2. Dear A Day students, I apologize for having to miss yet another class with you. This should be the last one for a while. I appreciate your patience and positive attitudes. I look forward to seeing the orange maps you created, and the maps you will create today. I also look forward to seeing your bright shiny faces on Tuesday! Be nice to Mr. Stewart, and remember all class procedures are in effect even when I am not here. Have a great long weekend; be safe out there! -Coach N.

3. Types of Maps

4. 6 Things that should be on EVERY map 1. Title - should be pertaining to the subject of the map. 2. Orientation - Compass Rose should indicate North. 3. Date - What the date is. 4. Author - Who created the map. 5. Legend - What symbols mean on the map. (key) 6. Scale - The size of space on the map TODALS!

5. PARTS OF A MAP Compass Rose shows the “orientation” Map Scale Map Key/Legend

6. ACTIVITY: IDENTIFY THE MAP PARTS 1-4

7. WHAT TYPES OF MAPS ARE THERE? Physical Political Thematic (includes Choropleth and Cartogram)

8. WHAT ARE POLITICAL MAPS?  Show features on the earth’s surface that humans created Political Borders – borders decided by Governments Examples? National and State Borders, City Limits, capitals

10. WHAT ARE PHYSICAL MAPS?  show types of landforms and bodies of water  Physical Borders – countries separated by a physical feature  Examples:  Rio Grande River, (Texas/ Mexico)  Ural Mountains (Europe/ Asia)

12. WHAT ARE CHOROPLETHS? choropleth map  A choropleth map is a thematic map that uses graded differences in shading or color inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areas  Many different kinds. Examples???  Climate  Vegetation  Natural Resources  Population  Temperatures  Rainfall

14. WHAT ARE CARTOGRAMS?  A cartogram is a map in which some thematic mapping variable is substituted for land area or distance.  The geometry or space of the map is distorted in order to convey the information of this alternate variable. Higher GDP indicated by enlarging the landmass Lower GDP indicated by reducing the size of the landmass

15. CHECK OUT THE TWO CARTOGRAMS IN THE ROOM…  What information is being displayed and how did the map maker go about conveying this information?

16. OTHER THEMATIC MAPS  Some thematic maps may use symbols to display information.

17. MAKE YOUR OWN MAPS!  Please pick up a copy of today’s activity from the gray desk at the front of the room…  You will need the “Make your own maps” sheet and the white piece of paper behind it.  Please read instructions and information about the fictional island carefully.  Some information will be used for more than one map  You should end up with 3 maps (Political, Physical, Thematic) on the one white sheet of paper.  Color all maps  Don’t forget TODALS!