The document provides information about different types of maps and geographic tools. It discusses general maps, topographical maps, thematic maps, planimetric maps, charts and cartograms. It also explains the components of a map, known by the acronym TODALS, which stands for Title, Orientation, Date, Author, Legend/Key, and Scale. Family Culture Web is due on September 7th. The word of the day is longitude, which refers to lines of east or west location on a map or globe.

1. ADVISORY
• D: 9/5/12
A: Goal Setting Sheet
S: What are my goals for
quarter 1?
H: NONE

2. D: 9/5/12
A: Notes on Maps
S: What types of maps are
there?
H: Family Culture Web Due 9/7
w.o.d: longitude
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‘Em Up Worksheet

3. WORD OF THE DAY
WORD DEFINITION SENTENCE PICTURE
All
longitude Location longitude
east or west lines are
of the Prime the same
Meridian length
around the
earth.

4. Maps & T.O.D.A.L.S.

5. Geographic Tools
• Maps
• Ariel Photography
• Satellite images
• Charts
• Tables
• Graphs
• Diagrams
• Computers
• GPS Systems

6. Types of Maps
• General or Political - boundaries
• Topographical or Physical – physical features
like mountains, bodies of water, elevation
• Thematic – topical like population, climate,
ethnicity or resources
• Planimetric
• Charts
• Cartograms

7. T.O.D.A.L.S.
• T is Title
• What the map is about
• O is Orientation
• The direction indicator or compass rose
• North arrow is a single arrow that points North
• D is Date
• A is Author
• L is Legend/Key
• Explains the colors or symbols on the map
• S is Scale
• Explains how to measure distance on the map