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{ Maps Uhhhh… she said what??? Uhhhh… she said what???

Cartographer- map maker

 A two dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth’s surface.  Problem- ALL ARE DISTORTED!!!  Globes are the best representation of the earth’s surface Maps

Types of Maps Physical Maps- Types of Landforms and body of water Political Maps -Features on the earths surface that humans created Thematic Maps -Focuses on a specific type of information 1.Qualitative Maps 2.Cartograms 3.Flow-line Maps

Cartograms- Geographers present information about a country based on a set of data The size of country drawn in proportion to the data

Qualitative Use colors, symbols, dots, or lines to help you see patterns related with a specific idea

Flow line Illustrate the movement of people, goods, ideas, animals or even glaciers Shown with arrows---- location, direction, and scope of movement can be seen

{ Combining Maps and Technology GPS and GIS

 GPS- Global Positioning System  Used to track routes  Used to track routes- cars/boats, etc  Can track animals (ex. migration routes) Using GPS

topics/other/shark-migration.htm

Using GIS  GIS- Geography Information System  Technology that uses digital map information to create a databank  Different data layers can be combined to produce specialized maps.  Used to analyze to solve problems php

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