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Map Literacy

Map Literacy. Latitude/Longitude Cardinal/Intermediate Directions Maps. Latitude. Distance north or south of Earths equator. Named parallels Run East to West Label North or South Equator 0º North and South Pole 90º. Longitude. Distance east to west of the Prime Meridian

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Map Literacy

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  1. Map Literacy Latitude/Longitude Cardinal/Intermediate Directions Maps

  2. Latitude • Distance north or south of Earths equator. • Named parallels • Run East to West • Label North or South • Equator 0º • North and South Pole 90º

  3. Longitude • Distance east to west of the Prime Meridian • Named Meridians • Run North to South • Labeled East to West • Prime Meridian 0º • International Dateline 180º

  4. You Try! Where are you? (city and state pg. 41) • 34º N, 86º W • 43º N, 116º W • Los Angeles, California • Portland, Maine ANSWERS 1. Atlanta, Georgia 2. Boise, Idaho 3. 34º N, 119ºW 4. 44º N, 70º W

  5. Cardinal and Intermediate Directions What’s the difference? • Cardinal Directions – north, south, east, or west • Intermediate Directions- northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest How do you identify these? Compass Rose- design that shows direction

  6. What does this map key mean?

  7. Political Map • What could be on a political map? • Man-Made Features • Countries • Cities • Boundaries • States • Capitals • Scale • Compass

  8. Physical Map • What could you see on a physical map? • Natural Features • Rivers • Lakes • Oceans • Mountains • Deserts • Plateau • Elevation

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