Key Understandings:
- Earth's Size and Shape
- Latitude and Longitude
- Equator = 0 degrees latitude
- 15 degrees of longitude = 1 hour (Earth rotates at a rate of 15 degrees/hours)
- Altitude of Polaris = your latitude in the northern hemisphere
- Isolines and Contour Maps
- Topographic Maps
- Profiles (side-view of topography)
- Gradient (change in field value/distance)
- Law of V’s: Streams flow the opposite direction that the “V’s point”