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Map Skills

Learn about the different types of maps such as physical, political, and special use maps, as well as the essential elements like compass rose, map key, map scale, and latitude and longitude.

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Map Skills

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  1. Map Skills

  2. Types of Maps • Physical maps • Political maps • Special purpose maps

  3. Physical Maps • show features of the landscape like mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, rivers, etc.

  4. Political Maps • show boundaries and borders of states, countries, and cities • may change over time

  5. Special Use Maps • Show specific information such as roads, historical information, natural resources, climate, land use or population distribution

  6. Land Use Map

  7. Climate map

  8. Population Density

  9. Road map

  10. Elements of Maps • Compass rose • Map key • Map scale • Latitude and longitude

  11. Map Directions (Compass Rose) • Cardinal Directions • Intermediate Directions

  12. Map Key or Legend • Tells what the symbols or colors stand for on a map

  13. Map Scale • Comparison of actual distance on the ground to the distance between places on the map

  14. Latitude and Longitude

  15. Latitude and Longitude • Latitude – lines that run horizontally around the earth and measure distances north and south of the Equator • Longitude- lines that run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

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