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Globes and Maps SOL WG.1c

Globes and Maps SOL WG.1c. Globes. Globes are three dimensional representations of the earth. Advantages of Globes. Globes are more accurate than maps Globes are not distorted. Disadvantages of Globes. Globes are not portable Globes do not show detail Globes are more expensive than maps

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Globes and Maps SOL WG.1c

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  1. Globes and MapsSOL WG.1c

  2. Globes • Globes are three dimensional representations of the earth

  3. Advantages of Globes • Globes are more accurate than maps • Globes are not distorted

  4. Disadvantages of Globes • Globes are not portable • Globes do not show detail • Globes are more expensive than maps • There are no thematic globes

  5. Maps • Maps are two dimensional representations of the earth

  6. Advantages of Maps • Maps are cheaper than globes • Maps show detail • Maps can show themes (thematic maps) and be used for comparing things • Maps can be put into a book called an atlas • Maps are portable

  7. Disadvantages of Maps • Maps are distorted because the earth is not flat • Maps can distort shape, area, direction, and distance • This problem is somewhat solved by different map projections

  8. Map Projections • Map projections are a way to draw maps in order to lessen distortion. There are different types of projections because people use maps for different reasons.

  9. Mercator

  10. Mercator • The Mercator is used by ship navigators How do you identify it? • It is square • The latitude and longitude lines are at right angles • The top and bottom of the map are heavily distorted (Greenland is ginormous!)

  11. Polar

  12. Polar • The Polar projection is used by airline pilots because it shows the shortest distance between two points How do you identify it? • It is a circle • It only shows one hemisphere • The latitude lines are circles • The longitude lines radiate from the center

  13. Robinson

  14. Robinson • The Robinson projection is used to compare data. How do you identify it? • It has curved sides • The longitude lines curve towards the north and south pole

  15. Different Types of Maps • Political Maps • Physical Maps • Topographic Maps • Thematic Maps • Cartograms

  16. Political Maps • Political maps show man-made features such as cities, states, provinces, territories, or countries (Page 21)

  17. Physical Maps • Physical maps help you see the type of landforms and bodies of water in a specific area (Page 20)

  18. Thematic Maps • Thematic maps show specific types of information. Here are some examples of thematic maps: • Qualitative maps • Cartograms • Flow line maps

  19. Thematic Maps • Other types of thematic maps: • Population distribution and density • Economic activity • Resource • Language • Ethnicity

  20. Thematic Maps • Other types of thematic maps: • Climate • Precipitation • Vegetation

  21. Small Scale Maps • Maps can be large or small scale • A small scale map shows a large area but without much detail. • A small scale is used to see relative location in a region or between regions

  22. Large Scale Maps • A large scale map shows a small area with much more detail • A large scale is used to see relative location within a region

  23. Goode’s Interrupted Projected

  24. Goode’s Interrupted Projection • Peeled orange • Shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes. • Distances are less accurate especially in the oceans

  25. WinkelTripel Projection

  26. WinkelTripel Projection • Good overall view of the Earth • Not as distorted as the Robinson Projection at the poles • National Geographic uses the Winkel Tripel Projection

  27. Sinusoidal Projection

  28. Lambert Conformal Conical Projection

  29. http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/Map Projections/projections.html

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