Geography Skills

Geography SkillsFor AP World History Students

Directions

• Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

Studying Earth

• Earth is round• 3D 2D Distortion• Maps have improved over time• Divide Earth into hemispheres • Imaginary lines• Equator• Prime Meridian

•Maps help you find location• Relative• The location of one thing relative to something else• US is North of (from) Mexico

• Absolute•Mathematical Coordinates given like (X, Y)• Depend on imaginary lines of latitude and longitude

Latitude

•Run west to east BUT measure distance north or south of the Equator• Equator is 0 degrees latitude

Longitude

• Run north to south but measure distance east or west of the Prime meridian

Continents

Regions

Oceans

Mediterranean Sea

Important things to know

• Geography impacts the culture & lifestyle of people• North America continent does not equal NA the region• Middle East : Southwest Asia• Southern Africa is not the same as South Africa• Some regions differ based on geographer• West Indies• East Indies• Some places have older names:

• Anatolia• Bactria• Ceylon