A book of maps and facts about geography.
The Complete Library Skills-Grade 5
Atlas Vocabulary:
 Scale
 A conversion table that tells you how many miles or
kilometers an inch or centimeters equals.
Atlas Vocabulary:
 Compass Rose
 A circle showing the principal
directions printed on a map or chart
It shows four directions – North, East,
South and West
Atlas Vocabulary:
 You can remember the directions on a compass with
the following saying. Start the the top of a compass
and use the following sentence.
 “Never Eat Soggy Worms”
Never
Worms
Eat
Soggy
Magnetic Declination
 The angle between magnetic
north
(the direction in which the north end
of a compass needle points)
 and true north
(the direction along the earth's
surface towards the geographic North
Pole)
Atlas Vocabulary:
Legend and symbols:
The legend helps you read a
map.
 Will tell you what the
colored areas mean
Map Symbols
Gazetteer
 Gazetteer is a
geographical dictionary or
directory used in conjunction
with a map or atlas.
 They typically contain
information concerning the
geographical makeup, social
statistics and physical features of
a country, region, or continent.
Index
 The Index will tell you
where in the atlas you will
find the place you are looking
for.
Indexes Vs. Gazetteer
 The index and the gazetteer can be hard to
distinguish.
 Think of it this way…
INDEX
An index might tell you what
page a country is found on.
GAZETTER
A gazetteer will tell you where
in that country you will find
the capitol or the location of a
mountain in a country.
Latitude
 Latitude is composed of
imaginary horizontal lines
running around the earth. The
number values of the latitude
indicate the distance between
the Equator and points north or
south of it on the surface of the
Earth.
 The equator’s value is always
zero
Latitude
 Parallel—A circle or approximation of a circle on the
surface of the Earth, parallel to the Equator and
connecting points of equal latitude.
Latitude
 Equator—The line which encircles the Earth at an
equal distance from the North and South Poles.
Longitude
 Lines of longitude run north and
south around the globe. All lines
of longitude pass through both
the north and the south pole.
 Imagine looking at the earth
from the top. It would look like a
circle. The earth is The Earth is
divided equally into 360 degrees
of longitude.
Longitude
 Lines of longitude are also called meridians. A
meridian is a circle or approximation of a circle on the
surface of the Earth, perpendicular to the Equator and
connecting at the north and south pole.
Longitude
 Prime Meridian—The meridian of longitude 0°
degrees, used as the origin for the measurement of
longitude. The meridian of Greenwich, England, is the
internationally accepted prime meridian in most cases.
How Detailed Can We Get
 You can divide degrees of latitude and longitude into
minutes and seconds:
 There are 60 minutes (') per degree, and 60 seconds (")
per minute.
 For example, a coordinate might be written 65° 32' 15"
 Degrees can also be expressed as decimals: 65.5375
 Degrees and decimal minutes can be expressed as a
mixture of decimals and symbols: 65° 32.25'
Let’s Try It!
 What is the
latitude and
longitude of
the White
House?
 77°2.45 West
Longitude
 38°54.20
North
Latitude
Types of Maps:
1.Relief-show physical geography
2.Political Map- shows by a color
plan countries, boundaries, and
principal and capital cities.
3. Economic Map- shows were
products are grown and where
various industries are.
4. Topographical Maps
 A topographical
map shows three
dimensional
features of land on a
two dimensional
piece of paper.
5. Interrupted Projection Maps
try to show the globe while taking into account distortion
between a round globe and a flat piece of paper
6. Climate Map
shows various areas of the earth and the changes in
environment
7. Biodiversity Map
might show the number of species of animal in different parts of
the world
8. Transportation Map
shows the travel paths of buses or subways in an urban
area
9. Tectonic Plates Map
 The crust of our planet is cracked into seven large and
many other smaller slabs of rock called plates. These
can help you determine where an earthquake will most
likely occur.
10. Volcanic Activity and
Earthquakes
Can help you determine where the most likely area to
witness a volcano would be…
Now Let’s See If You Can
Name
That
Map!!!
NAME THAT MAP!
Transportation Map
NAME THAT MAP!
Tectonic Plates Map
 The crust of our planet is cracked into seven large and
many other smaller slabs of rock called plates. These
can help you determine where an earthquake will most
likely occur.
NAME THAT MAP!
Topographical Maps
 A topographical
map shows three
dimensional
features of land on a
two dimensional
piece of paper.
NAME THAT MAP!
Volcanic Activity and Earthquakes
Can help you determine where the most likely area to
witness a volcano would be…
NAME THAT MAP!
Interrupted Projection Maps
try to show the globe while taking into account distortion
between a round globe and a flat piece of paper
NAME THAT MAP!
Biodiversity Map
might show the number of species of animal in different parts of
the world
NAME THAT MAP!
Political Map- shows by a color plan countries,
boundaries, and principal and capital cities.
NAME THAT MAP!
Climate Map
shows various areas of the earth and the changes in
environment
NAME THAT MAP!
Economic Map- shows were
products are grown and where
various industries are.
NAME THAT MAP!
Types of Maps:
Relief-show physical geography