1. Taking the bite
out of
map reading

2. The World of Geography!
Our World

3. Geography is the study of Earth’s Physical Properties

4. An important tool used to study geography is a
Map!

5. A Globe is helpful and informative too

6. Let’s brainstorm this together!
What are the Similarities and Differences
Between Maps and Globes?
Let’s brainstorm this together!

7. Map and Globe Similarities and Differences

8. Globe
Map

9. A map and a globe are very much different
A map and a globe are very much different. While a map gives a two dimensional presentation of certain regions in the world, a globe gives a three dimensional presentation of the entire world.
A map is easy to use and portable, whereas a globe is not. The regions can be easily identified in a map than in a globe.
A map presents the physical features of a particular region of the earth on a plane surface. Maps come with various symbols and signs related to the geographical and physical features. A globe can be called as a duplicate earth. It is round in shape and shows accurate areas, distances, directions and relative shape and size.
Globe
A map and a globe are very much different. While a map gives a two dimensional presentation of certain regions in the world, a globe gives a three dimensional presentation of the entire world.
A map is easy to use and portable, whereas a globe is not. The regions can be easily identified in a map than in a globe.
A map presents the physical features of a particular region of the earth on a plane surface. Maps come with various symbols and signs related to the geographical and physical features. A globe can be called as a duplicate earth. It is round in shape and shows accurate areas, distances, directions and relative shape and size.
A globe is a 3 dimensional, accurate presentation of the entire world. It shows accurate areas, distances, and relative shape and size.
However, a globe is not portable and cannot show the specific information that a map can show

10. Greenland is almost as big as South America on a flat map.
Maps
A map is not as accurate as a globe.
A map looks distorted
with its view of
the Earth’s features.
What are Earth’s
features?
For instance, areas near both poles are much larger on a map than in reality.
Greenland is almost as big as South America on a flat map.

11. Maps However a map shows more detail than a globe
which we’ll go into more detail soon.
There are different ways to make a map. So, some maps show less distortion than others.
For school work, the Robinson Projection is the best map
to use for Social Studies, which looks like this...

12. Map reading has its own vocabulary which we will use this year
Just as we use a vocabulary to communicate to each other
Map reading has its own vocabulary which we will use this year

13. Map reading is a life skill, with a vocabulary all its own!
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
Prime Meridian
Map reading is a life skill,
with a vocabulary all its own!
Longitude
The Equator
Scale Bar and Map Key
Latitude

14. Cardinal Directions
are North, East,
South and
West.

15. Cardinal Directions are shown on a map as a
compass rose.

16. Let’s practice using our Cardinal Directions
True/false the Great Lakes are found in southwest United States?
San Francisco is what direction from Philadelphia?
New Jersey is what direction from Pennsylvania?
What state is the furthest north?
What state is the furthest south?
Houston is what direction from Philadelphia?
What state is the furthest west?
San Francisco is what direction from Alaska?
What state is the furthest east?

17. Scale sizes change based on the map.
The scale bar helps reading the map.
It shows distance between any two places.
Scale sizes change based on the map.

18. The map key (or legend) helps identify features on a map
The map key (or legend) helps identify features on a map. Popular map keys show elevation, terrain population, religions, and more.

19. DEGREES To help locate places on a map,
we use lines of latitude and longitude
Latitude and Longitude are measured by degrees

20. Latitude
is shown on a map as a horizontal
line.

21. They go around, but never touch or intersect each other.
Lines of Latitude are parallel lines.
They go around, but never touch
or intersect each other.

22. Lines of Latitude measure distance in North to South direction

23. The Equator is a line of latitude which is the midway point between the northern and southern hemispheres

24. Longitude is a vertical line seen on a globe or
map. The long
lines goes
top to bottom.

25. Lines of Longitude measure distance in East
to West direction

26. Meridian is a line of
longitude

27. Prime Meridian is zero degrees longitude, the first line of longitude

28. Latitude and Longitude work together on a map or globe
to find exact locations.

29. It may look like this

30. Or it may look like this

31. Or it may look like this

32. Class
Drill:
1. Place 1 on the Equator. Place 1A North of the Equator. Place 1B South of the Equator.
2. The degree of Longitude which goes through the center of North America ______, South America ____.
3. The degree of Latitude which goes through the center of North America ______, South America ____.
4. Place an X on the map where 20 North Latitude and 20 East Longitude meet (intersect).
5. Place an O where 40 South Latitude and 40 West Longitude meet (intersect).

33. See Ya!