World Geography – Map Skills SOL WG 1 – Cloze Notes

Geographic Sources Types of Sources

Geographic information may be acquired from a variety of sources.

Geographic information supports the process of inquiry into the nature of countries, cities, and environments.

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Parts of a Map

Absolute Location – Latitude and Longitude

Relative Location – Used to describe the location of a place based on physical features or known places

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Map ProjectionsMercator

Polar

Robinson

World Geography – Map Skills SOL WG 1 – Cloze Notes

A. Mental maps are maps in your head that you can use to:

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A. Mental maps can be refined by:

A. Comparing sketch maps to maps in ______________

B. Describing the location of places in terms of reference points, geographic features, or human characteristics.

Physical maps show

Political maps show

Population maps show how many people live per square mile or kilometer

Resource maps show items that are valuable to humans

Contour maps show elevation using isolines

Changing place names

A. Formosa - ______________________ - Republic of China

B. Palestine - __________________ - West Bank/Gaza

Perspective of place names

B. Arabian Gulf vs. ___________________________

C. Sea of Japan vs. ____________________________

D. Middle East vs. ____________________________

Boundaries

A. Africa in 1914 and 1990s

B. Europe before and after WWI and since 1990

C. Russia and the former Soviet Union

D. Middle East before 1948 and after 1967

Disputed Areas

A. KoreaB. Western SaharaC. Former YugoslaviaD. Kashmir