1. Map Skills

3. Latitude (Ladder)

4. Reading between the lines

5. Latitude
How many degrees are in between each line of Latitude?

6. Longitude (Long)

7. Longitude

8. Longitude
How many degree are between each line of
longitude?

9. Map Essentials

10. Compass Rose
A compass rose shows which way is north, south, east, and west. It has arrows that point to all four principal directions.

11. Scale
A bar scale gives distance in miles and kilometers.

12. Legend
The legend, or key, explains what the symbol on the map represent.

13. Time Zone

15. Regions
Regions are areas that share common characteristics.

16. UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM!
MAPS & GLOBES
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM!

17. MAPS & GLOBES
MAPS AND GLOBES ARE USED TO REPRESENT THE EARTH.
THOUGH THEY HAVE SIMILAR FUNCTIONS, THEY ARE DIFFERENT IN MAY WAYS.

18. MAPS & GLOBES
GLOBES SHOW THE TRUE SHAPE OF THE EARTH. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT A GLOBE:
THE ACCURATE SHAPE OF ALL LAND AND BODIES OF WATER
COMPASS DIRECTIONS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER ARE CORRECT
THE DISTANCE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER ARE CORRECT.

19. MAP
A DRAWING OR REPRESENTATION ON A FLAT SURFACE OF A REGION
CAN BE OF THE EARTH, A COUNTRY, STATE, ETC.
DETAILED & CAN SHOW PLACES THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN ON A GLOBE

20. ADVANTAGES OF MAPS & GLOBES
ACCURATE DEPICTION OF THE EARTH
MAPS
CAN BE USED FOR SMALLER AREAS BESIDES EARTH
CAN BE EASILY CARRIED WITH YOU

21. DISADVANTAGES OF MAPS & GLOBES
CAN’T SHOW AS MANY DETAILS
YOU CAN’T CARRY A GLOBE WITH YOU AS EASILY
MAPS
DISTORTED LOCATIONS
NOT AS ACCURATE AS A GLOBE

22. GLOBES ANOTHER NAME FOR A GLOBE IS A SPHERE.
GLOBES ARE DIVIDED INTO 4 SPHERES: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE

23. THERE ARE TWO LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE GLOBE:
THE EQUATOR (east to west)
&
PRIME MERIDIAN (north to south)

24. MAPS
POLITICAL MAPS: SHOW CONTINENTS, COUNTRIES, * DIVISIONS-CAN ALSO SHOW YOU WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BUILT TOWNS AND CITIES.
PHYSICAL MAPS:SHOW COUNTRY LABELS,LABELS FOR CAPITAL CITIES,MAJOR PHYSICAL FEATURES (EX; MOUNTAINS),ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL

25. ATLAS COLLECTION OR VOLUME OF MAPS
YOU MAY FIND GRAPHS THAT SUMMARIZE FACTS, PICTURES & DRAWINGS
YOU WILL FIND MAPS KEYS & LEGENDS THAT REPRESENT PHYSICAL FEATURES.