Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Here's the Study Guide for Friday's Test!


Study Guide for Map Parts/Map Types/Map Projections Test

Map Title – explains the subject of the map

Map Legend – explains the symbols on the map, including colors

Map Scale – shows the ratio between a unit of length on the map and a unit of distance on   the Earth

Compass Rose – sets the direction on the map with:
1) Cardinal Directions – North, South, East, West
2)   Intermediate Directions – Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

Labels – Words or phrases that explain features on the map such as country names, city names, points of interest, highways, forests, lakes, rivers, etc.

Latitude – imaginary lines that run east and west, and measure distance north or south of the equator (also called parallels)

Important Lines of Latitude are:
            Equator 0°
            Tropic of Cancer 23° 26’ N
         Tropic of Capricorn 23° 26’ S
         Arctic Circle  66° 33’ N
            Antarctic Circle  66° 33’ S

Longitude – imaginary lines the run from the north pole to the south pole, and measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian (also known as meridians)

Important Lines of Longitude:
            Prime Meridian  0°
         International Dateline  180°

Absolute Location – found by using the coordinates of latitude and longitude

Relative Location – directions given by people to find a location

Contour Maps – a way of expressing elevation on a map; the closer the contour lines are together the higher the elevation

Globes – 3D, are not distorted, do not show detail, and are more accurate than maps; they are not portable

Maps – 2D, show land distortions because the earth is not flat, are cheaper than globes, have themes, and are portable

Map Projections – a way to draw maps to show less distortion

            Types of Projections:
Mercator – used by ship navigators; shows land distortions at the top and bottom (Greenland and Anarctica are too big; latitude and longitude cross at right angles

Polar – used by pilots because it shows the shortest distance between 2 points; it is a circle, it only shows one hemisphere; the latitude lines form circles and the longitude lines radiate from the center

Robinson – used to compare data by geographers and researchers; has curved sides and the longitude lines curve toward the north and south poles

Types of Maps:

Political Maps – show man made things such as boundary lines, cities, states, provinces, and countries

Physical Maps – show landforms and bodies of waters ( a map can be both physical and political at the same time)

Thematic Maps – show different types of information focused on a theme
            Types of Thematic Maps:
                        Population Density and Distribution
                        Climate
                        Ethnicity
                        Language
                        Economic
                        Resources (agricultural and natural)
                        Precipitation
                        Vegetation

Small Scale Maps – show a large, general area with little or no details; used to show relative location

Large Scale Maps – show a smaller are with greater detail; used to show absolute location

           








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