A Robinson Projection Map

The only kind of map that can show the Earth accurately is a globe.

Projections are ways of transferring the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat map.

Arthur Robinson created the Robinson Projection Map – the shape and size of the continents near the equator are accurate, but the water areas and lands near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.

Vocabulary Words

projection– a system for mapping the round Earth on a flat surface.

cartographer– map maker

Geographic grid– the intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude

coordinates – the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map

hemisphere – half of the Earth

lines of latitude (parallels) - imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator. {horizontal}

Lines of longitude (meridians) - imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles. {vertical}

Answers

MONDAY 1. projection 2. Robinson Projection Map

TUESDAY 1. 15°N, 30°N, 45°N, 60°N, 75°N; 90°N 2. From 0° to 180°

1. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe WEDNESDAY 1. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe 2. 30°N and 45°N

THURSDAY 1. Africa 2. Antarctica

1. Arctic Ocean; Southern Ocean FRIDAY 1. Arctic Ocean; Southern Ocean 2. Alaska