CGC1D

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CGC1D

• Unit 1 Mapping and Earth Systems
• Topic 1 Defining Geography and Map Essentials

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Map Essentials

• Title indicates what the map represents
• Legend indicates the meaning of symbols used to
  represent real-world features (e.g. cities,
  boundaries, rivers, train tracks,etc)
• Scale indicates the difference between distances
  on the map and distances in the real world.

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Map Essentials

• Direction (compass rose or north arrow)
• Orientation on a map is very important. The
  cardinal points (North, South, East, West) are
  used to indicate direction to the map reader.
• Border sets the limits of the map.
• Color used to represent certain features (esp.
  water is always BLUE)

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Map Essentials

• Horizontal Labels to make the map easy-to-read.
• Name of Cartographer thats you!
• (take credit when its due.)
• Date (of Publication)

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Defining Geography

• The academic discipline that examines variations
  on the Earths surface. Geographers attempt to
  explain the diverse characteristics of the
  Earths landscape exploring topics such as
  population distribution, earth processes (e.g.
  earthquakes), the atmosphere and oceans, and
  international issues.
• Geography is divided into two main categories
• Physical Geography and Human Geography

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Physical Geography

• The study of non-human processes relating to the
  earth.

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Human Geography

• The study of the distribution and organization of
  humans, and the human use of resources.

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• Physical Geography Examples
• e.g. Glaciation (glaciers), Tectonism (movement
  of the earths continents), Vegetation patterns,
  Volcanism (volcanoes), etc.
• Human Geography Examples
• e.g. demography, political geography,
  urbanization, immigration, economic geography