How can maps help us
to understand the world?
Vocabulary
Map – Drawing of an area
The person who makes maps
Network of vertical and horizontal lines that form squares
Cartographer –
Grid –
How do we know what is the “right” way to draw our maps?
Identify the largest pieces of the world:
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
A B
C
D
1= Asia2= Africa3= Antarctica4= North America5= South America6=Australia7= Europe
A= Atlantic OceanB= Pacific OceanC= Arctic OceanD= Indian Ocean
*NOTES* What does this map illustrate?
Physical map- shows geographic features such as mountains, lakes, deserts etc. (mother nature)
*NOTES* What does this map illustrate?
Political map- shows boundaries/borders of countries (man-made)
What information can be included on a map?
Roads, structures, landforms, weather patterns, industrial production, elevations, types of crops, cities, tourist attractions, etc….
*NOTES* INTERPRETING MAPS
1. KEY / LEGEND – gives important information that helps to understand the map. (Ex. * represents capital city)
2. EQUATOR – 0 degree imaginary line of latitude that separates the world into a northern and southern hemisphere
3. PRIME MERIDIAN – 0 degree imaginary line of longitude that separates the world into a eastern and western hemisphere
4. COMPASS ROSE – a circle or decorative device printed on a map or chart showing the points of the compass measured from true north and usually magnetic north
5. SCALE – a ratio used compare a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map
