MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS

Map and Globe Skills (WS1) Equator – imaginary line half way

between the North and South Pole

Hemisphere – “hemi” means ½ of something “sphere” circular object

Map and Globe Skills (WS 2)

North Pole 90 degrees north latitude

South Pole 90 degrees south latitude

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Map and Globe Skills (WS 2) Latitude – line running east and west

on a globe/map that measure north and south distances

Longitude – Lines running north and south on a globe/map that measure east and west distance

Map and Globe Skills (WS 3)

Tropic of Cancer line of latitude at 23 ½ degree north latitude

Tropic of Capricorn line of latitude at 23 ½

Degree south latitude

Map and Globe Skills (WS 3) Arctic Circle line of latitude at 66 ½

degree north latitude

Antarctic Circle line of latitude at 66 ½

degree south latitude

Map and Globe Skills (WS 4) Global Grid: pattern of lines on a

chart or map, such as those representing latitude and longitude

Map and Globe Skills (WS 5)

Mercator projection the shapes of the continents are distorted at the poles and somewhat compressed near the equator

P. 19 of your text book

Map and Globe Skills (WS 6)

Polar Projection The polar projection is an azimuthal projection drawn to show Arctic and Antarctic areas.

Map and Globe Skills (WS 7)

Cultural maps description of what the people who live in our area like most about where and how they live etc.

Working with basic elements of a map

MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS (WS 8)

Scale bars are often included in images for presentation and publication

This activity shows the following

National boundaryState boundaryCities

Map and Globe Skills (WS 9)

Comparing maps with different scales

Projects are different on this activity

Map and Globe Skills (WS 10)

Elevation map The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level.

Map and Globe Skills (WS 11)

Cultural/physical map of Canada shows the capital, other cities, national boundaries, provincial boundaries

Map and Globe Skills (WS 12)

Shows the cultural /physical map of the Scandinavian countries and it’s neighboring countries

Map and Globe Skills (WS13)

Cultural/physical map of China

Map and Globe Skills

Cultural/physical map of Australia: shows the national capital, state or territorial capital, cities, and state boundaries

Map and Globe Skills (WS 15)

Population density map of the U.S.

Density: Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume

Map and Globe Skills

Population density of Russia and it’s former Republics