Map Skills
What does a compass rose tell you?
Did the monk believe everything he was told about the world?
No, but he included certain parts to his map because so many people told him the stories
What does the suffix "y" indicate?
That the word is a noun
What's another word for a legend?
Key
Which lines run north and south, and which ones run east and west?
N-S: Longitude
E-W: Latitude
The monk's map was the first so show ____________ as an island.
Japan
What does the base word "graph" mean?
Writing or making
What does a legend tell us?
What symbols on a map mean
How many longitude lines are there? How many latitude lines are there?
Longitude: 360
Latitude: 180
From where did the monk get his information to make his map?
From travelers' stories
What does the prefix "carto-" mean?
Map or card
What are some things you would see in a map legend?
Depends on answers
Why do we use longitude and latitude lines?
To give coordinates to help find places
Where was the monk from?
Venice, Italy
From what other language to we get a lot of prefixes, base and root words, and suffixes?
Greek and Latin
What are three different types of maps, AND what do they tell us?
Political map: show borders of areas like countries, states, cities
Physical map: show natural features
Historical map: shows movement of people, changing borders, battles, and other historical events
(depends on answers)
What is the main latitude line called? Longitude line?
Prime meridian and equator
What was the monk's name?
Fra Mauro
What does the suffix "-er" mean?
Someone who..