Unit 1 How Geographers Look at the World

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?

mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Thematic (Special Purpose Map)

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
country borders, state borders, capital cities, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool does the lines on the map above represent?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

0° LATITUDE is the

• Prime Meridien

• Equator

0° LONGITUDE is the

• Prime Meridien

• Equator

What is the map scale used to figure out?

• The number of countries shown on the map

• Which direction is north, south, east and west

• The real distance between places on the map

• What the map symbols mean

What does the legend or key of a map show?

• It is a small box that explains in detail what a map shows. You would not be able to understand a map without it. It could tell you what certain colors, symbols, or patterns mean.

• It is a small box on a map that explains what a distance or measurement on the map equals in real life.

• It is a small box on the map that bears the symbol of a map maker. Without it you would not be able to know where the map was manufactured.

• It is a small box on the map that shows the direction of North South, East and West on the map. Without it, you would not be able to orient yourself with the map.

What does the title of a map tell us?

• Where in the world the map is located

• Who is going to use the map

• Why the map was created

• What the map is about