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A Robinson Projection Map

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1 A Robinson Projection Map

2 The only kind of map that can show the Earth accurately is a globe.

3 Projections are ways of transferring the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat map.

4 Arthur Robinson created the Robinson Projection Map – the shape and size of the continents near the equator are accurate, but the water areas and lands near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.

5 Vocabulary Words

6 projection– a system for mapping the round Earth on a flat surface.

7 cartographer– map maker

8 Geographic grid– the intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude

9 coordinates – the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map

10 hemisphere – half of the Earth

11 lines of latitude (parallels) - imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator. {horizontal}

12 Lines of longitude (meridians) - imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles. {vertical}

13 Answers

14 MONDAY 1. projection 2. Robinson Projection Map

15 TUESDAY 1. 15°N, 30°N, 45°N, 60°N, 75°N; 90°N 2. From 0° to 180°

16 1. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe
WEDNESDAY 1. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe 2. 30°N and 45°N

17 THURSDAY 1. Africa 2. Antarctica

18 1. Arctic Ocean; Southern Ocean
FRIDAY 1. Arctic Ocean; Southern Ocean 2. Alaska


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