1. 8/31 1.3 Maps (Projections, Types & Application)
Types of Maps
Map Projections
Regions

2. REMINDER: QUIZ on TH 8/31 – F 9/1 Compass Rose with the 4 Cardinal Directions (north, south, east, west) 7 Continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America & South America) 5 Oceans (Artic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific & Southern)
SOUTHERN OCEAN

3. 1.3 TYPES of MAPS

4. NATURAL BARRIERS are boundaries formed by coastlines, rivers or mountain ranges
ARTIFICIAL BOUNDARIES are manmade borders

5. SHOWS LANDFORMS & WATERWAYS
PHYSICAL MAPS
SHOWS LANDFORMS & WATERWAYS
Physical Map of Afghanistan
Physical Map of Costa Rica

6. COUNTOUR MAP (a kind of physical map) SHOW ELEVATION w/ LINES
Which one is above sea level?
Which is below sea level?
How can you tell?

7. POLITICAL MAPS SHOWS BOUNDARIES BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS (Formal Regions)
Borders of South America
254 Counties of Texas

8. THEMATIC MAPS SHOWS CONCEPTS /DATA SPATIALLY

9. Map of Major League
Baseball Teams

10. Read the Title & Use the Legend/Key on Thematic Maps to Unlock Their Meaning
FOXNEWS 2012 Winner

11. FLOWLINE MAPS (a type of thematic map) show MOVEMENT

12. CARTOGRAMS (a type of thematic map) intentionally DISTORTS the SHAPE of the map to visually show the information.

13. PRACTICE Go to the wall with the sign for that map
Political = shows government boundaries
Physical = shows landforms and waterways
Topographic
Contour
Thematic = show a concept/info spatially
Cartograms
Flow Line

14. POLITICAL MAPS BOUNDARIES BETWEEN FORMAL REGIONS (GOVERNMENTS)

15. THEMATIC MAPS show how DATA is CONCENTRATED spatially.

16. CARTOGRAMS shows a VARIABLE (such as population, wealth or another form of DATA) –substituted for land area. The SHAPE of the map is intentionally DISTORTED to visually show the information.

17. COUNTOUR MAP SHOW ELEVATION w/ LINES

18. Thematic Maps Emphasize a Particular Idea About An Area

19. PHYSICAL MAPS LANDFORMS & BODIES of WATER

20. FLOWLINE MAPS show MOVEMENT from one place to another

21. CARTOGRAMS shows a VARIABLE (such as population, wealth or another form of DATA) –substituted for land area. The SHAPE of the map is intentionally DISTORTED to visually show the information.

22. 1.3 MAP PROJECTIONS

23. Analyzing the Flattened Spherical Object

24. 1.3 PROCESSING MAP PROJECTIONS
Explain why people use map projections in detail.

25. textbook pg 15-16
Planar

26. PETERS MAP

27. Type of Projection
(textbook 14-16)
Sketch Map Shape
Strength
Weaknesses
PLANAR/ Azimuthal

28. Type of Projection
(textbook 14-16)
Sketch Map Shape
Strength
Weaknesses
Conic/ ROBINSON

29. Type of Projection
(textbook 14-16)
Sketch Map Shape
Strength
Weaknesses
Cylindrical/ MERCATOR

30. Type of Projection
(textbook 14-16)
Sketch Map Shape
Strength
Weaknesses
Modified Cylindrical / PETERS

31. 1.3 PROCESSING MAP PROJECTIONS
Which map projection is your favorite? Explain why in detail.

33. Great Circle Route
3. Explain how the Great Circle Route works in detail.

34. Large Scale Banana Production
REGIONS
Perceptual: US Pizza Preference Map
Large Scale Banana Production
Formal: Provinces of France
Functional: Agriculture Production

35. What are REGIONS:
An area sharing similar or unifying features.

36. FORMAL REGIONS
Defined by GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES.
Examples: National Border of Uganda, City Limits of Houston

37. FUNCTIONAL REGIONS
Defined by a SPECIFIC USE
Examples: Airline, Newspaper, Public Transport Routes
Airline Routes
Climate Zones of the World

38. PERCEPTUAL REGION
Loosely defined by PEOPLE’S POINT of VIEW. Examples: Middle East, South

39. Work in pairs to make a list of new examples of
3+ FORMAL REGIONS,
3+ FUNCTIONAL REGIONS
& 3+ PERCEPTUAL REGIONS

41. So What Region is Texas in?
Write a paragraph giving 3+ reasons explaining which perceptual region you think Texas belongs in.
South?
Southwest?
Plains?
Midwest?
Central?
South Central?
Gulf Coast?
Dixie?
This is an example of what kind of region?
Perceptual

42. 1.3 MAP PRACTICE What type of map is on pg. 48?
While working through the Map practice in the Desk Atlas, remember to use the parts of a map to help you answer questions Title, Key, Compass Rose, Scale
What type of map is on pg. 48?
What type of map is on pg. 46?
What type of map is on pg. 36? What is the topic of this map?
What type of thematic map is on pg. 37? How much grain does China have per person in pounds?
What energy resources are found in the Gulf of Mexico? (pg. 78)
What is the national capital of Cuba? (pg. 101)
What is the distance from the national capital of Cuba to the city of Miami, Florida? (pg. 101)
What direction is Houston, Texas from Mexico City, Mexico?

44. POLITICAL MAP

45. PHYSICAL MAP
Contour
Topographic

46. THEMATIC MAP
Cartogram
Flow Line

47. Map Projections LIE!
All map projections are distorted in one or more ways
Size
Shape
Distance
Direction

48. MERCATOR PROJECTION