ADVISORY•D: 9/5/12A: Goal Setting SheetS: What are my goals for quarter 1?H: NONE

D: 9/5/12A: Notes on MapsS: What types of maps are there?H: Family Culture Web Due 9/7w.o.d: longitude

Warm-Up: Complete the Match ‘Em Up Worksheet

WORD OF THE DAY

WORD

longitude

DEFINITION

Location east or west of the Prime

Meridian

SENTENCE

All longitude lines are the same

length around the

earth.

PICTURE

Maps & T.O.D.A.L.S.

Geographic Tools• Maps

• Ariel Photography

• Satellite images

• Charts

• Tables

• Graphs

• Diagrams

• Computers

• GPS Systems

Types of Maps• General or Political - boundaries

• Topographical or Physical – physical features like mountains, bodies of water, elevation

• Thematic – topical like population, climate, ethnicity or resources

• Planimetric

• Charts

• Cartograms

T.O.D.A.L.S.• T is Title

• What the map is about

• O is Orientation• The direction indicator or compass rose• North arrow is a single arrow that points North

• D is Date• A is Author• L is Legend/Key

• Explains the colors or symbols on the map

• S is Scale• Explains how to measure distance on the map