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MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS
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
Map and Globe Skills (WS 2)
North Pole 90 degrees north latitude
South Pole 90 degrees south latitude
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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
Map and Globe Skills (WS 3)
Tropic of Cancer line of latitude at 23 ½ degree north latitude
Tropic of Capricorn line of latitude at 23 ½
Degree south latitude
Map and Globe Skills (WS 3) Arctic Circle line of latitude at 66 ½
degree north latitude
Antarctic Circle line of latitude at 66 ½
degree south latitude
Map and Globe Skills (WS 4) Global Grid: pattern of lines on a
chart or map, such as those representing latitude and longitude
Map and Globe Skills (WS 5)
Mercator projection the shapes of the continents are distorted at the poles and somewhat compressed near the equator
P. 19 of your text book
Map and Globe Skills (WS 6)
Polar Projection The polar projection is an azimuthal projection drawn to show Arctic and Antarctic areas.
Map and Globe Skills (WS 7)
Cultural maps description 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
MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS (WS 8)
Scale bars are often included in images for presentation and publication
This activity shows the following
National boundaryState boundaryCities
Map and Globe Skills (WS 9)
Comparing maps with different scales
Projects are different on this activity
Map and Globe Skills (WS 10)
Elevation map The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level.
Map and Globe Skills (WS 11)
Cultural/physical map of Canada shows the capital, other cities, national boundaries, provincial boundaries
Map and Globe Skills (WS 12)
Shows the cultural /physical map of the Scandinavian countries and it’s neighboring countries
Map and Globe Skills (WS13)
Cultural/physical map of China
Map and Globe Skills
Cultural/physical map of Australia: shows the national capital, state or territorial capital, cities, and state boundaries
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
Map and Globe Skills
Population density of Russia and it’s former Republics