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Globes and Maps SOL WG.1c

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Globes and MapsSOL WG.1c

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Globes

▪ Globes are three dimensional representations of the earth

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Advantages of Globes

▪ Globes are more accurate than maps

▪ Globes are not distorted

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Disadvantages of Globes

▪ Globes are not portable▪ Globes do not show detail▪ Globes are more expensive than

maps▪ There are no thematic globes

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Maps

▪ Maps are two dimensional representations of the earth

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Advantages of Maps▪ Maps are cheaper than globes▪ Maps show detail▪ Maps can show themes (thematic

maps) and be used for comparing things

▪ Maps can be put into a book called an atlas

▪ Maps are portable

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Disadvantages of Maps

▪ Maps are distorted because the earth is not flat

▪ Maps can distort shape, area, direction, and distance

▪ This problem is somewhat solved by different map projections

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Map Projections

▪ Map projections are a way to draw maps in order to lessen distortion. There are different types of projections because people use maps for different reasons.

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Mercator

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Mercator▪ The Mercator is used by ship navigators

How do you identify it?a. It is squareb. The latitude and longitude lines are at

right anglesc. The top and bottom of the map are heavily

distorted (Greenland is ginormous!)

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Polar

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Polar

▪ The Polar projection is used by airline pilots because it shows the shortest distance between two points

How do you identify it?a. It is a circleb. It only shows one hemispherec. The latitude lines are circlesd. The longitude lines radiate from the center

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Robinson

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Robinson▪ The Robinson projection is used to

compare data.How do you identify it?

a. It has curved sidesb. The longitude lines curve towards the

north and south pole

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Different Types of Maps

▪ Political Maps▪ Physical Maps▪ Topographic Maps▪ Thematic Maps▪ Cartograms

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Political Maps

▪ Political maps show man-made features such as cities, states, provinces, territories, or countries (Page 21)

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Physical Maps

▪ Physical maps help you see the type of landforms and bodies of water in a specific area (Page 20)

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Thematic Maps▪ Thematic maps show specific types

of information. Here are some examples of thematic maps:

▪ Qualitative maps▪ Cartograms▪ Flow line maps

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Thematic Maps▪ Other types of thematic maps:▪ Population distribution and density▪ Economic activity▪ Resource▪ Language▪ Ethnicity

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Thematic Maps

▪ Other types of thematic maps:▪ Climate▪ Precipitation▪ Vegetation

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Small Scale Maps▪ Maps can be large or small scale▪ A small scale map shows a large

area but without much detail.▪ A small scale is used to see relative

location in a region or between regions

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Large Scale Maps

▪ A large scale map shows a small area with much more detail

▪ A large scale is used to see relative location within a region