Maps and map reading

MAPS AND MAP READING

1. MAPS AND MAP READING PREPARE BY: MS. CATRINA A. EBOL

2. MAP IS VERY USEFUL IS AN OUTLINE, A PLAN, OR A DIAGRAM THAT CAN GUIDE YOU IN GEOGRAPHIC PLACE IT IS A FLAT REPRESENTATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. IT ENABLE UD TO DEPICT SPATIAL FACT ON PAPER A GOOD MAP WILL HAVE A LEGEND OR KEY

3. MAP A SQUARE WITH A RED CROSS ON TOP MEANS IT IS A HOSPITAL FLAG ON TOP USUALLY REPRESENT A SCHOOL. ROAD ARE REPRESENTED BY LINES DASHED LINE REPRESENTS A BORDER

4. DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF MAPS AND SERVE DIFFERENT PURPOSE TOURIST MAP ROAD MAP. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SECTIONAL WORLD MAP

5. TOURIST MAPS ARE MEANT FOR DRIVER WHO NEED HELP IN LOCATING HIGHWAYS AND SIDE ROAD. ROAD MAPS SERVE SIGHTSEEING-TOURIST. IT IS FILLED WITH LANDMARKS

6. TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS MEANT FOR PILOT TO DETERMINE AIR ROUTES SECTIONALS MEANT FOR HIKERS TO LEAD THEM TO THE RIGHT PATH

7. WORLD MAP IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE WORLD THAT HELPS PEOPLE FIND AND UNDERSTAND PLACES AND THE FEATURE OF SOME DESTINATINATION PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL

8. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SIMPLEST WAY TO INTERPRET A MAP

9. 1. PINPOINT BODIES OF WATER LOCATING THE BODIES OF WATER IS EASY. FOR COLORED BLUE AND COLOR BROWN IS FOR LAND AREA

10. 2. LOOK FOR THE COMPASS ROSE All Well-made Maps Habe A Directional Indicator Known As Compass Rose . It helps map reader identify locations as it is an outline printed on map or chart that show direction of the compas

11. 3. FIND THE MAP KEY Also referred to as LEGEND Tells you what certain symbols mean on the map Maps use symbols or colors to represent things and the legend explains it. Illustrate a box located in a corner of the map

12. 4. TRACE ARROWS OR LINES These have significance as they give directions from one place to another, with alternate route . The directional lines of the location may show order or trip too.

13. PRINCIPLES AND BASIC TERMS IN GEOGRAPHY

14. Geography- study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth

15. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: CARDINAL POINT- s how the four directions that the points in a compass. - NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST - NORTH - 12 o’clock - SOUTH - 6 o’clock - WEST - 9 o’clock - EAST - 3 o’clock

16. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: CIRCLE - h ave 360 ° d egree and this is how the earth’s circumference is divided.

17. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: LATITUDE - is referred to as GREENWICH MERIDIAN TIME( GMT ). This is the first meridian or the first longitude that start at 0 degree.

18. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: LATITUDE - Is horizontal line that locates north and south of the equator that shows distancej in degrees, minutes and seconds of a point north or south of the equator.

19. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: LONGITUDE - Is a vertical line that locates east or west of the earth. The lines of longitude are referred to as meridians. A zone is the area between two longitudes.

20. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. - Is an imaginary line that sits on the surface of the earth , approximately 180n degrees line of longitude. Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This imaginary line disconnects two consecutive calendar days.

21. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: EQUATOR - Is located at zero degree latitude. The equator runs through Indonesia, Ecuador , Northern Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and kenya , among other countres .

22. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE - Is the half of the earth located north of the equator.

23. This includes all of North America and Europe, almost all of Asia , part of South america , and Northern Africa

24. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - Is the half of the earth located south of the equator.

25. This includes all of all Australia, New Zealand, antarctica , most of South America, and Southern Africa.

26. The following are the important terms in geography that a TMC personnel must know: LAND FORMS - these are land masses that consist of the following Mountain Plain Plateaus Valleys Caves Volcanoes Islands Canyons.

27. The End THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!