The document provides an overview of world geography, including definitions of physical and human geography. It discusses key geographic concepts like latitude, longitude, map projections, biomes, population growth, urbanization, migration, economic systems, and types of government. Specifically, it defines latitude as lines that tell how far north or south of the equator a place is, and longitude as lines that tell how far east or west of the Prime Meridian something is. It also explains that map projections like Mercator and Peters are used to represent the spherical Earth on a flat surface, and that they inevitably introduce some distortion of shapes, sizes or distances.

1. World Geography

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0UdPvA2OjY&feature=related

3. World Geography
Geography: study of the lands, features,
inhabitants and phenomena of Earth
Physical Geography: geography as Earth
Science
Human Geography: study of human
interaction with the environment

4. How do we know where we are?
“On the grid”: Longitude & Latitude

5. Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Tropic of
Cancer
Tropic of
Capricorn
Prime
Meridian
-- Line that tells us how far north or south of the equator a place is
-- Line that tells us how far east or west of the Prime Meridian
something is
-- Imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth.
-- An imaginary line NORTH of the equator.
-- An imaginary line SOUTH of the equator.
-- Fixed point that is 0 degrees longitude and runs through
Greenwich, England.
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=swKBi6hHHMA&feature=related

6. What’s wrong with my map?
Why are map projections necessary?

7. Map Projections
Mercator
Projection

8. Map Projections
Mercator Projection

9. Measuring the World
Mercator Projection
-- developed by cartographer
Mercator in 1569
-- used for nautical purposes
-- distorts size and shape of
large objects
-- scale increases from
Equator to the poles

10. Map Projections
Peter’s
Projection

11. Map Projections
Peters Projection
-- developed by Amo
Peters based on an
“area correct” map;
relative size
-- contains distortion of
distance and the
polar regions

12. Map Projections
Does how we draw the world influence
how we view the world?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zBC2dvERM

13. Types of Maps
Physical Map
pg. 10

14. Types of Maps
Political
Map

15. Types of Maps
Thematic
Map

16. Types of Maps
Cartogram

17. Biome: large, recognizable collection of plants
and animals in practical interaction with its
environment; ecosystems

18. Biomes
Oceans
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=yuzKxovZz
3w

19. Biomes
Deserts
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=_T
c6ywqoL6o

20. Biomes
Mountains
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=-Y3Dl0BGFfw

21. Biomes
Jungle
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=j
3IAZq-mGwY

22. Biomes
Grassland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNeN
TMmltyc

23. Biomes
Rivers
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=uvfWi
KFTces

24. Biomes
Cities
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=0m2V
N2FVkAs

26. Where do people live and Why?
-- What is “population”?
-- What problems can population growth cause?

27. Where do people live and Why?
-- What is “population”?
-- What problems can population growth cause?

29. Rural vs. Urban
Rural:
Urban:
Urbanization:
Urbanization factors:

34. Keep it Moving…Why do People Move?
-- What is “migration?”
Immigrate vs. emigrate

35. Push & Pull Factors

36. Economic Systems
Traditional Economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
Mixed Economy

39. Types of
Government
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Communism