Geographyis the study of Earth and its people.
Cardinal directions include north, east, south and west.
Latitude and longitude are used to find distance from the Equator.
Each half of the Earth is called a hemisphere
The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Geographers organize information about Earth and its people into 10 themes of geography.
Geographers use the theme of “Regions” to group places that have similar characteristics.
Geographers use the theme of “Human-Environment Interaction” to explain how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another.
Geographers use the theme of “Place” by describing where something is located.
Relative location gives and exact location using latitude and longitude lines.