1. Write NB#1 in the top right corner of your notebooks Map Basics

2. Parts of the map
1. Title- Tell you what the map is about and what information the map is showing

4. Parts of the map
2. Legend/Key – Explains what the colors , symbols and lines mean.
3. Symbols- Pictures that mean something. Explained in the Legend/Key

6. Parts of the map
4. Scale- shows real life distance compared to the map’s scale and size.
Usually use a ruler to help find the distance based on the scale
Example: 1:100 (1 inch = 100 miles)

8. Parts of the map
5. Compass Rose- shows north, south, east, and west

10. Hemisphere- one of the halves that earth is divided into
Hemisphere- one of the halves that earth is divided into. Either north and south or east and west.
North/South is divided by the Equator
East/West is divided by the Prime Meridian

11. Parts of the map
Longitude- lines on the map that SHOW east and west.

13. Parts of the map
Latitude- Lines on a map that SHOW north and south.

15. Absolute Location- the exact placement on a map based on the latitude and longitude. (Ex. 30°N, 45° W)
Relative Location- the location of one place in relation to another place. (Ex. The mall is 5 miles south of the school)

16. Continents of Earth Use p.RA4-RA5 to help you complete your map.
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
Africa

17. Oceans of Earth: Use p.RA4-RA5
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic

18. Wrap Up Write the question below in your notebook and answer it.
Which oceans border the United States?

19. Types of Maps NB#2

20. 3 types of maps
1. Physical Map- Shows the location and shape of the Earths Physical features (mountains, rivers, oceans etc.)Basically shows landforms with ELEVATION and WATER DEPTH.

22. 3 types of maps
2. Political Map- Show states, cities, and countries. Shows man made boundaries.

24. 3 types of maps
3. Thematic Map- A map that focuses on ideas or a themes.
(examples: Population, Resources, Weather, Plants)

26. Thematic Map Example #2: Time Zone map

27. How the Earth is divided on a map

28. How earth is divided 1. Continent- big land mass (7 continents)
Europe, Asia, etc….

29. How the earth is divided
2. Country- Man-made division of a continents
Example: United States, Canada, Mexico

30. How the earth is divided
3. State- the man-made division of a country
Florida, Georgia, New York

31. How the earth is divided
4. County- Man-made division of a state
Example: Pinellas, Polk, Hillsborough

32. How the earth is divided
5. City- man-made division of a county
Examples: St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo

33. Wrap Up Write the question below in your notebook & answer it.
Which type of map would be the most useful to someone working on a political campaign?