Starter: Fill in the gaps on Latitude & Longitude. Cut out & glue in L.O: Explain why there are different types of maps and map projections
Complete the worksheet Use an Atlas on shelf at back of room
Physical: Shows what the land looks like. Features like lakes, rivers, mountains are shown on a physical map Political: Shows how humans have divided land up into countries and states. The lines (borders) are imaginary, not real lines. Which type of map is more likely to change over human lifespan?
Choose a map type if you want to know: 1. What the capital city of a country is? 2. How many lakes are found in a country? 3. Which country has more land? 4. How many mountains an area has? 5. How many countries a river flows through?
The map we look at every day on the wall is wrong. Why? Projecting a spherical area on a flat surface is impossible! That is why all maps are WRONG. There are many different ways of projecting the earth on flat surfaces, each has strengths and weaknesses.
ERM ERM Watch the clip Why did the group say that the current map projection is unfair?
Positives: Shows the land masses as the right shapes. Easy to navigate Negatives: Bigger towards the poles than the equator
Positives: Area accurate map, size of each country is perfectly to scale Negatives: Shape becomes distorted, showing countries as ‘stretched’.
Positives: Shows only minor distortions in size, distance and shape. Negatives: Is a mixture of imperfections, not precise in ANY field.
Positives: Shows distance and direction perfectly Negatives: Size and shape are distorted
Those are just 3 of MANY different map projections. Which do you think is the best and why? Is it horses for courses?
Where are we on our progress line? How much progress have you made? I fully understand the LO I’m not really sure what the LO is about
Homework: Answer these questions: 1. If you are at a “high latitude” what might the temperature be like? 2. If you are at a “low latitude” what might the temperature be like?”