elementary education: introduction to maps
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Introduction to Maps
Created byLisa M. Juliano-Coudriet
Space
The Earth
The direction of the Earth’s rotation,
as it revolves (travels) around the Sun.
Why do we use a Globe?
How do we use a Globe?
First, we have to learn how to tell directions.
North
South
EastWestEquator
Understanding the GlobeNorth
South
EastWest
0, 0
Longitude
Latitude
Larry the long legged Giraffe hiked up and down the trails. While Dominic the Donkey with the attitude walked around in circles.
Compass Rose
A compass rose is a design on a map that shows directions. It shows north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.
On the compass rose, only north is filled in. Fill in the rest of the directions on the compass rose, using the standard abbreviations:
• N=North,• S=South,• E=East,• W=West,• NE=Northeast,• NW=Northwest, • SE=Southeast,• SW=Southwest.
When north is at the top of the compass rose (as it often is), south is at the bottom, east is on the right, and west is on the left. Northeast is between north and east, northwest is between north and west, southeast is between south and east, and southwest is between south and west.
S
EW
NE
SESW
NW
The Compass Rose has many different designs, below are a few.It should always put on the map with the North pointing Northward.
Most historians agree that the magnetic compass originated in China. A Chinese scholar described a magnetic compass in a text dated about 83 AD. The first magnetic compasses designed for navigation were probably developed in the 11th century by navigators in China and Europe.
National Maritime Museum/Dorling Kindersley
A Compass
Magnetic North
attractsthe needle in the compass
to ALWAYS
point towards the
North Pole.
You can see all seven continents as the Earth rotates.
1. Africa2. Antarctica3. Asia4. Australia5. Europe6. North America7. South America
What is the name of the continents you see in this picture?
1. Africa2. Antarctica3. Asia4. Australia5. Europe6. North America7. South America
1. Africa2. Antarctica3. Asia4. Australia5. Europe (Greenland which is part of Demark)6. North America7. South America
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How do they make a map from the globe?
Werner projection
Mollweide projection
Goode homolosine projection
Different styles of maps.
Map from C.I.A. website: cia.gov
Government Use
National Capital
0 50 100
Distance Scale
National Border
State Border
State Border
State Capital
Compass Rose
Legend / Map Key
Airport
Railroad Track
Bus Depot
Trail
Mountains
River
PoliceHospital
These types of maps gives us a clue to what each state produces.
Connecticut
The End
Sources:Wikipedia.comCentral Intelligence Agency: CIA.comScholastic.comEncarta.comflashearth.comNational Geographic.com
Created By Lisa M. Juliano-Coudriet