reading a map
Helps you find direction
What is a compass?
allows you to see the physical terrain
What is a physical map?
a flat surfaced projection that distorts the size and shape of earth
What is a planer map projection
A device that indicates direction
What is compass?
3 Types of Thematic Maps
What are Qualitative, Cartogram, and Flow-Line?
Line the runs through the center of the map horizontally
What is the equator?
Uses lines to show movement
What is Thematic flow-Line?
A projection onto a cone that shows the shape of the Earth fairly accurately but distorts the landmasses at the edges
What is a Conical Projection?
A spherical model of the Earth
What is a globe?
The point on a map grid where the Prime Meridian and the Equator intersect shown as (0, 0)
What is the origin point?
helps you read map symbols
What is a key/ legend?
Separates the map by oceans
What is Homolosine?
A projection on a flat surface that distorts the size and shape of Earth’s surface and shows a line from the central point to any other point on the map
What is a planar projection?
A 2D presentation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
What is a map?
represent such items as capital cities, economic activities, or natural resources; see map Legend
What is the scale?
gives you the exact location
What are coordinates?
the map that includes both man-made and natural features
what is a base map?
A projection onto a cylinder that shows the entire earth on a map and has 3 types
What is a compromise projection?
An accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility based on the reception of signals from an array of orbiting satellites
(typically used on a road trip for directions)
What is a GPS?
North, East, South, West
What are cardinal directions?
gives you the ratio of measurements on to map to real life
What is scale?
the map that shows the elevation of the land
what is a topographic map?
The three compromise projections
What are Homolosine, Mercator, and Robinson?
These allow Geographers to analyze different aspects of a specific place in order to solve problems
What is GIS?
The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found using lines of latitude (north & south) & longitude (east & west)
What is Absolute location?