Longitude & Latitude
T/F:
The Equator divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
False
The Equator divides the Earth into Norther and Southern Hemispheres.
What type of maps show specific kinds of information?
Special-Purpose Maps
What do we call a book of maps?
An atlas.
What is the biggest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
apprx. 63 million sq. miles
T/F:
A globe shows true distance and direction of the Earth.
True
A globe is the most accurate way to show the Earth.
Shows sizes of continents, shapes of landmasses, and bodies of water.
What types of lines circle the Earth parallel to the Equator?
Lines of latitude.
What type of maps show land and water features?
(Hint: Colors might include brown, green and blue)
Physical Maps
Brown or green for land features
Blue for water
What is the name of the little diagram on a map that explains lines, colors, and symbols?
Map Key
Present on every map, also known as a legend.
Which map projection shows continents and water close to their true shapes and sizes?
(hint: flattened orange peel)
Goode's Interrupted Projection
What is the name of the imaginary line that circles the earth, dividing it into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
Prime Meridian
What type of maps shows the names of borders and countries?
Political Maps
Also show the location of cities and other human-made features of a place.
T/F:
A map always shows the whole world
False
Not every map shows the entire world
What are the 4 major oceans in the world?
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans
Which map projection shows true direction but does not show correct size or distance?
(hint: land shapes are fairly accurate)
Mercator Projection
Lines of latitude and longitude are straight which helps show true directions.
What is another word for "half spheres"?
A hemisphere because it refers to half the Earth.
Which map would show battles during World War II?
Special Purpose Maps
Historical Map - shows events that occurred in a region over time.
What is the name of the symbol that helps explain the relative location of any place?
What are the four main directions
Compass Rose/Cardinal Directions
N,S,E,W
Which map projection is less distorted with oceans and continents close to their true shapes and sizes?
(hint: Poles are flattened)
Robinson Projection
Land on western and eastern sides of map appears much as it does on a globe.
What hemisphere are we located in?
North American is located in the Western Hemisphere.
Which map would you use to find the capital of a country?
Political Maps
Shows capital cities, major cities, political boundaries, and bodies of water
A Scale
Tells us how much smaller distances are than the real distance
Which map projection gives a good overall view of the continents' shapes and sizes?
(hint: not as distorted near Poles)