Burrito Books: Chapter 1 and 2

Brief notes: Page 1

Pg. H2-H3 Latitude lines run East to West around the globe. **However, they measure how far North or South a

place is from the Equator. Another name for latitude lines are parallels._____________________________________ Longitude lines run North to South. **However, they measure how far East or West a

place is from the Prime Meridian. Another name for longitude lines are meridians.

Brief notes: Page 1

Pg. H7 A compass rose gives the 4 cardinal directions. (Draw a compass rose below.) A map scale shows how far apart places are on a map.

Pg. H4 Maps are distorted because it is impossible to put a

round object (like a globe) on a flat surface (like a map) without distortion.

Ex: Greenland looks much bigger on a map. Ex: Antarctica looks much bigger on a map.

Vocabulary: page 2

Physical Geography: (read pg. 16) What it is: the study of the world’s physical features-

landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils… What they study:

Why rivers flow where they do; where landforms are What causes landforms Why certain places have different climates

Questions they may ask: Why are the Rocky Mtns higher than Appalachain

Mtns?

Human Geography (Read pg. 18)

What it is: The study of people, communities, and landscapes.

What Human Geographers Study: CULTURE!! Why people live where they do; What jobs people do; etc..

What questions they would ask: Why do people live in clusters around the Earth? Why do people move from place to place? Why do people eat the foods that they eat? Etc…

Cartography (read pg. 19)

What it is: The science of making maps

What Cartographers study: Maps Physical geography! Technology Latitude and longitude

What questions they would ask: How can I use technology to make maps better? Can I use computers to make maps available to more

people?

Meteorology (pg. 20)

What it is: The study of weather and what causes it

What Meteorologists study: Weather Hurricanes and tornadoes

What questions they would ask: How do tornadoes form? What are the weather patterns of this area?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?

What would you be studying by examining the object in the picture?