Maps

Maps

1. Flat drawing of all or part of the earth surface

2. Location

   • Latitude: Imaginary circles that run east to west around the globe
   • Longitude: Run from the north pole to the south pole
   • Absolute location: When you use both latitude and longitude you can find a place's exact location

3. Types

   • General Purpose Maps - show a wide range of information about an area
     • Physical Maps - landforms & water features
       • Political Maps - names & boundaries of countries
   • Special Purpose Maps - show specific topics in detail
     • Historical Maps - show events that occurred in a region over time
       • Contour Maps - use lines to show levels of elevation
   • Vegetation Maps - show different types of plants in a region

4. Graphs

   • Graphs - present and summarize information visually
   • Bar Graphs - use bars or wide lines to compare data
     • Circle Graphs - (aka pie graphs) used to show the whole of something divided into parts
       • Line Graphs - show changes over a period of time

5. Scale

   • Small Scale Maps - shows a large area with little detail
     • Large Scale Maps - shows a small area with a great amount of detail
       • Scale Bar - shows actual distance on a map

6. Parts

   • Title - what information the map is showing
   • Key-(aka legend) unlocks the map simbols
   • Scale bar-measuring line to show distance
   • Compose rose-shows direction
   • Citites-usually a circle
   • Capitals-usually a star
   • Boundary lines-shows an area teritorry influence

7. Charts-presentated related facts and numbers in an organized way

8. Hemisphere

   • Northern hemisphere-everything north of the equator
     • Southern hemisphere-everything sourthern of the equater
     • Equator-0 degrees latitude
     • Eastern hemisphere-everything east of the prime meriedan for 180 degrees
       • Weastern hemisphere-everything west of the prime meridian for 180 degrees
       • Prime meridian-0 degrees longitude
       • International dateline-180 degrees longitude