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Page 1: Map Skills. Latitude (Ladder) Reading between the lines

Map Skills

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Page 3: Map Skills. Latitude (Ladder) Reading between the lines

Latitude (Ladder)

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Reading between the lines

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Latitude

How many degrees are in between each line of Latitude?

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Longitude (Long)

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Longitude

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Longitude

How many degree are between each line of longitude?

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Map Essentials

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Compass Rose

• A compass rose shows which way is north, south, east, and west. It has arrows that point to all four principal directions.

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Scale

• A bar scale gives distance in miles and kilometers.

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Legend

• The legend, or key, explains what the symbol on the map represent.

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Time Zone

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Regions

• Regions are areas that share common characteristics.

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MAPS & GLOBES

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM!

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MAPS & GLOBES

MAPS AND GLOBES ARE USED TO REPRESENT THE EARTH.

THOUGH THEY HAVE SIMILAR FUNCTIONS, THEY ARE DIFFERENT IN MAY WAYS.

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MAPS & GLOBES

GLOBES SHOW THE TRUE SHAPE OF THE EARTH. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT A GLOBE:

1. THE ACCURATE SHAPE OF ALL LAND AND BODIES OF WATER

2. COMPASS DIRECTIONS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER ARE CORRECT

3. THE DISTANCE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER ARE CORRECT.

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MAP

• A DRAWING OR REPRESENTATION ON A FLAT SURFACE OF A REGION

• CAN BE OF THE EARTH, A COUNTRY, STATE, ETC.

• DETAILED & CAN SHOW PLACES THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN ON A GLOBE

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ADVANTAGES OF MAPS & GLOBES

MAPS

• CAN BE USED FOR SMALLER AREAS BESIDES EARTH

• CAN BE EASILY CARRIED WITH YOU

GLOBE• ACCURATE

DEPICTION OF THE EARTH

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DISADVANTAGES OF MAPS & GLOBES

MAPS• DISTORTED

LOCATIONS• NOT AS

ACCURATE AS A GLOBE

GLOBE• CAN’T SHOW AS

MANY DETAILS• YOU CAN’T

CARRY A GLOBE WITH YOU AS EASILY

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GLOBES

ANOTHER NAME FOR A GLOBE IS A SPHERE.

• GLOBES ARE DIVIDED INTO 4 SPHERES: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

EASTERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

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THERE ARE TWO LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE GLOBE:

• THE EQUATOR (east to west)

&• PRIME MERIDIAN (north to

south)

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MAPS

• POLITICAL MAPS: SHOW CONTINENTS, COUNTRIES, * DIVISIONS-CAN ALSO SHOW YOU WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BUILT TOWNS AND CITIES.

• PHYSICAL MAPS:SHOW COUNTRY LABELS,LABELS FOR CAPITAL CITIES,MAJOR PHYSICAL FEATURES (EX; MOUNTAINS),ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL

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ATLAS

• COLLECTION OR VOLUME OF MAPS• YOU MAY FIND GRAPHS THAT

SUMMARIZE FACTS, PICTURES & DRAWINGS

• YOU WILL FIND MAPS KEYS & LEGENDS THAT REPRESENT PHYSICAL FEATURES.


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