Geographic Space: Concepts and components
Components of Geographic Space:
Physical/Natural and Human
Basic purpouse of a map?
It is to show where things are
What Are Cardinal Points?
North, South, East and West
How many states does Mexico have? Mexico Also has 1 Federal District.
32 states
A ________ means "half of a sphere."
Hemisphere
Geographic Space Elements or components:
Location
Place
Region
Movement
2 types of features that maps show?
Visible and Invisible
_______is like a magic star that shows us all the directions! It helps sailors, pilots, and explorers find their way.
Compass rose
Capital city on Mexico (contry)
Mexico city
We can split Earth into four special halves:
North Hemisphere, South Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
Globes, compasses, satellites, GPS, and drones are...
Geography Tools
Name 3 powerful apps using maps:
Waze. Google Earth. Google maps, Rappy, Ubber eats, Didi
The compass rose always points ______ with a special arrow or the letter "N" at the top.
North
Mexico's Total Population
130 million inhabitants
It is an imaginary line around Earth's middle, like a belt! Divides the Earth on Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
______is everywhere around us! It's like a giant puzzle made up of all the places on Earth - from your neighborhood to faraway countries.
Geographic space
Name Map Elements:
Scale, title, compass rose, map key or symblogy, coordinates and annotations.
Mexico is located in_________.
North America
Mexican currency:
Mexican peso
An imaginary line from North to South Pole! It divides Earth into Eastern and Western halves.
Prime Meridian / Greenwich meridian
_______is a flat picture that shows us where things are located.
Map
To locate any place on Earth, on the maps are traced vertical and horizontal lines called:
Parallels and Meridians
Mexico's Neighbor Countries:
United States, Guatemala and Belize
Mexico's city population:
21 million inhabitants
Mexico is in between two oceans:______ and ______ oceans.
Pacific and Atlantic.