Map making - 5ht grade Intro to Cartography
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This is an introduction to Map Making for 5th graders. It is the first in a 3 part series.
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- 1. H I ! I ’ M M A X & V E R O N I K A ’ S M O M , A N Y A
- 2. C A R T O G R A P H Y
- 3. W H A T A R E W E G O I N G T O T A L K A B O U T ? • Cartography • Why Make Maps • Types of Maps • Coordinate Systems • Points, Lines, & Shapes • Glitter
- 4. A N D I N A F E W M O R E L U N C H E S … • Make your own digital maps • #VisualizeNoMalaria project
- 5. W H Y M A K E M A P S ?
- 6. R O A D M A P
- 7. P O L I T I C A L M A P
- 8. P H Y S I C A L M A P
- 9. T O P O G R A P H I C A L M A P S
- 10. T O P O G R A P H I C A L M A P S
- 11. T H E M A T I C M A P
- 12. T H E M A T I C M A P
- 13. C L I M A T E M A P
- 14. W H A T T H E E A R T H L O O K S L I K E
- 15. W H A T A F L A T E A R T H L O O K S L I K E ?
- 16. M A P P R O J E C T I O N S
- 17. M E R C A T O R
- 18. P O L A R P R O J E C T I O N
- 19. L A T I T U D E A N D
- 20. X O V E R Y !
- 21. P O I N T S , L I N E S , &
- 22. P O I N T S , L I N E S , & S H A P E S Line Shape Point
- 23. P O I N T S , L I N E S , & S H A P E S Line Shape Point
- 24. W I T H S T Y L E !
- 25. S I Z E , C O L O R , P O S I T I O N , S H A P E
- 26. W H A T P O I N T S , L I N E S , S H A P E S , A N D S T Y L E S T O Y O U S E E ?
- 27. W H A T P O I N T S , L I N E S , S H A P E S , A N D S T Y L E S T O Y O U S E E ?
- 31. L E T ’ S G E T M A P P I N G !
- 32. S E T U P Y O U R M A P B O X A C C O U N T• Go to http://www.mapbox.com • Click on Sign Up in upper right corner
Editor's Notes
- Can you draw a picture of how to get from (pick two locations in the school) Let’s say a friend asks you how to get to your house. What will you tell him? Could you draw a map? What would you include on the map? Perhaps you’d include streets, houses or maybe buildings like your favorite ice cream store. Maybe you’d include landmarks. Maps help people know where to go. Someone who makes maps is a cartographer. Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.
- Road Map - A road map is one of the most widely used map types. These maps show major and minor highways and roads (depending on detail) as well as things like airports, city locations and points of interest like parks, campgrounds and monuments. Major highways on a road map are generally red and larger than other roads, while minor roads are a lighter color and a narrower line.
- Political - show man made political boundaries. A political map does not show any topographic features. It instead focuses solely on the state and national boundaries of a place. They also include the locations of cities - both large and small, depending on the detail of the map.
- Physical - A physical map is one that shows the physical landscape features of a place. They generally show things like mountains, rivers and lakes and water is always shown with blue. Mountains and elevation changes are usually shown with different colors and shades to show relief. Normally on physical maps green shows lower elevations while browns show high elevations.e.
- Topographical - elevation or height above sea level.
- Thematic Map - A thematic map is a map that focuses on a particular theme or special topic and they are different from the six aforementioned general reference maps because they do not just show natural features like rivers, cities, political subdivisions, elevation and highways. If these items are on a thematic map, they are background information and are used as reference points to enhance the map's theme.
- Thematic Map - A thematic map is a map that focuses on a particular theme or special topic and they are different from the six aforementioned general reference maps because they do not just show natural features like rivers, cities, political subdivisions, elevation and highways. If these items are on a thematic map, they are background information and are used as reference points to enhance the map's theme.
- Climate - A climate map shows information about the climate of an area. They can show things like the specific climatic zones of an area based on the temperature, the amount of snow an area receives or average number of cloudy days. These maps normally use colors to show different climatic areas.