SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
EARTH SCIENCE
CHAPTER # 21 - MAP SKILLS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DEFINE THE STUDY OF CARTOGRAPHY AS
WELL AS IDENTIFY ITS AND EXPLAIN ITS COMPONENT PARTS
2.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE
CHARACTERISTICS , ADVANTAGES , DISADVANTAGES , AND USES FOR
MAPS AND GLOBES
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > ABOUT MAPS
1.
THE MOST VALUABLE TOOL FOR A GEOGRAPHER IS A ________________
2.
THE UNITED STATES IS IN THE _________________ AND _________________
HEMISPHERES
3.
THE UNITED STATES IS OFTEN BROKEN INTO ________ REGIONS
4.
THE NORTHEAST IS THE SMALLEST REGION , BUT HAS THE LARGEST
________________________
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CARTOGRAPHY -
THREE REASONS WHY ARE MAPS IMPORTANT :
1.
2.
3
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > CARTOGRAPHY
1.
MAPS REFLECT THE WAY WE __________________ AND __________________
OUR WORLD
2.
ANCIENT NAVIGATORS RELIED ON THE ___________ AND THE __________
TO DETERMINE THEIR LOCATION
3.
TRAVELERS ON LAND HAVE USED ______________________
4.
NAVIGATORS HAVE RELIED ON ____________ TO DETERMINE THEIR
POSITION EAST OR WEST OF THEIR HOME PORT
5.
AN OLD INSTRUMENT CALLED AN ASTROLABE HELPED NAVIGATORS
DETERMINE _______________________ AT ANYTIME OF DAY OR NIGHT
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EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONS THAT RELY ON MAPS :
THE 9 COMPONENTS OF MAPS :
1.
2.
SCALE -
3.
LOCATOR -
4.
COMPASS -
5.
6.
7.
PHYSICAL FEATURES -
8.
POLITICAL FEATURES -
9.
KEY OR LEGEND -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > PARTS OF A MAP
1.
_____________ ARE SOMETIMES USED TO SHOW THE LOCATION OF A
MORE DETAILED MAP
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CLOSER LOOK AT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE :
LATITUDE -
1.
2.
LONGITUDE -
1.
2.
3.
4.
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
1.
THE WORD “ HEMISPHERE “ MEANS ____________ OF A GLOBE OR
SPHERE
2.
WHAT IS THE SYMBOL USED FOR “ DEGREE “ ?
3.
IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE A LATITUDE DEGREE MARKING ON A
GLOBE OR MAP WILL USUALLY HAVE AN ____________ AFTER IT
4.
WHAT IS THE SYMBOL USED FOR MINUTES ?
5.
WHAT IS THE SYMBOL USED FOR SECONDS ?
6.
60 ‘’ = ___________
7.
THE PRIME MERIDIAN CONCEPTUALLY RUNS THROUGH WHAT ENGLISH
TOWN ?
8.
AT 180 º , ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WORLD ( THE OTHER HALF
OF THE CIRCLE ) , THE PRIME MERIDIAN IS KNOWN AS THE _________
_______________
60 ‘ = ___________
SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > MODERN LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
1.
A MECHANICAL CLOCK IS CALLED A ______________________
2.
SATELLITES CAN FAIL , BUT THE ______________ REMAIN CONSTANT
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GLOBES :
ADVANTAGE >
DISADVANTAGE >
MAPS :
ADVANTAGE >
DISADVANTAGE >
SIX CLASSIFICATIONS OF MAPS :
1.
ROBINSON PROJECTIONS -
2.
MERCATOR PROJECTIONS -
3.
INTERRUPTED PROJECTIONS -
4.
PHYSICAL MAPS -
RELIEF -
5.
POLITICAL MAPS -
6.
SPECIAL PURPOSE -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > TYPES OF MAPS
1.
MERCATOR DEVELOPED HIS MAP TO HELP ____________________
2.
A ______________ PROJECTION USES A CONE SHAPED PAPER PLACED
OVER A SMALLER PORTION OF THE EARTH TO REDUCE _______________
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