5 PARTS OF A MAP

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5 PARTS OF A MAP
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Parts of a Map

• I. TITLE
• Title tells you the purpose and location of the
  Map

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Parts of A Map

• Key/Legend Explains the symbols on a map
• Scale Represents a certain measurement on the
  earths surface
• Compass Rose Direction marker on a map
• Cardinal Directions North, South, East, West
• Intermediate Northeast, northwest, southeast,
  southwest
• North always labeled on Map

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Parts of A Map

• Latitude/Longitude
• 1. Grid System Global network of horizontal
  and vertical lines

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Types of Maps

• General Purpose Maps Show wide range of
  information about an area
• Two Types
• Political Map
• Shows boundaries between countries, states,
  counties, cities, divisions

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Types of Maps

• Physical Map
• Shows
• Topography Physical features of the earths
  surface
• Relief difference in elevation or height of
  Landforms
• C. Countour lines connects points of land at
  the same elevation

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Types of Maps

• Special Purpose Maps
• E.g. road maps, natural resource maps, time zone
  maps

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Map Projections

• Map Projections Way of representing the round
  earth on a flat surface
• May cause distortion in either land size or shape

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• Great Circle shortest possible distance between
  any two places on the earths surface