Year 4 Background knowledge Fieldwork
... measurements on the ground. A large-scale map covers a small area in detail; a small-scale map covers a larger area with less detail. Ordnance Survey maps, the most common type of map in the UK, come in several scales. Latitude tells you how far north or south of the Equator a place is located. It i ...
... measurements on the ground. A large-scale map covers a small area in detail; a small-scale map covers a larger area with less detail. Ordnance Survey maps, the most common type of map in the UK, come in several scales. Latitude tells you how far north or south of the Equator a place is located. It i ...
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... These two oceans together form the northwest border of Europe. ...
... These two oceans together form the northwest border of Europe. ...
Map scale: refers to a relationship
... earth. Can be a statement (1 inch equals 1 mile), a ration (1:100) or a graphic bar. 2. Location: where something is described as either absolute [blank] or relative [blank] 3. Cartography: the science of map making. 4. Distance: how far apart two features are 5. Distortion: this happens when trying ...
... earth. Can be a statement (1 inch equals 1 mile), a ration (1:100) or a graphic bar. 2. Location: where something is described as either absolute [blank] or relative [blank] 3. Cartography: the science of map making. 4. Distance: how far apart two features are 5. Distortion: this happens when trying ...
Absolute location: Position of an object on the global
... and physical attributes of a location that give it a unique identity in that person’s mind Simplification: Cartographer’s process of eliminating unnecessary details and focusing on the information that needs to be displayed in the map Site: Internal physical and cultural characteristics of a place, ...
... and physical attributes of a location that give it a unique identity in that person’s mind Simplification: Cartographer’s process of eliminating unnecessary details and focusing on the information that needs to be displayed in the map Site: Internal physical and cultural characteristics of a place, ...
Georgraphy and Map Skills Guided Notes pgs 4-5
... latitude- straight lines (side to side) that run north and _________ of the equator that are used to measure distance. longitude- straight lines (up and down) that run east and west from the Prime Meridian (an imaginary longitudinal line that runs through ___________, England) used to measure distan ...
... latitude- straight lines (side to side) that run north and _________ of the equator that are used to measure distance. longitude- straight lines (up and down) that run east and west from the Prime Meridian (an imaginary longitudinal line that runs through ___________, England) used to measure distan ...
Unit 1: Map Skills Vocabulary
... or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude. Global Positioning System: a group of satellites that travel around the Earth, which can be used to pinpoint an exact location on the earth. ...
... or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude. Global Positioning System: a group of satellites that travel around the Earth, which can be used to pinpoint an exact location on the earth. ...
Using Thematic Maps
... form.lines (isolines) to show the shape & elevation of an area (shape of the Earth’s surface) -Lines close together indicate steep terrain -Lines far apart indicate flat terrain. EX:? ...
... form.lines (isolines) to show the shape & elevation of an area (shape of the Earth’s surface) -Lines close together indicate steep terrain -Lines far apart indicate flat terrain. EX:? ...
The Five Themes of Geography
... • Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place by using longitude and latitude or an address. • Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. ...
... • Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place by using longitude and latitude or an address. • Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. ...
The Five Themes of Geography
... • Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place by using longitude and latitude or an address. • Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. ...
... • Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place by using longitude and latitude or an address. • Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. ...
Document
... 16) Compass Rose-A symbol that displays the cardinal directions of North, South, East and West on a map. 17) Key- Shows the symbols and colors used on a map and tells what each stands for. 18) Scale Bar-Helps you find the actual distances between points shown on a map in both miles and kilometers. 1 ...
... 16) Compass Rose-A symbol that displays the cardinal directions of North, South, East and West on a map. 17) Key- Shows the symbols and colors used on a map and tells what each stands for. 18) Scale Bar-Helps you find the actual distances between points shown on a map in both miles and kilometers. 1 ...
Ch. 1 Tools of Geography Study Guide
... Lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole __________________________________ (also called Meridians) 0⁰ Longitude is called the ______________________ ______________________ (most important longitude, runs through Greenwich, England). 180° Longitude ________________________ _____ ...
... Lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole __________________________________ (also called Meridians) 0⁰ Longitude is called the ______________________ ______________________ (most important longitude, runs through Greenwich, England). 180° Longitude ________________________ _____ ...
The Tools of the Geographer
... methods of displaying the spherical earth on flat maps • Distortion – Changes in the size and shape of different land masses based on the projection ...
... methods of displaying the spherical earth on flat maps • Distortion – Changes in the size and shape of different land masses based on the projection ...
Unit I - Maps
... Choropleth maps: use colors or tonal to represent categories of data for given geographic areas. Cartograms: transform space, such that the political unit – a state, country, with the greatest value of some type of data is represented by the largest relative area. ...
... Choropleth maps: use colors or tonal to represent categories of data for given geographic areas. Cartograms: transform space, such that the political unit – a state, country, with the greatest value of some type of data is represented by the largest relative area. ...
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
... Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North Pole and South Pole Half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into hemispheres. ...
... Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North Pole and South Pole Half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into hemispheres. ...
Map Skills Notes
... Latitude lines go across the map from side to side. The equator is a latitude line. Longitude lines run up and down on a map. A state border is usually shown with a thin line. A national border is usually shown with a thick line. A state capital is usually shown with a star. A national capital is us ...
... Latitude lines go across the map from side to side. The equator is a latitude line. Longitude lines run up and down on a map. A state border is usually shown with a thin line. A national border is usually shown with a thick line. A state capital is usually shown with a star. A national capital is us ...
Mercator 1569 world map
The Mercator world map of 1569 is titled Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendate Accommodata (""New and more complete representation of the terrestrial globe properly adapted for use in navigation""). The title shows that Gerardus Mercator aimed to present contemporary knowledge of the geography of the world and at the same time 'correct' the chart to be more useful to sailors. This 'correction', whereby constant bearing sailing courses on the sphere (rhumb lines) are mapped to straight lines on the plane map, characterizes the Mercator projection. While the map's geography has been superseded by modern knowledge, its projection proved to be one of the most significant advances in the history of cartography, inspiring map historian Nordenskiöld to write ""The master of Rupelmonde stands unsurpassed in the history of cartography since the time of Ptolemy."" The projection heralded a new era in the evolution of navigation maps and charts and it is still their basis.The map is inscribed with a great deal of text. The framed map legends (or cartouches) cover a wide variety of topics: a dedication to his patron and a copyright statement; discussions of rhumb lines, great circles and distances; comments on some of the major rivers; accounts of fictitious geography of the north pole and the southern continent. The full Latin texts and English translations of all the legends are given below. Other minor texts are sprinkled about the map. They cover such topics as the magnetic poles, the prime meridian, navigational features, minor geographical details, the voyages of discovery and myths of giants and cannibals. These minor texts are also given below.A comparison with world maps before 1569 shows how closely Mercator drew on the work of other cartographers and his own previous works, but he declares (Legend 3) that he was also greatly indebted to many new charts prepared by Portuguese and Spanish sailors in the portolan tradition. Earlier cartographers of world maps had largely ignored the more accurate practical charts of sailors, and vice versa, but the age of discovery, from the closing decade of the fifteenth century, stimulated the integration of these two mapping traditions: Mercator's world map is one of the earliest fruits of this merger.