1. BRAIN BOOST! Get out your COMPLETED study guide and answer the questions! 1.What is the difference between a political map and a physical map? 2. What is the difference between absolute location and relative location? 3. What line is at 0’ Longitude and what line is at 0’ Latitude?

2. Study Guide  There are two types of maps ______________ and _________________   The two types of General Purpose Maps are _____________ and ________________

3. Study Guide  There are two types of maps General Purpose and Thematic Maps   The two types of General Purpose Maps are Political and Physical

4. Political Map? Physical Map? PoliticalPhysical

5. Political Map? Physical Map? PoliticalPhysical State Boundaries Country Boundaries Territories Mountains Rivers Valleys Lakes Desert Topography

6. A Thematic Map- Shows special features such as population, climate, vegetation, and precipitation

7.  A map that shows the amount of people would be a _______Population Map______________________________  A map that shows the growth or development would be ______________Economic__________________________  A map that shows what a region grows or specializes in _______________Resource Map___________________  A map that shows different spoken dialects is _______________________Language____________________  A map that shows the heritage or background of its people ___________Ethnicity____________________  A map that shows the weather (arid, tundra)____________________Climate_________________________  A map that shows the average rain fall would be a _____________Precipitation______________________________  A map that shows the type of land in each region ________________Vegetation__________________________

8. Cardinal Directions  A _____________________________________ shows the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West)   Label the cardinal directions below ( North, South, East, West)

9. Cardinal Directions  A ___________COMPASS ROSE___________________ shows the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West)   Label the cardinal directions below ( North, South, East, West)

10.  A ____________________________________ shows what a measurement on a map is equal to in real life (Ex: One inch is often equal to 10 or 100 miles on earth’s surface)  An absolute location is an _______________________________________________, and can be found combing a point of _________________________________ and _________________________________  A ___________________________________________ is a location of a place in relation to other places (spatial relationships between and among places)  We get information from maps by using :  G.I.S. which stands for: __________________________________________________________________  Satellite Images  Maps  Databases  Photographs  Globes  Mental Map- A Mental map is created in a person’s mind using knowledge about a particular place. We use mental maps everyday!

11.  A __________ Map Scale____________________ shows what a measurement on a map is equal to in real life (Ex: One inch is often equal to 10 or 100 miles on earth’s surface)  An absolute location is an __________________ exact point _____, and can be found combing a point of _____ Latitude __________________ and ________________ Longitude ________  A _________________ Relative Location ____________________ is a location of a place in relation to other places (spatial relationships between and among places)  We get information from maps by using :  G.I.S. which stands for: ___ Geographic Information Systems _______  Satellite Images  Maps  Databases  Photographs  Globes  Mental Map- A Mental map is created in a person’s mind using knowledge about a particular place. We use mental maps everyday!

12. Latitude (Latitude/LADDER, Lat is Flat  Latitude lines don’t meet so they are __________________________________  Latitude lines go all the way around the ______________________________________  They are full circles that RUN from ___________________to______________________ but MEASURE __________________or______________________ of the Equator  Important latitude lines include:  ______________________________________________which is at 0’  _______________________________________ which is at 90’ N  _________________________________________ which is at 90’ S  Tropic of ___________________________ which is at 23.5’ N  Tropic of____________________________ which is at 23.5’ S

13. Latitude (Latitude/LADDER, Lat is Flat  Latitude lines don’t meet so they are __________ _PARALLEL __________________  Latitude lines go all the way around the _________ EARTH _______________________  They are full circles that RUN from _______ EAST________ to________ WEST __________ but MEASURE ___________ NORTH _______to_____ SOUTH __ of the Equator  Important latitude lines include:  _______________ _EQUATOR __________________which is at 0’  ____________ North Pole __________________ which is at 90’ N  ___________ South Pole _____________________ which is at 90’ S  Tropic of ____ Cancer _________________ which is at 23.5’ N  Tropic of______ Capricorn _______________ which is at 23.5’ S

14. Longitude  Longitude lines are also called MERIDIANS  Longitude lines are lines that RUN from _________________ to ______________________ but MEASURE __________________________to_________________________  An important Longitude Line is __________________________________________________ which is at 0’   On the following map plot these ______________________________________________, which are latitude and longitude points combined

15. Longitude  Longitude lines are also called MERIDIANS  Longitude lines are lines that RUN from _____ NORTH ____________ to ______________ SOUTH ________ but MEASURE ____________ EAST ______________to_________ _WEST ______  An important Longitude Line is ___ The Prime Meridian ___ which is at 0’  On the following map plot these ___________________ ABSOLUTE LOCATIONS ____________, which are latitude and longitude points combined

17. Map Projections  All Maps have__ BIAS or DISTORTION ____ (inaccuracies because it is impossible to accurately flatten a globe onto a piece of paper. Distortion can in area (size), shape of continents, distance between continents, and direction  The shortest distance between any two points on earth is a great circle route

18. Three Types of Map Projections  Mercator - shows true direction, used for SHIP NAVIGATION  Polar - shows either north or south pole, useful for air navigation because it shows great circle routes  Robinson Projection- best for general purposes, shapes are flat near poles, best for data representation

19. MAPS and Visual MAP Changes

20. TEST TIME When you are finished with the test, put it in the COMPLETED pocket in the back of the folder. Complete the WG 2 Pre-Test, and Complete Landforms Worksheet