1. Maps!!! Who doesn’t love a gorgeous map?

3. What is a map?
: A representation of the features of an area of the earth
They are a mix of science and art

4. Types of maps

5. a) Political Map It does not show any topographic features.
It instead focuses on the state and national boundaries of a place.

6. b) Physical Map
One that shows the physical landscape features of a place.
Blue = rivers, lakes
Green = lower elevations
Brown = higher elevations

7. c) Road maps
Road maps show major—some minor highways—and roads, airports, railroad tracks, cities and other points of interest in an area.
People use road maps to plan trips and for driving directions.

8. d) Topographic Maps
They include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area.
Lines that are close together indicate steep terrain
Lines that are far apart indicate flat terrain

9. e) Climate map
Climate maps give general information about the climate and precipitation (rain and snow) of a region.
Cartographers, or mapmakers, use colors to show different climate or precipitation zones.

10. f) Economic or Resource Map
It shows the specific type of economic activity or natural resources in an area through the use of different symbols or colors depending on what is being shown on the map

11. g) Thematic Maps
They are especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area.

12. h) Choropleth Map
: A thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the statistic being shown on the map

13. i) Graduated Circle Map
Another kind of thematic map
A map with symbols that change in size according to the value of the attribute they represent.

14. j) Dot Map
A dot distribution map (also known as dot density map) is a thematic map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature or phenomenon.

15. k) Flow Map
A type of thematic map used in cartography to show the movement of objects between different areas

16. How Do We Read Maps?
We can use grid systems to locate places on a map.
The 3 grid systems used today are:
1. Latitude and Longitude
2. Military Grid
3. Alpha-numeric Grid

17. 1) Latitude & Longitude
We will be having an entire lesson on these soon, but for now all you need to know is that they are imaginary lines drawn onto the surface of the Earth that run North-South and East/West
Example of coordinates:
° N, ° W

18. 2) Military Grid
The military grid reference system (MGRS) is the coordinate system used by NATO militaries for locating points on the Earth

19. Why use this military grid system?
It was easier to place a grid system on a map then to use degrees, minutes and seconds from a globe.
With the increasing range in artillery in WWI, latitude and longitude was too cumbersome.

20. 893 – Find the horizontal 89 line and then go up 3/10 of the space.
Example:
567 – Find the vertical 56 line and then go to the right 7/10 of the space.
893 – Find the horizontal 89 line and then go up 3/10 of the space. 56 57 58 59 60 87 88 89 90
567893

21. 3) Alphanumeric Maps
a simple coordinate system on a grid in which each box is identified by a combination of a letter and a number
This is mostly used on road maps
Example: A3, K5

22. What Goes On Every map

23. Border Must be around the entire map
All title, legend, & labelling must be within the border

24. North Arrow or Compass

25. Legend

26. Title
It identifies the main topic of the map

27. Scale Remember: 1:1 is life size! Small Scale
They show large areas of land on a small space.
1:50,000,000
Large Scale
They show small areas of land
1:5,000
Remember: 1:1 is life size!

28. Kinds of Scale Three ways to show scale: Linear or Bar Scale
2) Ratio or Representative Fraction 1:
3) Word Scale
1 cm = 250 km