Who First Knewthe Earth was Round? Carahunge Observatory, 5,500 B.C.Carahunge, near Sisian in Armenia, is a 7,500-year-old stone circle. Astronomers used it to mark the movements…

1. Cartographers affect how we perceiveourworld 2. Representing the earth A geographical map is a two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation of a three-dimensionalspace.…

1. Map Skills 2. What is a map?A map is a representation, usually on a flatsurface, of the features of an area of theearth or a portion of the heavens, showingthem in their…

1. Map Skills Definitions and Examples 2. Globe • ~a model of Earth. 3. Hemisphere • ~one-half of the globe • The Equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.…

Slide 1Intro to Cartography --What is cartography? -- Globes vs. Maps --Map scales --Map projections --Map conventions --Map types --Maps through time --Mapping today Slide…

Slide 1Introduction to transformations Vocabulary and Notation Slide 2 Have you ever wondered how maps of the round Earth can be made on flat paper? A plane is placed tangent…

Slide 1Reading Maps Earth Science Mr. Bimber Slide 2 Map Projections: You cant draw the round earth on flat paper, so all maps are distorted. Take a transparent globe with…

Slide 1III. Chapter 1.3 Representing Earth's Surface Slide 2 Map Projections A map projection is used to portray all or part of the round Earth on a flat surface. This…

Slide 1Understanding Coordinates NJDEP & ESRI: Understanding Map Projections & Coordinate Systems Slide 2 Department Standards Spheroid GRS80 Datum NAD83 Projection…

Slide 1St. Lucia’s Day Brandy Rogers & Stacy Cabeen Slide 2 Saint Lucia •Saint of Light •A young girl killed in Roman times for her Christian beliefs Slide 3 St.…