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Geography Skills

Geography Skills. For AP World History Students. Directions. Cardinal and Intermediate Directions. Studying Earth. Earth is round 3D  2D  Distortion Maps have improved over time Divide Earth into hemispheres Imaginary lines Equator Prime Meridian. Maps help you find location

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Geography Skills

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  1. Geography Skills For AP World History Students

  2. Directions • Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

  3. Studying Earth • Earth is round • 3D  2D  Distortion • Maps have improved over time • Divide Earth into hemispheres • Imaginary lines • Equator • Prime Meridian

  4. Maps help you find location • Relative • The location of one thing relative to something else • US is North of (from) Mexico • Absolute • Mathematical Coordinates given like (X, Y) • Depend on imaginary lines of latitude and longitude

  5. Latitude • Run west to east BUT measure distance north or south of the Equator • Equator is 0 degrees latitude

  6. Longitude • Run north to south but measure distance east or west of the Prime meridian

  7. Continents

  8. Regions

  9. Oceans

  10. Mediterranean Sea

  11. Important things to know • Geography impacts the culture & lifestyle of people • North America continent does not equal NA the region • Middle East : Southwest Asia • Southern Africa is not the same as South Africa • Some regions differ based on geographer • West Indies • East Indies • Some places have older names: • Anatolia • Bactria • Ceylon

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