title – tells you what the map is about. title
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5 Parts of a MapCan you name them?
Title – Tells you what the map is about.
Title
Title
Date - Tells you when the map was created.
Date
Date
Why does it matter when the map was created?
Legend/Key – Tells you what symbols, lines, and colors on a map mean.
Legend/Key
Legend/Key
Scale – The ratio between the distance on a map and the distance in real life.
Scale
Scale
How can you measure the distance if you don’t have a ruler?
Compass Rose – Tells you which way north, south, east, and west are.
Compass Rose
Compass Rose
Three Types of Maps
Shown by:
Shown by:
These maps concentrate on a single subject or theme.
Shown by:
Examples…
Name:
Types of Maps
General Purpose
Special Purpose AKA
Thematic
Physical PoliticalElevation
Physical features
Color
Contour lines
Relief
Patterns
BoundariesCountriesCapitalsMajor citiesStates/Territories
ColorSymbolsFont size
Rainfall/ClimateVegetationResourcesLand usePopulationHistoricalWeather
Symbol
Color
Get a piece of graph paper Write your name at the top and number your
page as 7 in your ISN. Draw a map of your “dream room” & include
the 5 parts of a map. Be neat and use a ruler. Make sure you are
using the grid lines to help you with scale. What you don’t finish becomes homework,
due on Tuesday!!! This will count as a minor grade.
Dream Room Activity
(in feet)