1. Mental Maps

2. Absolute Location Exact coordinates Longitude Latitude Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Latitude
Equator

3. Relative Location Spatial relationships among places
Where something is in relation to something else
Example: My house is near the big hill.
That restaurant is down the street from the movie theatre.

4. Mental Maps A map in your mind
How you remember where a place is.
Where a place is in relation to somewhere else
Indicates how well a person knows an area
Refined through experience and learning

5. How do you use a mental map?
Going to school
Moving around school
Locating other cities, states, or countries

6. Improving a Mental Map Compare sketches to maps
Describe location in terms of reference points
Describe location in terms of geographic features and land forms
Describing location in terms of human characteristcs