1. Geographical Lines and Mapping

2. Maps A flat representation of a round surface
Will always show some sort of distortion (Greenland)
Always contain:
Legend/Key: explains symbols on the map
Scale: what the distance on the map equals in “real life”
Ex: 1: 24,000in

4. Determining Location
Latitude: distance North or South of the equator in degrees
Equator= 0
Poles= 90
Lines run east and west
Longitude: distance to the east or west of the Prime Meridian (Greenwich, England) in degrees
Prime Meridian= 0
International Date Line= 180
Lines run north and south

5. Latitude, Longitude, Prime Meridian

6. International Date Line

7. Projection Maps

8. Time Zones Earth is divided into 24 time zones
Due to Earth’s rotation and 24 hours per day
Will not cut a city in half
The 180 meridian is the International Date Line- the transition line for calendar days
Each time zone is 15 degrees of longitude
15 x 24= 360 

10. Topographic Maps Shows 3 dimensions
Contour lines- all points on line have same elevation
Index contour- 5th line of every contour line that tells elevation
Contour interval- change in elevation between 2 contour lines
Hachure mark- shows a depression in the land

13. Can you match the map with the landform?

14. Topographic Profiling
Helps produce a side view of a landform on a topographic map
Done by drawing a straight line across area being profiled and then dropping the lines down below the map to create the image
Helps to start in the center and work your way out

16. Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object
Ex- satellites, SONAR, RADAR, thermal imaging, electromagnetic spectrum