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Basics of Map reading
The document defines maps and their key components. It discusses the main types of maps, including political, physical, weather, road, and climatic maps. It explains that the Earth is divided into lines of latitude and longitude that are used to locate positions. Latitude lines run east to west and are parallel, while longitude lines run north to south and converge at the poles. The main features of maps, such as the equator, hemispheres, prime meridian, parallels, and meridians are outlined.
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Basics of Map reading
- 1. MAP Reading By Arif Ibrahim PDT H/S Gorikote and Javed Iqbal PDT AKU-IED, PDCN for EDIP Project
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- 3. Outline • SLOs • Definition of Map • Types of Map • Latitude and Longitude • Main feature of a Map
- 4. Session Learning Outcomes •By the end of this session C.Ps could be able to; – Discuss the definition and types of maps. – Differentiate between latitude and longitude – Develop a rough map of an area
- 5. What is Map? • A Map is a birds eye view of the surrounding area to help guide us from one place to another. • A traveller needs a map to help them find their way around more easily.
- 6. Types of Map • Political Map • Physical Map • Weather Map • Arial Map • Road Map • Climatic map
- 7. Types Maps Political Map Physical Map Climatic Map
- 8. Types Maps Road Map Whether Map Arial Map
- 9. Guess About theArial Map of Area
- 11. Latitude and Longitude •The earth is divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude
- 12. Latitude • The linesthat run from left to right, or west to east, are called lines of latitude. The equator is in the exact middle of the latitude lines. These lines are always the same distance apart, and never cross. Lines of latitude are also called parallels, as they are "parallel" to the equator.
- 13. Longitude • The linesrun from top to bottom or the north pole to the south pole lines of longitude. . The distance between lines of longitude is greatest at the equator, and gets smaller as they move towards the poles, where they touch. This means they are not parallel. Sometimes lines of longitude are also called meridians. The Prime Meridian separates the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.
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- 15. Cont… • Longitude linesrun north and south. • Latitude lines run east and west. • The lines measure distances in degrees. Latitude Longitude
- 16. Main features ofMap • Definitions • equator: an imaginary line that goes all the way around the earth, dividing it into two equal halves, a northern half and a southern half • Northern Hemisphere: the half of the earth that is north of the equator • Southern Hemisphere: the half of the earth that is south of the equator • Prime Meridian: an imaginary line that goes all the way around the earth, dividing it into two equal halves, an eastern half and a western half • Eastern Hemisphere: the half of the earth that is east of the Prime Meridian • Western Hemisphere: the half of the earth that is west of the Prime Meridian • North Pole: the point on the earth which is furthest north • South Pole: the point on the earth which is furthest south • lines of latitude: imaginary parallel lines, that run east and west around the earth, also called parallels • parallels: another name for lines of latitude • lines of longitude: imaginary lines that run north and south around the earth, they are not parallel, and are also called meridians • meridians: another name for lines of longitude
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