This document discusses different types of maps and how to read them. It explains how maps use lines of latitude and longitude to show location, and how topographic maps use contour lines to indicate elevation. It also demonstrates how aerial photographs over time can be used to identify landscape changes, and encourages activities for students to learn map orientations and symbols.

1. Maps and Globes Earth Day 2010

2. Love your Mother - Earth

3. Maps and Globes Major rivers Mountain ranges Deserts Urban centers Rich countries Poor countries Mainly Christian, mainly Muslim, Buddhist

4. Locate Major Mountain Ranges

8. Maps Lines of latitude how do you know? Lines of longitude how do you know? Different projections of the globe. Topographic maps Contour lines connect places of equal elevation.

9. Draw a valley draining to the south N

10. Lines of equal elevation

11. Contour Map

12. Demonstrate with water in a transparent box

14. Same location, same time, two views 1 2

15. Stereoscopes and aerial photos

17. This is how topographic maps are made!

20. Aerial Photograph 1952 Note position of avalanche moraine

21. Aerial Photograph 1982 Note position of Avalanche Moraine

25. What is the orientation?

28. The Lowest Place on the Map

31. Part of the Tanana River Watershed

32. Have kids show cardinal and ordinal directions in the classroom

33. Have kids make symbols to represent things that would appear on a map