location ppt
DESCRIPTION
Understanding maps help us to find places and show us how to get there. Map language is part of knowing about location.TRANSCRIPT
UNDERSTANDING MAPS
Location Where a specific place on earth can
be found.
Map A drawing of a place Has information about features of the
area. Maps are usually flat
Globe
A model of the earth
Sphere A solid figure that has a shape of a
ball.
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere
North Pole
The geographic point on Earth which is the farthest north.
South Pole
The geographic point on Earth which is furthest south.
EQUATOR An imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and the southern hemispheres
Prime meridian
An imaginary line that circles the Earth from pole to pole, It divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Lines of Longitude
Imaginary lines on a map or globe that run from north to south. They can tell you how far east or west a place is located from the prime meridian.
Lines of Latitude
Imaginary lines on a map or globe that run from east to west. Lines of latitude can tell you how far north or south a place is located from the equator.
CompassA tool that shows the direction of magnetic North.
Compass Rose
The part of the map that shows directions
DirectionsNorth, South, East , West
DistanceThe amount of space between two points
Elevation
The height a landform is above sea level
Grid a series of horizontal and
perpendicular lines used to find coordinates of a point
Scale A place on a map usually located on
the key that compares the size of the model to the actual size of the area being represented.
SymbolSomething on a map that stands for something else.
Sources:
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/newart/hemispheres.gif
http://www.alexmorgan.com/miles.jpg
http://www.google.com.ph/imglanding
http://www.google.com.ph/image1
Sources:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/World_map_with_equator.jpg
http://www.nssgeography.com/canada9%20web/Unit%20Map%20Skills/Longitude%20and%20latitude_files/image005.jpg
http://www.kidsgeo.com/images/graphic-map-scale.jpg
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-map-symbols-image6021340