MAPPING EARTH

Physical maps

• Different colors, lines, tints, shading and spot elevations are used to show the elevation and to differentiate lowlands from the mountains• Colors are used to distinguish landforms and

elevations • The features that make up earth`s surface are

called landforms• some examples of landforms are plains,

plateaus, and plateaus• Some physical maps show elevation

globes

•A globe is a spherical representation of the earth

•When you look at a globe you can see the way the world looks

• Globe categories: terrestrial and celestial

Contour/topographical maps

• A topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief

• usually using contour lines

• detailed and accurate graphic representation of cultural and natural features on the ground

Political maps

• Designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities

• Usually include significant bodies of water

• Bright colors are usually used to help you find the borders

Physical features

• Plateaus

• Seas

• Mountains

• Oceans

• Islands

• Rivers

• Plains

• Lakes

• In the earth sciences and geology sub-fields, a landform or physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined

Deserts

• Arid or dry regions that receive less than ten inches of rain per year

• Large areas with a lot of bare soil and low vegetation

• The world`s deserts cover almost one quarter of the earth`s land surface

• Receive little rainfall but when rain does fall the desert experiences a short period of great abundances

Bodies of water

• any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth

• Some bodies of water are man-made

• Include: reservoirs, harbors, oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, etc.

• Some bodies of water collect and move water

Mountains

• A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak.

• A mountain is generally steeper than a hill

•Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism

• Types: Volcanic mountains, dome mountains, Plateau mountains, etc.

•Mountains often serve as geographic features that define natural borders of countries

Physical map

Political map

Topographical map

sources• http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/

• http://mapas.owje.com/maps/6877_world-physical-map-2003.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_map

• http://www.vectortemplates.com/raster-globes.php

• http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/8346/What-Are-Different-Types-Maps-Graphs.html

• http://www.1worldglobes.com/earthglobe.htm

• http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/globe.aspx

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain

• http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/surface-of-the-earth/mountains-article/

• www.worldatlas.com/atlas/infopage/political.htm

• www.defenders.org/deserts/basic-facts

sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_map

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_water