Map Skills

Latitude (Ladder)

Reading between the lines

Latitude How many degrees are in between each line of Latitude?

Longitude (Long)

Longitude

Longitude How many degree are between each line of longitude?

Map Essentials

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

Scale A bar scale gives distance in miles and kilometers.

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

Time Zone

Regions Regions are areas that share common characteristics.

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM! MAPS & GLOBES UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM!

MAPS & GLOBES MAPS AND GLOBES ARE USED TO REPRESENT THE EARTH. THOUGH THEY HAVE SIMILAR FUNCTIONS, THEY ARE DIFFERENT IN MAY WAYS.

MAPS & GLOBES GLOBES SHOW THE TRUE SHAPE OF THE EARTH. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT A GLOBE: THE ACCURATE SHAPE OF ALL LAND AND BODIES OF WATER COMPASS DIRECTIONS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER ARE CORRECT THE DISTANCE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER ARE CORRECT.

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

ADVANTAGES OF MAPS & GLOBES ACCURATE DEPICTION OF THE EARTH MAPS CAN BE USED FOR SMALLER AREAS BESIDES EARTH CAN BE EASILY CARRIED WITH YOU

DISADVANTAGES OF MAPS & GLOBES CAN’T SHOW AS MANY DETAILS YOU CAN’T CARRY A GLOBE WITH YOU AS EASILY MAPS DISTORTED LOCATIONS NOT AS ACCURATE AS A GLOBE

GLOBES ANOTHER NAME FOR A GLOBE IS A SPHERE. GLOBES ARE DIVIDED INTO 4 SPHERES: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE EASTERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

THERE ARE TWO LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE GLOBE: THE EQUATOR (east to west) & PRIME MERIDIAN (north to south)

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

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.