The study of Earth.
GEOGRAPHY
Why was it so hard to come up with a map of the earth? (Before the technology that we have today.)
Because of the shape that Earth is. A cylinder is hard to make flat. Example of orange peel.
Name s Push event in history. (From the magazine)
Dateline Ireland, 1845–1851: The Potato Famine
or
Dateline the Great Plains, 1931–1939: The Dust Bowl
What is one problem people might face with the environment?
depending on answer
Why is a line of Latitude and Longitude used?
To help understand and study the earth.
The imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
EQUATOR
__________ ________was first developed in the 1500s for navigating the oceans. It’s a cylindrical projection map. Lines of latitude and longitude meet at right angles. Compass directions are accurate. Land area is not. Areas near the equator are shown more accurately. Areas near the poles are highly distorted. Notice the size and shape of Greenland (shown in green) on this map.
Mercator Projection
Name a pull event in History. (from the magazine)
Dateline California, 1849: Gold Fever
or
Dateline the West, 1862–1869: The Transcontinental Railroad
From which water source do residents in Las Vegas get water?
Colorado River reservoir at Lake Mead
How many lines of Longitude are there on earth?
24
To move from one country or region and settle in another
MIGRATE
______ ________ map is shaped by a cylinder or tube. Wrap the tube around the globe, and details of Earth are transferred to it.
Cylindrical Projection
Name a force migration event in history.
Dateline Africa, 1619–1859
Name one-way people have worked and changed the environment in which they live. (From Magazine)
Examples from magazine
If in California the time is 8:45 pm What time is it two time zones away? Or two lines of longitude away?
10:45 pm
An imaginary line that is about 180° longitude and runs through the Pacific Ocean. East of the line, the calendar date is one day earlier than the date west of the line.
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
________ _________ lines of latitude are parallel to the equator. Lines of longitude are arcs. Compass directions and distances are less accurate. Land area is shown more accurately.
Robinson Projection
On the reason why California is attractive.
Jobs
Gold
Engineering (Technology)
Great weather
What was the name of the hill in San Francisco?
Lombard Street is on Russian Hill in San Francisco.
What time zone are we in?
Pacific time zone
The wearing away of a material.
WEATHERING
When was the Mercator Projection first developed? And why was it used?
In the 1500s for navigating the oceans.
John Steinbeck’s novel. That tells the story of one family’s journey west. during the dust bowl.
The Grapes of Wrath
Since Madagascar isn't fit to farm. what is one-way farmers work around that?
Resourceful Betsileo people created flat, shelf-like terraces for growing crops.
How many Hours does it take to rotate around the earth once?