What is wrong with this map?

Map Features

Cartography

• Has been described as the meeting place of art and science.

• The primary purpose of a map is to show information or a geological concept or relationship.

• Maps must show an accurate relationship between objects and features

Basic Map Elements

Compass Rose• Showing North• Illustrates Cardinal Directions

Basic Map Elements

Map ScaleThe relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth's surface.

Basic Map Elements

Map Legend

A table of symbols used on a map or chart

What is required in your map• Title• Geographic Grid• Scale• Compass Rose• Legend• Political (Cities, Countries, States) and

Physical features (Landforms and bodies of water)

• Date• Name of Cartographer

Open your books to pg. RA 4/51. What is the title of this

map?

2. What does B.&H. mean?

3. What projection is this map?

4. How many miles is the scale bar?

5. How wide is Brazil at its widest point?

A. World Political

B. Bosnia & Herzegovina

C.Winkel Tripel Projection

D.2000 miles

E. 2600 miles

Turn to pg RA 22/231. What is the title of the

map?

2. What type of projection is this map?

3. How far is the scale bar?

4. How far is Frankfurt, Germany from Lisbon, Portugal?

A.Europe Political

B.Azimuthal

Equidistant

Projection

C.400 Miles

D.1200 Miles

Turn to pg RA 34 /351. What is the title of this

map?

2. What is the projection of this map?

3. What does the color white mean on this map?

4. What does the color orange mean on this map?

5. What is the major land use in South America?

6. What is the major land use in Australia?

A.World Land Use

B.Winkel Tripel

Projection

C.Little or no economic

activity

D.Stock Raising on

ranch

E.Subsistence

agriculture

F. Stock raising on ranch

Turn to pg RA 36 /371. What is the title of this

map?

2. What does each square represent?

3. What does the color purple represent?

4. Where was the information for this map found?

5. What is Puerto Rico’s GDP?

6. What is Sudan’s GDP?

A. World Gross Domestic

Product Cartogram

B. $100 of purchasing power

per Capita

C.Asia

D.CIA World Factbook 2002

E. $11,200

F. $1400