Transcript Map Features

What is wrong with this map?
Map Features
Cartography
• Has been described as the meeting place
of art and science.
• The primary purpose of a map is to show
information or a geological concept or
relationship.
• Maps must show an accurate relationship
between objects and features
Basic Map Elements
Compass Rose
• Showing North
• Illustrates Cardinal Directions
Basic Map Elements
Map Scale
The relationship between a distance on a
map and the corresponding distance on
the earth's surface.
Basic Map Elements
Map Legend
A table of symbols used on a map or chart
What is required in your map
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Title
Geographic Grid
Scale
Compass Rose
Legend
Political (Cities, Countries, States) and
Physical features (Landforms and bodies
of water)
• Date
• Name of Cartographer
Open your books to pg. RA 4/5
1. What is the title of this
map?
2. What does B.&H.
mean?
3. What projection is this
map?
4. How many miles is the
scale bar?
5. How wide is Brazil at its
widest point?
A. World Political
B. Bosnia & Herzegovina
C. Winkel Tripel Projection
D. 2000 miles
E. 2600 miles
Turn to pg RA 22/23
1. What is the title of the
map?
2. What type of projection is
this map?
3. How far is the scale bar?
4. How far is Frankfurt,
Germany from Lisbon,
Portugal?
A.Europe Political
B.Azimuthal
Equidistant
Projection
C.400 Miles
D.1200 Miles
Turn to pg RA 34 /35
1. What is the title of this
map?
2. What is the projection of
this map?
3. What does the color white
mean on this map?
4. What does the color orange
mean on this map?
5. What is the major land use
in South America?
6. What is the major land use
in Australia?
A.World Land Use
B.Winkel Tripel
Projection
C.Little or no economic
activity
D.Stock Raising on
ranch
E.Subsistence
agriculture
F. Stock raising on ranch
Turn to pg RA 36 /37
1. What is the title of this
map?
2. What does each square
represent?
3. What does the color
purple represent?
4. Where was the
information for this map
found?
5. What is Puerto Rico’s
GDP?
6. What is Sudan’s GDP?
A. World Gross Domestic
Product Cartogram
B. $100 of purchasing power
per Capita
C. Asia
D. CIA World Factbook 2002
E. $11,200
F. $1400