Texas History

Chapter 1.2:

Using Maps

The Celina Bobcats have made the playoffs and are

playing the Hondo Owls. The game will be played in

Hondo, Texas. How will you make and plan your travel to

Hondo?

Google Map showing location of Hondo, Texas

Why are we studying this?

Maps are essential tools for

geographers and many other

professionals.

Map Grids

•Map—A graphic representation of a place or an area that illustrates the land, seas, and even space

Map Grids

•Location–Relative Location—where a place is place is in relation to other places•Example: Celina is 13 miles north of Frisco

Map Grids

•Location–Absolute Location—the exact on earth•Example: Celina High School is on the corner of Preston Road and Pecan Street

Map Grids

Grid System—map has lines running north/south & east/west.

There are numbers and letters placed on the grid

Latitude & Longitude

Latitude and Longitude are used to determine an exact spot on earth. Imaginary lines circling the globe are

measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds.

Latitude & Longitude

•Latitude—imaginary lines that run east-west around the globe and measure distance north and south of the equator

Lines of Latitude

Latitude & Longitude

• Longitude—Imaginary lines that run north-south around the globe and measure distance east and west of the prime meridianLines of Longitude

Latitude & Longitude

•Latitude & longitude are used to determine

absolute location.

Latitude & Longitude

•Equator—an imaginary line circling the globe exactly half way between the North and South Poles Red Line = Equator

Latitude & Longitude

• Prime Meridian—imaginary line that runs around the globe from the North Pole, through Greenwich, England, and the South PoleYellow Line = Prime Meridian

Parts of a Map

•Compass Rose—Points to all four cardinal directions

Parts of a Map

• Scale—is the relationship between measurement on the map and the actual distance on the earth’s surface

Parts of a Map

•Legend—key; explains the symbols on the map

Types of Maps

•Reference Maps—maps used to find locations

Political Map Physical Map

Types of Maps

•Thematic Map—shows a specific topic, theme, or spatial distribution of an activityThematic map

depicting Farming

Types of Maps

• Map Projections—means by which mapmakers create flat representations of the earth’s surface

Describe how different map parts help decode a map

Latitude & Longitude Lines Compass Rose

Scale Legend