1. MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS

2. Map and Globe Skills (WS1)  Equator – imaginary line half way between the North and South Pole  Hemisphere –  “hemi” means ½ of something  “sphere” circular object

5. Map and Globe Skills (WS 2)  North Pole 90 degrees north latitude  South Pole90 degrees south latitude  Continue to the next page!

8. Map and Globe Skills (WS 2)  Latitude – line running east and west on a globe/map that measure north and south distances  Longitude – Lines running north and south on a globe/map that measure east and west distance

10. Map and Globe Skills (WS 3)  Tropic of Cancer line of latitude at 23 ½ degree north latitude  Tropic of Capricornline of latitude at 23 ½ Degree south latitude

12. Map and Globe Skills (WS 3)  Arctic Circleline of latitude at 66 ½ degree north latitude  Antarctic Circleline of latitude at 66 ½ degree south latitude

15. Map and Globe Skills (WS 4)  Global Grid: pattern of lines on a chart or map, such as those representing latitude and longitude

17. Map and Globe Skills (WS 5)  Mercator projectionthe shapes of the continents are distorted at the poles and somewhat compressed near the equator  P. 19 of your text book

19. Map and Globe Skills (WS 6)  Polar ProjectionThe polar projection is an azimuthal projection drawn to show Arctic and Antarctic areas.

21. Map and Globe Skills (WS 7)  Cultural mapsdescription of what the people who live in our area like most about where and how they live etc.  Working with basic elements of a map

23. MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS (WS 8)  Scale bars are often included in images for presentation and publication  This activity shows the following National boundary State boundary Cities

25. Map and Globe Skills (WS 9)  Comparing maps with different scales  Projects are different on this activity

26. Map and Globe Skills (WS 10)  Elevation mapThe elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level.

28. Map and Globe Skills (WS 11)  Cultural/physical map of Canada shows the capital, other cities, national boundaries, provincial boundaries

30. Map and Globe Skills (WS 12)  Shows the cultural /physical map of the Scandinavian countries and it’s neighboring countries

32. Map and Globe Skills (WS13)  Cultural/physical map of China

34. Map and Globe Skills  Cultural/physical map of Australia: shows the national capital, state or territorial capital, cities, and state boundaries

36. Map and Globe Skills (WS 15)  Population density map of the U.S.  Density: Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume

38. Map and Globe Skills  Population density of Russia and it’s former Republics