World History/ Geo September 9, 2015 Warm Up: What are maps? Why do we use them? Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

What is a map?  A map is:  A picture or representation of the Earth's surface, showing how things are related to each other by distance, direction, and size.  A map is not a photograph of the Earth's surface. It can show many things that a picture cannot show, and as a result, a map looks different in many ways from a photograph of the Earth's surface. Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Maps  Used to help us to represent a place  Allows us to look at the location and surrounding area and environment of a place.  A way for us to see what the world looks like  A method that geographers use to locate different things and to help us find our way from one place to another Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Maps  Maps are a universal medium for communication, easily understood by most people, regardless of language or culture.  Old maps provide much information about what was known in times past, as well as the philosophy and cultural trends taking place at the time the map was made. (i.e the earth is flat)  Maps are one means by which scientists distribute their ideas and pass them on to future generations Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Political Map  Political maps show how people have divided places on the Earth into countries, states, cities and other units for the purpose of governing them.  Colors make it easy to compare size, shape, and location  Bold letters often make the country names stand out  Symbols make it easy to tell capitals from other cities Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Political Map

Physical Map  Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth looks like.  Has colors that make natural patterns stand out  The colors on the map can stand for types of vegetation, mountain, and natural features  Names of big natural features are easy to see  Physical maps also include some political information, such as boundaries Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Physical Map

Climate Map  Give general information about the climate and precipitation of a region.  The climate of a place is the weather it has season by season, year after year  Rainfall and temperature are climate’s main ingredients  Climate is affected by elevation, distance from the ocean, and latitude Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Climate Map

Economic/Resource Map  Feature the type of natural resources or economic activity that dominates an area.  These maps show how land is being used. This might refer to: – vegetation – crops being grown – forest vs. Agriculture – mines and wells – city zoning. Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Land Use Resource Map

Topographic Map  Represent a small area with a lot of detail. They show elevation with contour lines, natural and man-made features.  Contour lines show elevation and the shape of the terrain. Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Topographic Map

World History/ Geo Thursday Sept 10, 2015  Warm Up:  Describe the differences between a political map and a physical map. Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Key Map Elements

Date  Date: Text identifying when the map was made and/or updated.

Orientation  A north arrow is a symbol indicating the direction in which north lies  A compass rose is a symbol indicating the cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) and sometimes intermediate directions (NE, NW, SE, SW). Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Grid  Intersecting lines, called a “coordinate system”, drawn on a map to pinpoint location.  The grid can be a simple set of intersecting perpendicular lines identifying rows and columns with letters and numbers – often used on a street map  or a set of intersecting lines identifying selected latitudes and longitudes – often used on topographic or world maps

Scale  The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on the earth.  May be represented by: – words “one inch equals one mile” – a ratio or fraction 1:63,360 – a divided bar Bar scale is best to use when enlarging or reducing the size of a map, since the scale size will change with the map size. Large scale: A map showing a small area in detail – such as a street map of a neighborhood Small Scale: A map showing a large area without much detail –such as the world or a continent

Title  Text explaining what the map is supposed to portray: what is happening, where, and when.

Author  Text identifying the cartographer or organization responsible for making the map.

Index  A listing of the places on the map and where to find them using grid coordinates— either latitude-longitude (77°53’W, 38°02’N) or letter-number (B4). Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Legend  AKA Key  A guide identifying what the map’s symbols and colors represent.

Source  Text identifying where the map’s information comes from (like a bibliography for the map). Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place

Colorado Map  Create a map of Colorado that includes aspects of all 5 themes of geography – Make sure the themes are clear, maybe even add the five themes in detail on the side!  Be sure to also add aspects you learned about today such as a compass rose, legend, title, author, and key. Today’s Objective: Utilize a variety of maps, atlases, and geospatial technology to analyze and interpret ideas about the human and physical characteristics of place Colorado Map Due 9/11 Accurate map of co5pts “location”2pts “place”2pts “movement”2pts “region”2pts “human/ environmental”2pts Key map elements5pts Neatness/color/effort5pts