1. Maps vs. Globes
Maps are pictures of what the spherical Earth looks like
All maps are distorted.

2. What is a Cartographer?
Mapmakers are called Cartographers

3. Types of Maps

4. Most maps you see will probably be political maps (they show boundaries of countries and states)

5. The Compass Rose shows the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West)

6. Physical Maps highlight physical features, such as rivers, lakes, mountains ranges, and other elevated regions.

7. Climate Maps
(weather over a Long
period of time)

8. people live in regions)
Population Density
Map (shows either by
color or dots where the
people live in regions)

9. Resource Map
(shows information
about economic
development)

10. Specific Locators on the Map

11. North and South Hemisphere: Use the Equator (0 degrees latitude)

12. Western/Eastern Hemisphere: Use both the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) and the International Date Line:

13. Other Lines of Latitude
The Arctic Circle
The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Antarctic Circle
Other Lines of Latitude

14. A Hemisphere is literally half of the Earth.

15. Test Your Knowledge

16. 1. The lines on this diagram represent
A. Longitude lines
B. Both hemispheres
C. Parallels/Latitude Lines
D. Meridians

17. 2. What type of map is shown above?
A. Physical B. Resource
C. Climate D. Political