Parts of a Map Map Projections All of these terms will be tested on a Unit Common Assessment or the EOC!

Compass Rose - a circle or shape showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart

Key – Maps have symbols that stand for things that are drawn on a map.

Scale – shows a way to measure distance, either in kilometers or feet

Title - Tells what the map is about

*define the coordinate system –latitude/longitude Grid – *define the coordinate system –latitude/longitude *Coordinates are numbered to provide a unique reference to features

On the back of your paper draw a large rectangle

Distortion: When a globe (or round object) is flattened , it changes the shapes and sizes of continents and bodies of water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUF_Ckv8HbE

Map Projections http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI36MWAH54s Mercator – Poles are not shown as a point Has lines the same length of the equator Extreme distortion in the higher latitudes, Designed for navigation http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87r7dqayi

Goode’s Homolosine & Eckert IV Goode’s Homolosine/Interrupted Show shapes well Shown more accurately Interruptions allow land areas to be shown with less distortion Eckert IV Minor shape distortions Often used to map world climates or other themes

Gall Peters & Armadillo Greatly distorts shapes Features near the equator are stretched vertically Armadillo – Gives students the impression of a map being peeled from a globe

Miller Cylindrical & Winkel tripel Based on the Mercator Shapes are not as accurate of those of the Mercator Less distortion Used when mapping world time zones Winkel Tripel – Parallel lines result in a map with realistic shapes and minor size distortions

Mollweide Reminds viewers of a globe Used for world distribution maps such things as crops, livestock, and people

Robinson & Van der Grinten Compromise between Mercator and Mollweide Full projection forms a circle Poles are normally not shown Robinson – Presents a reasonable overall picture of the world Often used for educational materials

Thematic Maps Type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. These maps "can portray physical, social, political, cultural, economic, sociological, agricultural, or any other aspects of a city, state, region, nation, or continent

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Intermediate Directions CARDINAL DIRECTIONS Intermediate Directions

How Well Do You Know Your Directions?

NORTH NORTH is the direction at the top of the compass rose.

SOUTH is the direction at the bottom of the compass rose.

EAST EAST is the direction to the right on the compass rose.

WEST WEST is the direction to the left on the compass rose.

Cardinal Directions North West East South

Intermediate Directions NW NE W E SW SE S *Draw this compass rose in your geo notebook

Regions of the United States NW NE NW NE W E SW SE SW SE S