1. Part 1: Characteristics of maps…

2. Political Maps
Political maps show how people have divided places on the Earth into countries, states, cities and other units for the purpose of governing them.
Each province/
territory
Is labelled
And also
shaded a
Different
Colour.

3. Physical Maps
Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth looks like.
Different colours show
Different elevations on
This relief map.

4. Thematic Maps
Thematic maps show different topics or themes that aren’t physical or political.
This map shows the general climate regions of the world.
This legend
Is shaded
To show
The various
climates
Of the world

5. Thematic Maps part 2…
This map shows how different religious beliefs are distributed around the world.
Note how
many
Religions are
Represented
In this
Thematic map

6. Oceans of the World The world has four major oceans. Atlantic Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
ocean
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian

7. Continents of the World
The world has 7 continents:
South
America
Africa
North
Australia
Oceania
Europe
Asia
Antarctica

8. Map Review
What is the purpose of a political map?
Answer: To show borders of countries, states, cities, and regions.

9. Map Review What is the purpose of a physical map?
Answer: physical maps show what the
surface of the world looks like

10. Map Review What is the purpose of a thematic map?
Answer: thematic maps show different
topics or themes (climate,
religion, rainfall, population)

11. Map Review What are the four major oceans of the world?
Answer: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic & Indian

12. Map Review What are the seven continents of the world?
Answer: North America, South America,
Europe, Asia, Australia/Oceania,
Antarctica.

13. Part 2: More than just colours & locations…

14. Latitude and Longitude
The earth is divided into imaginary lines called latitude and longitude.

15. How They are Measured…
Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds…as in angles not heat!

16. Degrees = o; Minutes = ‘; Seconds = “
How They are Measured…
Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds…as in angles not heat!
Degrees = o; Minutes = ‘; Seconds = “
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17. Latitude Latitude lines circle the earth like a series of belts.
They are labelled “North” and “South”.
They are responsible for climate.
Latitude

18. Where is 0 degree Latitude?
The equator is 0 degree latitude.
It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole, & divides the earth into two hemispheres.
Equator

19. Other Lines of Latitude?
Arctic Circle at 66.5°N
Antarctic Circle at 66.5°S
Tropic of Cancer at 23.5°N
Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5°S
Arctic Circle at 66.5°N
Antarctic Circle at 66.5°S

20. Longitude
Longitude lines run up & down like telephone poles circling the earth.
They are labelled “East” and “West”.
They are responsible for time zones.
Longitude

21. Where is 0 degree?
The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.

22. International Dateline?
The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. On the other side of the earth (the other half of the circle) is the International Dateline (IDL).
It separates days: the east is one day ahead of the west.

23. THE EARTH GRID

24. Hemispheres
By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south, east, and west.