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CULTURE A person’s or group’s way of life Culture is made up of: ArchitectureMusic Arts CelebrationsClothing Food FurnitureLanguage Beliefs/Religion Science/Technology Culture is influenced by: technologyenvironment/resources/climate people/familyreligion/beliefs
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A CARTOGRAPHER Is a map maker Take photos of the earth/area Identify and label all of the important items in the photo Make symbols to represent the important items in the photo Make a map of the area using symbols
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ELEMENTS OF A GOOD MAP
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DATE Tells us when the map was made.2001
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ORIENTATION Refers to the cardinal directions and is shown by a north arrow or compass rose.
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GRID A set of intersecting lines that provides a way of determining the absolute location of a place.
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SCALE Shows the relationship of map distances to actual distances on the earth’s surfaces.
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TITLE Describes what the map shows or is about.
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AUTHOR Identifies the individual or institution that created the map.
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INDEX Presents an alphabetical list of places on a map and gives the grid location of each place.
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LEGEND Defines the map’s symbols.
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Culture and Geography Quiz Practice and Review Directions: Use the map above and your handouts to help you complete this activity.
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1)Using the map’s bar scale, create a word scale that would be appropriate for the map of Paradise Lake State Park. 2)What town is: a)40 miles northwest of Baxter? _____________________ b) 120 miles SW of Delta? ______________________ c) 100 miles southwest of Jappa? ____________________ 3) Name the two types of directions shown on the map’s orientation and give an example for each type. 4)What is the direction and distance of: a)Essex from Flip? __________________________ b) Clinton from Parma? _________________________ c) Parma from Notch? _________________________ One inch equals 50 miles Alpha Morris Parma Cardinal = North Intermediate = SW West 80 miles NW 160 miles E 75 miles
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5) Name the two different types of map symbols that can be used on a map and give an example for each type from the Paradise Lake State Park map. 6) Describe how a cartographer would have went about making the Paradise Lake State Park map. 7)Name the influence of culture that goes with each description. a)The people of Gull Island travel by boat ____________________ b) The Ranger Station hosts an annual Earth Day festival to teach about recycling and composting ____________________ c) Bass Island is only powered by wind and solar power _________________ 1)List three other facts that could help you on the Culture and Geography Quiz. Physical Features = the lake Human Features = towns/cities Got a photograph of Paradise Lake State Park Labeled all the important items on the photo Made symbols for the important items in the photo Made a map of Paradise Lake State Park by using the created symbols environment beliefs technology
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SOUTHERN OCEAN
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Equator South Pole 90 S Prime Meridian Northern and Western Hemispheres
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Latitude
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Hemispheres
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Longitude
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Hemispheres
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Coordinates
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50 N 5 N 35 N 30 S
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60 W 30 W 75 E
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