Maps and Types of Maps
What kind of map relies on a THEME?
a PERMANENT change we make to the environment to meet OUR NEEDS
Modification
Lines run EAST to WEST
separates earth into NORTHERN and SOUTHERN hemispheres
Equator is line of Absolute Zero
What Am I?
Lines of Latitude
highways, apartments, houses, gas stations, skyscrapers, factories, etc...
What school do you attend?
Hobby Middle School
Fill in the Cardinal and Directions:
N, ___, ____, W
North, East, South, West
A TEMPORARY change we make to OURSELVES to COPE with the ENVIRONMENT around us
Adaptation
Lines run NORTH to SOUTH
Separates earth into EASTER and WESTERN hemispheres
what am i?
Lines of Longitude
True or False: Urbanization tends to happen closer to bodies of water rather than deserts
TRUE
How many fingers do I have behind my back?
What kind of map would you use to identify countries, continents, cities, states, and capitals?
Political Map
A farmer lives in the city, he uses a highway to get to his store in a rural part of town. What modification is he using? And what need is the modification meeting?
Measures my EXACT location in lines of latitude and longitude
Based on climate alone, what continents would have a higher Population Density? A low Population Density?
High: North America, South America, Asia, Europe
Low: Africa, Australia, Antarctica
Who is my phone background?
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny
This map would tell us the location of MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, LAKES, this map tells us about PHYSICAL FEATURES
physical map
How is a dam a modification and an adaptation?
Adaptation: adapting to floods/excessive rain
Modification: changing the land by building a dam
Measures location using
Cardinal Directions
"nearby", "close to" "north of.." "east of.."
Relative Location
A family is choosing to move to a place close to a large lake; the older brother works for a large car factory; the younger siblings attend school wearing sweaters but they do not need them as the day goes on; the family takes a highway to school.
Does this family live in a RURAL or URBAN community?
URBAN
What is my mom's name?
Diane
What are parts of a map?
TITLE, SCALE, LABELS, GRID LINES, KEY/LEGEND, COMPASS ROSE
How is a highway an example of a modification and an adaptation?
Adaptation: adapting to travel/transportation
Modification; Modifying the land by using the resources to build a highway, deforestation
What continent is located directly North in the Northern Hemisphere
North America
A man works for an oil company, he has to travel by train for several hours into where he works; the place he works is very hot and the land is very dry, there is only one grocery store and they are sometimes out of stock on resources: water, food, toilet paper
What can you infer about the population density of this place? is it Desert or Temperate climate?
it is low because it is a desert
Point to someone who talks the most in this class
answers may vary