note of 9/19/2018

Key Issues
How do geographers describe where things are?
why is each point on earth unique?
why are different places similar?
why are some human actions not sustainable?
1.1.1 explain differences between early maps and contemporary maps
1.1.2 describe the role of map scale and projections and making maps. Cartography
1.1.3 explain how latitude and longitude are used to locate points on earth's surface
geography is the study of where things are found on earth's surface and the reasons for the locations
Human geographers ask two simple questions
where are people and activities found on earth?
why are tehy found there
a map is a two-dimensional of flat-scale model of earth's surface or a portion of it
Lartography is the scinece of maping making
maps serve two purpose
As a reference tool to identifty and object's absolute and relative location.
As a communcation tool to convey the distribution of human activities or physical features
Earliest map were prepared by Eratosthenes (276-194B.C.)
Improvements to world map later made by prolemy.
After ptolemy, advancements in cartography primarily made outside of Europe by Chinese and Islamic world,
mapmaking revived during the age of Eploration and Discovery