​Why are maps important?

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• ​Explorers = people who settle far from home

• ​Often, this is a place without maps!

• ​Explorers = mapmakers

​What to notice on a map:

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• ​compass rose: a circle showing directions

• scale: shows how many miles = an inch on a map

• ​legend: a list of symbols and what they mean

​Scale

​Legend

​Lines on a map!

*You cannot see these lines

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​Latitude

​Longitude

• ​Prime Meridian: 0 degrees longitude

• ​Equator: 0 degrees latitude

​Important Lines!

​Equator------------->

​Coordiantes

• ​HOW people can locate specific places on maps

• ​Gives a degree longitude, and a degree latitude

• ​degree = distance from 0

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​34 degrees N (North of the equator),

118 degrees W (West of the prime meridian)

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​Latitude

​Longitude

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​30 degree N,

118 Degree W

​Topographical Map

​Climate Map

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​Navigational Map

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