Geography SkillsGeography Skills

Parts of MapsParts of Maps Title Title – tells what the map is – tells what the map is

aboutabout OrientationOrientation – compass rose for – compass rose for

directionsdirections DateDate – when was the map – when was the map

createdcreated

AuthorAuthor – who produced the map – who produced the map Legend or Key Legend or Key explains colors, explains colors,

symbolssymbols Scale- Scale- ratio of map to real-life ratio of map to real-life

sizesizeClassification Range Examples

large scale 1:0 – 1:600,0001:0.00001 for map of virus; 1:5,000 for walking map of town

medium scale 1:600,000 – 1:2,000,000 Map of a country

small scale 1:2,000,000 – 1:∞1:50,000,000 for world map; 1:1021 for map of galaxy

What parts of the map can you find?

Parallels and MeridiansParallels and MeridiansLongitude-Longitude- vertical lines on vertical lines on

a map or globe that a map or globe that measure distance east and measure distance east and west.west.

Latitude-Latitude- horizontal lines horizontal lines used to measure distance used to measure distance north and south.north and south.

The Global GridThe Global Grid

Types of mapsTypes of maps

Physical Map-Physical Map- shows the shows the physical features of the earth’s physical features of the earth’s surface, or the differences in surface, or the differences in elevation.elevation.

Political Map-Political Map- shows the shows the boundaries between boundaries between countries.countries.

Special Purpose Maps-Special Purpose Maps- Road maps, natural resource Road maps, natural resource maps, economic activity maps, and maps, economic activity maps, and time zone maps, etc.time zone maps, etc.

What kinds of maps are these? What would you use them for?

Map ProjectionsMap Projections It is a way of representing It is a way of representing

the rounded earth on a flat the rounded earth on a flat surface. surface.

Mercator ProjectionMercator ProjectionConic ProjectionConic Projection

Map Projections (cont.)Map Projections (cont.)

Sinusodial ProjectionSinusodial ProjectionAzimuthal ProjectionAzimuthal ProjectionGoodes Interupted Equal-Goodes Interupted Equal-

Area ProjectionArea ProjectionRobinson ProjectionRobinson ProjectionGall-Peters ProjectionGall-Peters Projection