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    The document discusses key concepts in geography including latitude and longitude, hemispheres, themes that geographers use like place, movement, and human-environment interaction, and tools used to depict Earth's surface like globes, photographs, GIS, GPS, and maps. It explains that lines of latitude circle the globe east-west and indicate position north or south of the equator, while lines of longitude run north-south between the poles and indicate position east or west of the prime meridian.

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    The document discusses key concepts in geography including latitude and longitude, hemispheres, themes that geographers use like place, movement, and human-environment interaction, and tools used to depict Earth's surface like globes, photographs, GIS, GPS, and maps. It explains that lines of latitude circle the globe east-west and indicate position north or south of the equator, while lines of longitude run north-south between the poles and indicate position east or west of the prime meridian.

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    The document discusses key concepts in geography including latitude and longitude, hemispheres, themes that geographers use like place, movement, and human-environment interaction, and tools used to depict Earth's surface like globes, photographs, GIS, GPS, and maps. It explains that lines of latitude circle the globe east-west and indicate position north or south of the equator, while lines of longitude run north-south between the poles and indicate position east or west of the prime meridian.

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    The document discusses key concepts in geography including latitude and longitude, hemispheres, themes that geographers use like place, movement, and human-environment interaction, and tools used to depict Earth's surface like globes, photographs, GIS, GPS, and maps. It explains that lines of latitude circle the globe east-west and indicate position north or south of the equator, while lines of longitude run north-south between the poles and indicate position east or west of the prime meridian.

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    The Equator circles Earth halfway between the North and South

    Poles. Latitude is the position of a place north or south of the


    Equator. Lines of latitude form east-west circles around Earth.
    These lines are imaginary, or made up by geographers.

    The half of Earth north of the Equator is called the Northern


    Hemisphere. The half of the Earth south of the Equator is the
    Southern Hemisphere.
    Lines of longitude run north-south between the
    poles. Longitude is position east or west of the
    Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is the line
    of longitude that passes through Greenwich,
    England. The half of Earth east of the Prime
    Meridian is called the Eastern Hemisphere. The
    half to the west is the Western Hemisphere.
    Lines of latitude and longitude form a global grid. You can describe the location of any point on Earth’s surface by
    stating its longitude and latitude.
    Geography’s Five Themes

    Geographers have two basic questions:

    Where are things located?

    Why are they there?

    They use five different themes, or ways of thinking, to help answer them.
    Geography’s Five Themes
    The theme of place covers the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
    Human-environment interaction: It concerns how people affect their environment, or their natural
    surroundings. It is also about how that environment affects them.
    The theme of movement looks at how and why people, goods, and ideas move from one place to
    another.
    The theme of region groups places that have something in common.
    How Do Geographers Show Earth’s Surface?

    GLOBES : is a model of Earth that is round, like Earth. Globes can show the land and water features of Earth.
     
    Photographs :Geographers study images Earth’s surface. Some are photographs taken from the air. Others are
    images taken by satellites. They can show Earth’s surface in great detail.
     
    GIS : A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based system. It store and uses information about a
    place or area.

    GPS: uses signals from satellites to determine the user's location and give directions to other places

    Digital maps: stored in electronic equipment like a computer. They can be used to show many different kinds of
    information.
    Understanding Maps
     
    Digital and paper maps are flat, but Earth is round. Showing even part of
    Earth on a flat map always creates some distortion. That is, the size or
    position of objects is not fully accurate. Mapmakers can choose among
    different projections. These are ways to show Earth on a flat surface. Each
    projection has some kind of distortion.
    Maps may have features that help users understand them. A key explains the meaning of the map’s symbols and
    colors. A locator map shows where the area on the map is located in a larger area. A scale bar shows how much
    space on the map stands for a given distance on Earth. Maps may have a grid with lines of longitude and latitude.
    A compass rose shows the cardinal directions.
    Political maps show countries or states. They may also show capitals of countries and other cities. A physical map
    shows the physical features of a place. They often use color to show elevation, or height above sea level. Special-
    purpose maps show different human or physical features.

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