PPT-8-4 Pressure Maps

Pressure Maps Take a look at the map and discuss what you notice with your group Air pressure is important for understanding weather Labeling Parts of a Pressure Map The numbers represent atmospheric pressure measured in . Geological Maps 2: Folds Schematic diagrams of ideal fold structures. (A) symmetrical anticline; (B) symmetrical syncline; (C) monocline. Schematic diagrams of symmetrical, asymmetri “Whirlwind Theory”. Rotation. Coriolis. Espy. Convergence into Low. PGF. 1841. Loomis. Rotation AND Convergence. 1860. Early Maritime Observations (Winds). http://m.nautil.us/issue/25/water/the-dueling-weathermen-of-the-1800s. Using Visual Patterns to Facilitate Learning. Eight Different Maps. What are Thinking Maps?. Developed in 1988 by Dr. David . Hyerle. . . A common . visual language for learning. . They . have a consistent . Topographic Maps. Contouring. Topographic contours indicating surface relief. Image taken from US Army training manual.. Solid yellow lines represent surface isobars, line of equal air pressure. Green dashed lines are geopotential heights, the altitude at which 500 millibars of air pressure are attained. These types of contour maps are used by meteorologists. The weather system shown is the Storm of the Century, a powerful winter storm called a nor’easter.. Pressure Maps . Take a look at the map and discuss what you notice with your group.. Air pressure is important for understanding weather!. Labeling Parts of a Pressure Map. The numbers- represent atmospheric pressure measured in . NGS. How Does Air Pressure Affect Weather?. How much the earth. ’. s atmosphere is pressing down on us. Measured with a . BAROMETER. If it . CHANGES. , then new weather is on the way:. Falling Air Pressure = . 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 . . Presenter: Alicia McGee. Email: . amcgee@mobilemcps.org. Make a copy of this to take notes!. Maps and Geography . We want students to become global students….. So….. Students should be able to:. . Presenter: Alicia McGee. Email: . amcgee@mobilemcps.org. Make a copy of this to take notes!. Maps and Geography . We want students to become global students….. So….. Students should be able to:. Google Maps. Largest Mapping API. One of the most popular web services. Used in many web “. mashup. ” applications. Used on many platforms – also in mobile devices. Google Maps API. Google Maps API -. Visualizing 3D Surfaces. Carol J. Ormand. , . SERC, Carleton College. Eric Riggs, Texas A&M University. Overview. What do we mean when we talk about “reading” contour maps?. Example: the Topographic Map Assessment. The Complete Library . Skills. Atlas Vocabulary:. Legend and . Scale:. They help . you read a map.. A legend or key will . tell you what the colored areas . mean and what the symbols stand for.. The scale . When will the storm arrive? . How fast do weather systems travel? What are typical storm tracks in the contiguous United States?. Copyright TERC, 2018. Storm Tracking Instructions. Print a set of maps to use in this exercise. (Or you can view the maps on a computer with ImageJ software, Adobe Reader, or PPT). 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.