Miss Springborn’s
GEOGRAPHY FORMAL DEFINITION SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH EARTH’S NATURAL FEATURES Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION THE STUDY OF MAPS AND EARTH’S SURFACES
PHYSICAL MAP FORMAL DEFINITION A MAP SHOWING PHYSICAL FEATURES, LANDFORMS, AND WATER BODIES Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION MAP SHOWING FEATURES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE
PHYSICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE
POLITICAL MAP FORMAL DEFINITION A MAP SHOWING CITIES, COUNTRIES, STATES, BOUNDARIES Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION MAP SHOWING MAN MADE THINGS
POLITICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE
ATLAS FORMAL DEFINITION COLLECTION OF MAPS IN A BOOK Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION A BOOK CONTAINING SEVERAL MAPS USED FOR RESEARCH
ATLAS LOOK HERE
MAP KEY FORMAL DEFINITION THE AREA ON A MAP THAT EXPLAINS WHAT SYMBOLS REPRESENT Miss Springborn’s Definition ANSWER KEY THAT EXPLAINS THE MANY SYMBOLS AND DRAWINGS ON A MAP.
MAP KEY
LATITUDE FORMAL DEFINITION THE ANGULAR DISTANCE OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION DISTANCE LINES THAT LOOK LIKE A LADDER. LAT = SAT
Latitude Lines Look like a ladderLAT = SAT
LONGITUDE FORMAL DEFINITION THE ANGULAR DISTANCE THAT IS EAST AND WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION DISTANCE LINES RUNNING/ POINTING UP AND DOWN.
Longitude Point Up and DownConnect at the Poles
SCALE FORMAL DEFINITION SERIES OF MARKS SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH MAP AND ITS ACTUAL DIMENSIONS Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION EXPLAINS HOW FAR APART THINGS ARE ON A MAP.
MAP SCALE
CARTOGRAPHER FORMAL DEFINITION ONE WHO MAKES OR PUBLISHES MAPS Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION PERSON WHO DRAWS MAPS
Homework: Finish the rest of your chart 1. Student Explanation 2. Picture/Illustration Due: Thursday, September 9th