Chapter+1+Key+Concepts

There is alot of questions whether or not it's better to use a map or a globe. They both have their own strengths and weaknesses. A globe is a displayed model of what the earth actually looks like, it shows the landscape of the world as well. Some disadvantages would be that it's harder to carry around, and it can be sometimes harder to read. A map's advantages are that it's easier to carry around, and the location are easier to see as well. Some disadvanges of the map could be that it's flat, and it isn't good at displaying how the earth really looks like it, and it's landscapes.

Cartographers are very important. Cartographers are the people who create maps. Without cartographers we would have no maps, and without maps we would not know where to go. A cartographers job is very hard to do. They have to draw out entire areas of the world in acurate detail. Without cartographers we could not use globes or maps to find out our location reletive to other locations. I think it is safe to say, we would be lost without cartographers (pun very intended).

5 themes of geography : there are 5 theme of geography wich are location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction. the location help us know where exactly the place is located while place determine the unique characteristics of a region, in the mean time the region a particular place in a big cities or country wich its own common characteristic. The movement is the people and how they connect through places they live in and region they grew up into finaly human-environment interaction is the shapping of people and how their surroundings affect them and their places or region.

latitude and longitude : the difference between latitude and longitude is that latitudes are line that run parallel just like the equator and theycan mesure p to a distance of 90 degrees. Longitudes on the other hand are line that run from north to south and they are easured in degrees but they can also be calculated in minutes according to tme difference. The Earth physical structure : there is the core which the inner one, next comes the mantle which is a little hot and next comes the crust which normarly is the one which is the surface that we live on.

A physical map is a map that displays physical features of the world. On the oppostie end on a political map it displays towns and the political lines of the world. The pros to using a physical map is it can be used to locate time zones. You can also find rivers or mountain regions from looking at the physcial map. The disadvantage to using a physical map is that it's not suppose to be used for locating places or towns, so it would be nessacary to use a political map for that situation. The political map can be easier to find towns or countries around the world which a physical map can't do.

I think its necessary to have many different types of maps. Without different types of maps we wouldnt be able to find what we were looking for very easy. Like if a guy was looking for a country and all the countries around it, it would be better to use a political map instead of a qualitative map. I think that with many different types of maps because it will help you find exactly what you are looking for quickly and with only one map everything would be jumbled and hard to find and would contribute to someone getting lost.

Latitude and longitude are used to determine the coordinites of different locations. Latitudes are also called parallels. Each line of latitude is north or south of the equator. Longitude lines are also called meridians and the circle the earth from the north pole to the south pole. They are east or west of the prime meridian. Latitude and longitude are useful for numerous different reasons. Pilots use latidude and longitude lines to determine coordinites of the areas of the location the are at and are flying too. Without these lines air travel would be impossible.

Their are two main types of maps, physical maps and political maps. Physical maps use topography to show the different elevation and physical features of the area the map is showing. These maps can be used to show how close to sea level different areas are. They also show which areas have mountian ranges and the texture of the area. Political maps show the locations and boundries of cities and feature mostly man made objects. Political maps are useful to determine the capitals of different states and countries.

The climates of the world vary from place to place. A lot of times it depends on how far away you are from the equator. The farther you are away from the equator the colder environment you will live in. The more south or towards the middle of the world you are the warmer your climate will be. The reason why this happens is the world is titled on it's axis and the middle of the world gets more of the suns rays. These things affects people, and makes people live diffrently over the whole world. It makes the world unique.

There are 4 different hemispheres; North, South, East, And West. It is important to have different hemispheres so that its easier to locate certain places. Like if your looking for a certain town you can just say what hemisphere it is in instead of trying to describe that certain location. If we didnt have hemispheres it would be harder to describe the location of places.

Latitude and longitude helo describe your location. It can help you get help by someone so they can come rescue you. You can tell them your latitude and longitude so they will send some to that exact position and they can rescue you. It would help narrow the search for you by narrowing it down to a specific location so they can just go to that general area and eventually see you.