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MAPS
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE EARTH
TYPES OF MAPS
DIRECTION AND LOCATING PLACES ON MAPS
REPRESENTING SCALE ON A MAP
OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OF THE EARTH
ANCIENT MAPS
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Globe
Representations of the Earth
Map
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Types of maps
Thematic map
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Political map
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Physical map
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Thematic map
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Physical map
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Direction and locating places on maps
Cardinal points
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Meridians
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Parallels
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Northern and southern hemispheres
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Western and eastern hemispheres
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Latitude and longitude
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Cardinal points
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We use the cardinal points to establish direction.
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We use the cardinal points to establish direction.
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Western and eastern hemispheres
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Northern and southern hemispheres
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Latitude and longitude
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What is Saint Petersburg’s latitude?
What is its longitude?
Latitude and longitude
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Representing scale on a map
Map on a scale of 1/200,000
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Representing scale on a map
Map on a scale of 1/600,000
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Other representations of the Earth: satellite images
Other representations of the Earth: orthoimages
The Earth at night
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Colour orthoimage
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Black and white orthoimage
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United Kingdom
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Satellite image of the United Kingdom
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The Earth at night: a combination of hundreds of pictures
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Colour orthoimage
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Black and white orthoimage
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Ancient maps
Ptolemy’s map
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Navigation chart
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Map from the 18th century
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Ptolemy’s Map – 150 AD
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Navigation chart
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Map from the eighteenth century
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