Vocabulary
The study of the physical and human features of the earth
geography
Tells you what a map is about
Explain what the following information tells you if you see it on a map:
1 cm = 25 m
A distance of one centimeter on the map is equal to 25 meters in real life in the area that the map represents.
This line of latitude runs around the earth at zero degrees and splits the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Equator
Half of the earth
hemisphere
Part of a map that compares distance on the map with the real world
scale
Why is it important to put a scale on a map?
A scale helps us understand how big the area is that the map represents. We can use it to understand how far apart in real life things are when we see them on a map.
These lines are also called parallels. They run east to
west and circle the earth. They measure how many
degrees north or south of the equator a location is.
latitude
The exact location of a place on earth, usually given in coordinates
absolute location
List the four directions on a compass rose in the correct order.
North, east, south, west
The map scale on a map of Kyiv region says
1cm = 10 km.
A distance of 9 centimeters on the map would represent how many kilometers in reality?
90 kilometers
This line of longitude runs from north to south at zero degrees and divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Explain what coordinates are, and how they help us when working with maps.
Coordinates are a set of numbers that helps us locate places on earth using degrees. The first number marks the distance north or south of the Equator, and the second number marks the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Why is a legend or key an important part of a map? How does it help you?
This tells you what the colors, shades, or symbols mean on a map, so you can understand what you are looking at. Not all maps have this.
The map scale on a map of capital cities in South America says
1cm = 500 km.
The real-world distance between Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, and Peru’s capital, Lima, is approximately 3000 km. How many cm apart should these two cities be on the map?
6 cm
Use a map of Europe with latitude and longitude lines to answer the following questions:
Which country is at the following coordinates:
52 degrees N, 18 degrees E
What are the coordinates for the island of Cyrpus?
Poland
35 degrees N, 33 degrees E
Explain the difference between a map, a globe, and an atlas.
A map is a flat representation of an area.
A globe is a spherical representation of an area.
An atlas is a book or collection of different maps about an area.
These two lines of latutide run around the earth at 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south, and mark the point where the sun shines directly on the earth during the summer and the winter.
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn