Gumshoe Geography Gumshoe Geography Notes Part II. Notes Part II.

Gumshoes, Good work on part I. of your Gumshoes, Good work on part I. of your Geography Training. You are getting closer to Geography Training. You are getting closer to

graduating from Gumshoe training school. Be on graduating from Gumshoe training school. Be on the lookout for Carmen. The photograph above the lookout for Carmen. The photograph above

shows her in a crowd in the only populated shows her in a crowd in the only populated continent that is entirely in the Southern and continent that is entirely in the Southern and

Eastern Hemispheres. Any clue as to where she Eastern Hemispheres. Any clue as to where she might be? might be?

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Map skills Map skills o Directions: There are four Directions: There are four cardinal cardinal

directionsdirectionsa. Northa. Northb. South b. South c. East c. East d. West d. West

o There are also four intermediate There are also four intermediate

directions.directions.

-Intermediate means, “between” -Intermediate means, “between”

a. Northeast a. Northeast b. Northwestb. Northwestc. Southeast c. Southeast d. Southwestd. Southwest

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• All maps are smaller than the part of the earth that they show.All maps are smaller than the part of the earth that they show. • The scale, or relative size, will tell you how much smaller map The scale, or relative size, will tell you how much smaller map

distances are than real distances.distances are than real distances.

• Most map scales are measured in miles and kilometers.Most map scales are measured in miles and kilometers.

• Geographers use a conversion factor. For example, one inch on Geographers use a conversion factor. For example, one inch on the map might stand for 100 miles. the map might stand for 100 miles.

• Then 5 inches on the map would equal how many miles? Then 5 inches on the map would equal how many miles?

• We usually convert miles to inches, and kilometers to centimeters.We usually convert miles to inches, and kilometers to centimeters.

• A kilometer is a metric conversion. A kilometer is a metric conversion.

• The rest of the world, with the exception of the U.S., Liberia The rest of the world, with the exception of the U.S., Liberia (Africa), and Myanmar (Southeast Asia) uses the metric system to (Africa), and Myanmar (Southeast Asia) uses the metric system to measure. measure.

• It operates on a base 10 system so it is easier to use. It operates on a base 10 system so it is easier to use.

• 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters

• 1 kilometer = about .62 miles1 kilometer = about .62 miles

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• Information on maps can be Information on maps can be shown by symbols shown by symbols

• A symbol is anything that A symbol is anything that stands for something else. stands for something else.

• For example, = a For example, = a forest on your map. forest on your map.

• We place all of the symbols in We place all of the symbols in a map in the map key. a map in the map key.

• The map key explains what The map key explains what each symbol stands for. each symbol stands for.

Geography Training Part II. Geography Training Part II. • Most maps have a special Most maps have a special

purpose. purpose.

• We classify maps into We classify maps into

different types.different types.

• The first is the Political MapThe first is the Political Map

-The Political Map -The Political Map shows countries, capitals, and shows countries, capitals, and other important political other important political features. features.

• Political Maps show Political Maps show boundaries and divisions. boundaries and divisions.

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• Physical Maps-Physical Maps-

--Physical Maps show Physical Maps show the natural features of the the natural features of the earth.earth.

• The earth’s physical features The earth’s physical features include, continents, oceans, include, continents, oceans, islands, lakes , rivers islands, lakes , rivers mountains, plains, and mountains, plains, and deserts.deserts.

• One example of a physical One example of a physical map is a landform mapmap is a landform map

- - A landform A landform map shows how the earth’s map shows how the earth’s surface varies from place to surface varies from place to place.place.

Geography Training Part II. Geography Training Part II. • Grid MapsGrid Maps

-A grid map has a number-letter grid that makes it easy to -A grid map has a number-letter grid that makes it easy to find places. find places.

-Each square on the map can be identified by its letter and -Each square on the map can be identified by its letter and number. number.

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• Thematic mapsThematic maps

--Thematic maps are Thematic maps are maps that show how things maps that show how things such as population, rainfall, such as population, rainfall,

language and religion are language and religion are distributed in the different distributed in the different

parts of the world.parts of the world.

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