Introduction to Maps

Created byLisa M. Juliano-Coudriet

Space

The Earth

The direction of the Earth’s rotation,

as it revolves (travels) around the Sun.

Why do we use a Globe?

How do we use a Globe?

First, we have to learn how to tell directions.

North

South

EastWestEquator

Understanding the GlobeNorth

South

EastWest

0, 0

Longitude

Latitude

Larry the long legged Giraffe hiked up and down the trails. While Dominic the Donkey with the attitude walked around in circles.

Compass Rose

A compass rose is a design on a map that shows directions. It shows north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.

On the compass rose, only north is filled in. Fill in the rest of the directions on the compass rose, using the standard abbreviations:

• N=North,• S=South,• E=East,• W=West,• NE=Northeast,• NW=Northwest, • SE=Southeast,• SW=Southwest.

When north is at the top of the compass rose (as it often is), south is at the bottom, east is on the right, and west is on the left. Northeast is between north and east, northwest is between north and west, southeast is between south and east, and southwest is between south and west.

S

EW

NE

SESW

NW

The Compass Rose has many different designs, below are a few.It should always put on the map with the North pointing Northward.

Most historians agree that the magnetic compass originated in China. A Chinese scholar described a magnetic compass in a text dated about 83 AD. The first magnetic compasses designed for navigation were probably developed in the 11th century by navigators in China and Europe.

National Maritime Museum/Dorling Kindersley

A Compass

Magnetic North

attractsthe needle in the compass

to ALWAYS

point towards the

North Pole.

You can see all seven continents as the Earth rotates.

1. Africa2. Antarctica3. Asia4. Australia5. Europe6. North America7. South America

What is the name of the continents you see in this picture?

1. Africa2. Antarctica3. Asia4. Australia5. Europe6. North America7. South America

1. Africa2. Antarctica3. Asia4. Australia5. Europe (Greenland which is part of Demark)6. North America7. South America

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How do they make a map from the globe?

Werner projection

Mollweide projection

Goode homolosine projection

Different styles of maps.

Map from C.I.A. website: cia.gov

Government Use

National Capital

0 50 100

Distance Scale

National Border

State Border

State Border

State Capital

Compass Rose

Legend / Map Key

Airport

Railroad Track

Bus Depot

Trail

Mountains

River

PoliceHospital

These types of maps gives us a clue to what each state produces.

Connecticut

Our Map

The End

Sources:Wikipedia.comCentral Intelligence Agency: CIA.comScholastic.comEncarta.comflashearth.comNational Geographic.com

Created By Lisa M. Juliano-Coudriet