Mapping Our World Section 1 Latitude and Longitude

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Mapping Our World Section 1: Latitude and Longitude Section 2: Types of Maps Section

Mapping Our World Section 1: Latitude and Longitude Section 2: Types of Maps Section 3: Remote Sensing

Earth scientists use mapping technologies to investigate and describe the world. K What I

Earth scientists use mapping technologies to investigate and describe the world. K What I Know Copyright © Mc. Graw-Hill Education W What I Want to Find Out L What I Learned

• Section 1: Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate places

• Section 1: Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate places on Earth. • Section 2: Maps are flat projections that come in many different forms. • Section 3: New technologies have changed the appearance and use of maps.

Essential Questions • What is the difference between latitude and longitude? • Why is

Essential Questions • What is the difference between latitude and longitude? • Why is it important to give a city’s complete coordinates when describing its location? • Why are there different time zones from one geographic area to the next? • What are the different types of maps? • Why are different maps used for different purposes? • How are gradients on a topographic map calculated? Copyright © Mc. Graw-Hill Education Mapping Our World

Essential Questions continued • What are some of the different types of remote sensing?

Essential Questions continued • What are some of the different types of remote sensing? • How are satellites and sonar used to map Earth’s surface and its oceans? • What is the Global Positioning System and how does it work? Copyright © Mc. Graw-Hill Education Mapping Our World

Vocabulary Review New continued • • • • time zone parallel satellite New •

Vocabulary Review New continued • • • • time zone parallel satellite New • • • cartography equator latitude longitude prime meridian International Date Line Mercator projection conic projection gnomonic projection Copyright © Mc. Graw-Hill Education topographic map contour line contour interval geologic map legend map scale remote sensing Landsat satellite sonar Global Positioning System Geographic Information System Mapping Our World

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