EDU 695 Maps and Globes: Pre-Assessment

The most accurate model of the Earth is a...

• global grid

• globe

• map

• photograph

What is a FLAT representation of an area of the Earth called?

• a globe

• a map

• a sphere

• a drawing

Which of the following are true of globes?

• Globes are accurate.
• Globes are 2-dimensional.
• Globes can show any detail.
  
• Globes are the most commonly used tool of a geographer.
  

globe

• This is the 3D map of the world that is a round ball.
• The natural world that surrounds someone or something.
• This is a tool that helps people find directions.
• To put something where people can see it.
• This is the relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances in real life.

What are maps and globes?

• Rules

• Tools to help us find the location, distance, and direction of places

• Natural disasters that change the landscape

• Human processes that change the landscape

What are Mapmakers called?

• mapmakers

• geographers

• cartographers

• biographers

scale

• This is the relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances in real life.
• This is the 3D map of the world that is a round ball.
• The natural world that surrounds someone or something.
• This is a tool that helps people find directions.
• To put something where people can see it.

A type of map that includes boundaries, cities, and states

• climate map

• physical map

• political map

• population map

latitude

• These are imaginary lines that side to side and tell you how far north or south a location is.

• This is an imaginary line that runs up and down. It divides the world into east and west.

• This is a word that means half of globe.

• This is a tool that helps people find directions.

• This is usually letters or a image that represents something else.

to distort

• This is to change the natural/normal shape or size of something.
• To put something where people can see it.
• This is the relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances in real life.
• This is a point which is the center of attention or interest.
• This is a tool that helps people find directions.