1. Map Elements
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2. Lines Longitude lines run north and south.
Latitude lines run east and west.
The lines measure distances in degrees.
Latitude
Longitude

3. Equator- latitude Prime Meridian - longitude

5. Hemispheres
By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south, east, and west.

7. Political Map
Political maps show how people have divided places on the Earth into countries, states, cities, capitals, and other areas the government has
divided.

8. Physical Map
Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth looks like. – rivers, mountains, deserts, etc…

9. Map projections Project a round globe onto a flat surface Options?
Stretch out some areas
Cut out some areas
Shrink some areas

10. When you take a round globe and “flatten” it, one or more of these properties will be changed.
The properties of maps include:
scale
distance
area
direction

11. NEXT LANDFORMS How many continents are there?
What are the major bodies of water?
What are plains….valleys…mountains…mountain ranges…islands….peninsulas.