Maps
Explain a political map.
What shows boundaries between states and countries may also show cities and bodies of water?
What if I wanted to use latitude and longitude lines? Explain how.
Find the latitude degree. Find the longitude degree. Where they meet is the location.
What is the purpose of a title on a map?
Tells what the map is about.
What direction do latitude lines run?
east to west
What direction do longitude lines run?
north and south
Explain a physical map.
What shows landforms and water features; may use color to show elevation?
What if I wanted to find my way to the public library? What map should I use?
Road map
What is the purpose of a map key?
It explains the symbols on a map.
What direction does latitude measure?
North and south
What direction do longitude lines measure?
east and west
Explain a climate map.
What shows the climate of an area and might tell temperature or precipitation?
What if I looked at a globe? What longitude line would I find opposite the Prime Meridian at 180 Degrees?
The Date Line (International Date Line)
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
It tells the directions.
What is the main latitude line?
equator
What is the main longitude line?
Prime Meridian
Explain a road map.
What shows roadways?
What if I wanted to know what mountains are in Pennsylvania? Which map would I use?
physical
What is the purpose of a map scale?
It shows the distance between two places.
What degree is the equator?
0 (zero) - No north or south
What degree is the Prime Meridian?
0 (zero) No east or west
Explain a resource map.
What shows the products made or the natural resources of an area?
What if I wanted to find out which state boundaries are made by the Ohio River? Which map would I use?
political
What are the four elements that all maps should have?
title, compass rose, map scale, and map key
What is another name for a latitude line, and why?
parallel - they never touch
What is another name for a longitude line?
meridian