Introduction to Basic Geography and Locating Places on Earth

Geography is the study of our physical world and how we interact with it.

Latitude and longitude help us measure our exact location on Earth.

The equator and the prime meridian are the most important lines of latitude and longitude, respectively.

🌍 Lines of latitude and longitude form a grid system that covers the entire planet.

🗺️ The equator divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres, while the prime meridian divides it into eastern and western hemispheres.

🌐 There are four hemispheres, two on either side of the equator.

There are four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.

Latitude and longitude are used to determine the exact location of a place.

Charlotte is located in the Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

🌍 Geographic coordinates determine the location of a place on Earth, with latitude followed by longitude.

🗺️ Geographic terms are names used to describe things on Earth, while physical features are actual examples of those things.

⛰️ Mount Kilimanjaro is an example of a physical feature that is a mountain.

🌍 Tanzania is a physical feature of Earth.

📚 Students should brush up on geography basics.