Geography is the study of Earth’s physical features

An important tool used to study geography is a

Map!

Map reading is an important skill, with a vocabulary all its own!

Cardinal Directions

are North, East, South and West.

Cardinal Directions

are shown on a map as a compass

rose.

Latitude

is shown on a map as a horizontal line.

Lines of Latitude are parallel lines.

They go around, but never touch or intersect each other.

The Equator is a line of latitude which is the midway point between the northern and southern hemispheres

Longitude is a

vertical line seen

on a globe or map. The long lines goes top to bottom.

Prime Meridian is zero degrees longitude

Something New For You!

Each half of the Earth is called a Hemisphere

We live in the

Western Hemisphere

We live here

->

The Western Hemisphere

begins at

0 degrees longitude, (the PRIME MERIDIAN).

It includes North and South America.

North and South America make up half the world, a

hemisphere

.

It is known as the Western Hemisphere.

North America is a continent made of 7 small countries of

Central America

and 3 large countries, which are Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Western Hemisphere

America is a country located on the

continent

of North America

Canada is another country found on the continent of North America. It is north of the United States.

Mexico is another country located on the continent of North America. It is south the United States.

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REVIEW: The continent of North America Is made of 3 large countries And 7 smaller countries of Central America Canada America Mexico

Mexico is a country of North American continent And it is the northern most country in the region of Latin America.

Latin America Is also in the Western Hemisphere Latin America Is made up of 3 regions

:

1. Middle America 2. Caribbean Islands 3. South America

Middle America South America the Caribbean Islands

The most northern

region

of Latin America is

Middle

America.

Latin America Latin America Middle America

up of Mexico is made and seven nations south of it .

Latin America

Middle America

is made up of Mexico and seven nations south of it.

Let’s use this slide and use our

geography skills to map out Middle America by answering questions 32 A – F.

of Latin America is Middle Middle America forms a crooked, narrow

isthmus

in southern most part of

Central America

.

An

isthmus

is a thin piece of land surrounded by

water

on two sides. It usually

connects

two larger land masses.

The

Isthmus of Panama

connects North America to South America.

North America

 The

Isthmus of Panama connects

North America to South America.

 

South America A continent which is in Latin America and the Western Hemisphere

A

continent

is one of seven major land masses on the earth. There are seven continents - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.