Mapping Skills By Demetrio Henfield What is a

Mapping Skills By: Demetrio Henfield

What is a Map? Maps and globes are important tools which are used to show information about the earth. Persons who make maps are call cartographers. The main objective of a map is to show the different landmasses, bodies of water and other helpful information. Nevertheless, maps , and globes are totally different in shape. Maps are flat 2 dimensional replicas of the earth , while globes are 3 dimensional, they are round models of the earth.

Directions are meant to guide us. On mostly all maps there are points facing: North, south, east, and west. Directions are located using an apparatus called a compass. A compass shows you where you are going. A compass works with the earth’s magnetic field to point in the direction of north A compass on a map shows sixteen points in total. Cardinal points contain : North, South, East, and West. Intermediate points contain: Northeast, Southwest, Northwest. Sixteen -point compass contains: North east, East South east, South west, West North west, North east.

Cardinal Points

Intermediate Points NE NW SE S W

Sixteen-Point Compass

Bearings Each point on a compass has a bearing. Bearings are used to provide an exact location a place. They are measured in degrees

Compass Bearings

2. What is a Map? Is this your Final Answer? Yes A tool use to show information about the earth A character from Dora The Explorer. No A piece of paper A document

3. What is another name for Map maker? Is this your Final Answer? Yes No $100 Map creator Author Photographer Cartographer

4. Other than a map, what other tool can be use to show information of the earth? Is this your Final Answer? Yes $200 No A compass A globe A satellite An atlas

5. How is a map described as? Is this your Final Answer? Yes $500 No A rectangle A square A flat 2 D replica of the earth A triangle

6. How is a globe described as? Is this your Final Answer? $1000 Yes No A circle An oval A 3 D, round model of the earth A Cube

7. What is a compass? Is this your Final Answer? Yes $5000 No A watch A mathematical apparatus A tool that shows where your going

8. How does a compass work ? Is this your Final Answer? Yes With the magnetic field With batteries $10, 000 No It is charged With air

9. How many points are in a Cardinal Point compass? $50, 000 Is this your Final Answer? Yes No 6 8 4 10

10. How many points are on a Intermediate compass? $100, 000 Is this your Final Answer? Yes No 16 8 15 9

11. What are bearings ? $50, 000 Is this your Final Answer? Yes Earrings for bears Stuff we deal with No Degrees Statistics that give the exac location of a place

12. What is the opposite of NNE ? $1, 000 Is this your Final Answer? Yes No ENN SSW ENE ESE