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• Geography – The study of the earth• World population – 7.2 billion
Perspective – how we view things
• Secular geography– Word developed by “accident” called evolution
• Christian Perspective– Uses the Bible– “…thou hast made
heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou presevest them all…” Nehemiah 9:6
Grand Canyon
Continents from LARGEST to smallest
1. Asia2. Africa3. North America4. South America5. Antarctica6. Europe7. Australia
Oceans from LARGEST to smallest
1. Pacific Ocean– Deepest – Contains the Mariana Trench (the deepest point
on earth)
2. Atlantic Ocean3. Indian Ocean– Warmest ocean
4. Arctic Ocean– Coldest ocean– Most shallow
Latitude and Longitude
LATITUDE
• Measure distance north or south of equator
• Equator divides earth into 2 hemispheres: Northern and Southern Hemispheres
LONGITUDE
• Also called Meridians• Measure distance east or west of the Prime
Meridian
• The Prime Meridian divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
• International Date Line– Helps determine time
Landforms
1. Mountains– Have peak and steep, sloping sides
2. Hills– Rounded tops
3. Plateaus– Broad, flat tops with canyons cutting through
them
4. Mesa– Flat tops, but smaller than plateau– Spanish for “table”
5. Buttes– Like a mesa, but are smaller
6. Valleys– Have rivers or streams running through them
7. Plains– Flat, rolling lands– Good for growing crops
8. Delta– Triangular shaped landform where a river fans
out into smaller streams
9. Peninsulas– Extensions of land with water on three sides
10. Island– Water completely surrounds it
11. Isthmus– Narrow strip of land connecting landmasses
Hydrologic Cycle
• Movement of moisture from oceans to the land and back to the oceans
Snow Streams
RiversLakes
Seas/Oceans