Maps

Maps

By: Mr. Fiegen

ALL MAPS ARE LIARS

It is impossible to repress a globe or sphere on a flat map

Multiple Choice

What map projection do we use most often?

• Globe

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Hobo-Dyer

Multiple Choice

What system made maps out dated?

• GPS

• Google Maps

• Compass Rose

• The star consolations

Cylindrical Projections

• based on a cylinder wrapped around the globe

• this causes landmasses near the poles to appear larger than they really are

Multiple Choice

Why are maps not 100% accurate?

• It is impossible to make a sphere into a flat projection

• They have the wrong names

• The earth is flat

Map Essentials 

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Scale

• Legend

• Locator Map

Titles

• The map title shows what the subject of the map is.

Multiple Select

Which map would have the title South Dakota Road Map?

Compass Rose

• Directional indicator shows which way north, south, east, and west lie on the map.

• The way a map is drawn and the location of directions depend on that map makers perspective 

Multiple Choice

A compass rose...

• only has one arrow pointed North

• always appears at the top of the map

• has arrows that point to all four principal directions

• always has north point toward the top of the map

Multiple Choice

Which directions are opposites of each other?

• North and East

• South and East

• North and South

• South and West

Multiple Choice

When combining two directions, what is the proper direction?

• South Northern

• South Eastern

• North Southern

• West Northern

Scale

• Mapmakers use scales to represent the distances between points on a map

• Scales give distances in miles and kilometers

• This is an example of a bar scale

Multiple Choice

What is used to measure distance between two points?

• Legend

• Pounds

• Distance

• Scale

Legend/Key

• Explains what the symbols on the map represent

• Some legends show colors that represent certain features like empires or other regions

Multiple Choice

The Legend on a map can also be called ___________.

• Answer

• Pro Spot

• Key

• Information Box

Locator Map

• Shows where in the world the area on the map is located