PPT-Maps are flat projections that come in many different forms.

Section 2 Types of Maps K What I Know W What I Want to Find Out L What I Learned Essential Questions What are the different types of maps Why are different maps used for different purposes. Representing the Earth: Globes. Why is a globe more accurate than a map?. . A globe is shaped like the Earth and provides a true picture of the size and shape of landmasses and of distances across land masses.. Projections and Cartographers. First 10 Minutes: Turn in your Physical Features of the USA map. Reminder! News Quiz Tomorrow. . Geographic definitions:. Map. -a representation of a part of our planet. result . presentation with GIS. Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma. School of Science. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013. GIS in the Sciences. ERTH 4750 (38031). Acknowledgements. This lecture is partly based on:. There are certain things that must be on a map…. Title. Scale. Legend/Key. Compass Rose. Vocabulary. Distortion: Changing the shape of something. Hemisphere: One-half the earth. How Do you….. How do you make a round surface flat without changing it?. Historical Maps. The oldest map?. Konya . town map, Turkey, c. 6200 BC. Milestones Project. http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/milestone/. The First World Map. Anaximander of Miletus, Turkey, c. 550 BC. Globe. is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth. . Presents the most accurate depiction of geographic information. . Map . is a symbolic representation of all or part of the earth on a flat piece of paper. Maps can be useful in showing small areas in great detail.. Why are maps, knowing how to read them, and to draw them (cartography) so important?”. I. What can maps show us?. Your Thoughts (in your notebooks under Roman Numeral I:. Symbols and Abbreviations for Outlining . Map Reading. Map Reading. Learning Outcome 1:. Know about the scales and features of Ordnance Survey maps. Map. Noun. Flat representation of the earth or some part of it with its physical or political features or of the heavens. distort a certain property. .. Definition: The representation of the globe on a two dimensional flat map.. All maps have four features that can be distorted that include: Shape, Size (area), distance, and direction. The reason for this being that there is no perfect way to represent a 3-D object on a 2-D plane. Each different type of map sacrifices one or more of these properties to make a flat map. . Systems. Acknowledgements: Barron Orr, AZ Geospatial Extension Specialist. Operation On-Target. With support from:. NSF DUE-0903270. Prepared by:. in partnership with:. John McGee. Jennifer McKee. Geospatial Technician Education Through Virginia’s Community Colleges (GTEVCC). Locations, Latitudes, Longitudes, . The Geographic Grid, Time Zones, . Map Projections. Representations of Locations . and Patterns. Being able to convey (or communicate) . where. things are, is essential to . & Types of maps. Map projections. Map projections. Cartographers have to deal with the problem of making maps of a spherical earth onto a flat surface .  this leads to . distortions. Shape can be distorted. Representations of Locations and Patterns Locations, Latitudes, Longitudes, The Geographic Grid, Time Zones, Map Projections Representations of Locations and Patterns Being able to convey (or communicate) The oldest map?. Konya . town map, Turkey, c. 6200 BC. Milestones Project. http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/milestone/. The First World Map. Anaximander of Miletus, Turkey, c. 550 BC. Milestones Project.