
• Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees• Latitude is measured in degrees from the equator• Longitude is measured in degrees from the prime meridian
OTHER WAYS TO ORGANIZE THE GLOBE
• Hemispheres
• Continents
THE SEVEN CONTINENTS
MAKING MAPS
• Projections are used to show the round Earth on a flat map. • Can you think of any problems that this might create?
(hint: look at Greenland and Antarctica on the projection below)
OTHER MAP ELEMENTS
• Distance Scales
• Compass Rose
• Legend
• Inset maps
TYPES OF MAPS
• Climate Maps
TYPES OF MAPS
•Precipitation Maps•Population Maps•Economic Maps•Elevation Profiles•Topographic Maps
CLIMATE GRAPHS
Climate graphs show the average temperature and the average precipitation of a specific place
POPULATION PYRAMIDS
MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES
WHERE IS THE UNITED STATES ON A WORLD MAP?
WHERE IS THE U.S. ON A WORLD MAP?
• Absolute location: • Between 24 and 49 degrees N
latitude• Between 66 and 125 degrees
W longitude
• The U.S is in the Northern and Western Hemispheres
• The U.S. is on the continent of North America
• Relative location:• The U.S. is between Canada
and Mexico
A CLIMATE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
AN ELEVATION MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
CLIMATE GRAPHS – DO THE LAST QUESTION ON G-2 BEFORE CLASS