Ch. 8: Using Maps
Vocabulary:
cartographers, cardinal directions, intermediate
directions, map key, Geographic Information
Service, Global Positioning System, latitude,
longitude
Information About Maps
• Maps are pictures of the Earth.
• The first maps were found on the walls of
caves.
• There are many types of maps.
• No map is completely accurate, all of them
have some kind of mistakes.
Types of Maps
• Climate Maps: Show information about the
weather.
(Precipitation Map)
Types of Maps
• Economic/Resource Maps: Show natural
resources of an area.
Types of Maps
• Physical Maps: Show the physical features of
the region
Types of Maps
• Road Maps: Show roads, highways, airports,
railroad tracks, and cities, rest areas, national
monuments, parks, and forests
Types of Maps
• Topographic Maps: Use contour lines to
illustrate shape and elevation of an area. Close
lines are steep, far away lines are flat.
Map Features
• A Compass Rose shows the
four cardinal directions
(North, South, East, and
West).
• Some Compass Roses also
have the intermediate
directions on them
(Northeast, Northwest,
Southeast, and Southwest).
• A Map Key sows the
symbols used on a map and
what they mean.
Using Technology to Study Earth
• Satellites are important to
mapping the world.
• The Geographic Information
System (GIS) is a computer
system that stores all the
information that satellites
take in about Earth.
• Global Positioning Systems
(GPS) are devices that use
signals from satellites to tell
direction, speed, and
location of an object or
person.
(GIS)
(GPS)
Latitude and Longitude
• Lines of latitude and longitude are imaginary
lines drawn on maps and globes in order to
find things on them.
Latitude
• Lines of latitude run East
to West.
• They measure distance
North and South of the
Equator.
• The latitude line in the
middle is marked 0°.
• It is called the Equator.
• To remember which lines
latitude are, remember the
rhyme latitude is flatitude.
Longitude
• Lines of longitude run North to
South.
• They measure distance East
and West of the prime
Meridian.
• The longitude line in the
middle is marked 0°.
• It is called the Prime Meridian.
• Unlike latitude, all the
longitude lines are the same
length.
• To remember which lines
longitude are, remember the
longitude lines are all long.
Using Latitude and Longitude to Find
Places
Using Latitude and Longitude to Find
Places
1. Draw a red line along the equator (0 degrees latitude).
2. Draw a purple line along the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude).
3. In which ocean is the location 10 degrees S latitude, 75 degrees E longitude located? Mark it on the map
with a blue "X" and write the name of the ocean.
4. In which ocean is the location 30 degrees N latitude, 60 degrees W longitude located? Mark it on the map
with a blue "Y" and write the name of the ocean.
5. Mark the following cities on the map in red:
B. Beijing: 40°N, 116°E
C. Cairo: 30°N, 31°E
CT. Cape Town: 34°S, 18°E
H. Hong Kong: 22°N, 114°E
J. Jakarta: 6°S, 106°E
LA. Los Angeles: 34°N, 118°W
LI. Lima: 12°S, 77°W
LO. London: 51°N, 0°W
MC. Mexico City: 19°N, 99°W
MO. Moscow: 55°N, 37°E
MU. Mumbai: 19°N, 72°E
NA. Nairobi: 1°S, 37°E
NO. New Orleans: 30°N, 90°W
NY. New York: 40°N, 74°W
R, Rio de Janeiro: 23°S, 43°W
SE. Seattle: 47°N, 122°W
SY. Sydney: 34°S, 151°E
TK. Tokyo: 35°N, 139°E
T. Toronto: 43°N, 79°W