TYPES OF MAPS VOCABULARY Contour line Line connecting

TYPES OF MAPS

VOCABULARY Contour line Line connecting points of equal elevation.

VOCABULARY Contour line Line connecting points of equal elevation. The difference in elevation Contour interval between two side-by-side contour lines.

VOCABULARY Map legend Explains what map symbols represent.

VOCABULARY Map legend Explains what map symbols represent. The ratio between Map scale distances on a map and actual distances on the surface of Earth.

MERCATOR PROJECTION MAPS Has parallel lines of latitude and longitude.

MERCATOR PROJECTION MAPS Has parallel lines of latitude and longitude. When lines of latitude and longitude are projected as parallel, the land masses near the poles are exaggerated.

MERCATOR PROJECTION MAPS Has parallel lines of latitude and longitude. When lines of latitude and longitude are projected as parallel, the land masses near the poles are exaggerated. The shapes of land masses are correct.

MERCATOR PROJECTION MAPS Has parallel lines of latitude and longitude. When lines of latitude and longitude are projected as parallel, the land masses near the poles are exaggerated. The shapes of land masses are correct. Used for navigation of planes and ships.

CONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a cone-shaped paper.

CONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a cone-shaped paper. Little distortion on this type of map.

CONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a cone-shaped paper. Little distortion on this type of map. Good for mapping small areas.

CONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a coneshaped paper. Little distortion on this type of map. Good for mapping small areas. Used to make road maps and weather maps.

GNOMONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point.

GNOMONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point. Direction and distance between land masses are distorted.

GNOMONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point. Direction and distance between land masses are distorted. Good for planning long-distance trips.

GNOMONIC PROJECTION MAPS Points and lines are projected onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point. Direction and distance between land masses are distorted. Good for planning longdistance trips. You must understand how to plot along the idea of the “great circle” to use this type of map.

THE GREAT CIRCLE A great circle is any imaginary line that divides the Earth into 2 equal halves.

THE GREAT CIRCLE A great circle is any imaginary line that divides the Earth into 2 equal halves. The equator is a great circle; any 2 lines of longitude (the east and west line of the same degree of longitude) will form a great circle.

THE GREAT CIRCLE A great circle is any imaginary line that divides the Earth into 2 equal halves. The equator is a great circle; any 2 lines of longitude (the east and west line of the same degree of longitude) will form a great circle. The shortest distance between any 2 points will lie along the great circle which passes through it.

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