Geography Skills

Parts of Maps  Title – tells what the map is about  Orientation – compass rose for directions  Date – when was the map created

 Author – who produced the map  Legend or Key explains colors, symbols  Scale- ratio of map to real-life size ClassificationRangeExamples large scale1:0 – 1:600,000 1: for map of virus; 1:5,000 for walking map of town medium scale1:600,000 – 1:2,000,000Map of a country small scale1:2,000,000 – 1:∞ 1:50,000,000 for world map; 1:10 21 for map of galaxy

What parts of the map can you find?

Parallels and Meridians  Longitude- vertical lines on a map or globe that measure distance east and west.  Latitude- horizontal lines used to measure distance north and south.

The Global Grid

Types of maps

 Physical Map- shows the physical features of the earth’s surface, or the differences in elevation.

 Political Map- shows the boundaries between countries.

 Special Purpose Maps- Road maps, natural resource maps, economic activity maps, and time zone maps, etc.

What kinds of maps are these? What would you use them for?

Map Projections  It is a way of representing the rounded earth on a flat surface.  Mercator Projection  Conic Projection

Map Projections (cont.)  Sinusodial Projection  Azimuthal Projection  Goodes Interupted Equal- Area Projection  Robinson Projection  Gall-Peters Projection