1. Class 1b: Introduction to maps

2. What is a map? A two-dimensional representation of the spatial distribution of selected phenomena

3. Why make maps?

4. Latitude and longitude Latitude: how far north or south

5. Latitude and longitude Longitude: how far east or west

6. How do we read maps?

7. Map scale Ratio of the distance on the map to the distance on the ground

8. Map scale 1.Graphic:

9. Map scale 2.Verbal: 1 inch equals 10 miles

10. Map scale 3.Representative fraction or ratio: 1:24,000

11. Map symbolization

12. Point symbols Every symbol counts as one occurrence

13. Line symbols One-dimensional

14. Area symbols Each territory or region has one value

15. Topographic maps

18. Map projections Project a round globe onto a flat surface

19. Map projections Three properties to consider

20. Cylindrical projections Shapes are preserved, but not area

21. Conic projections

22. Planar projections

23. Other projections