1. Mapping
Overview

2. Latitude
Definition:
The distance in degrees North or South of the equator
The lines run parallel to the equator

3. Longitude Definition:
The distance in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian
The lines run perpendicular to the equator

4. What is the latitude and longitude of New Orleans?
Answer: 29 degrees 57’ N, 90 degrees 04’ W.

5. Time Zones

6. How did trains standardize time in the United States?- Ted Talk

7. Topographic Maps
Definition:
A map showing changes in elevation

8. Mount Tamalpais Topographic Map

9. Reading Topographic Maps YouTube Tutorial

10. Contour Line Contour Interval Definition:
A line that connects points of equal elevation.
Contour Interval
Definition:
The difference in elevation between two side by side contour lines.
Lines close together represent steep terrain.

11. Map Legend Map Scale Definition:
Explains what symbols on maps represent
Map Scale
Definition:
The ratio between the distances on a map and the actual distances on the surface of the earth

12. Nautical Charts Definition: A map produced for marine navigation.
Water depths are recorded as soundings in feet, meters or fathoms.