All maps have some distortion. Distortion means...

a change in shape and distance of continents

What is this map showing?

The favorite Halloween candy of each state in 2015

What is a projection?

method of putting a map of Earth on a flat map

What do the colors on this map represent?

The color does not represent anything

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Parts of a Map

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A game to introduce the basics of #mapskills

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1
What is the only difference between a globe and the Earth itself?
Where the oceans are located
Scale (size)
Shape of continents
Color of the continents
2
A political map shows
Lakes and rivers
Roads and highways
Physical features of the Earth
Countries and man-made borders
3
What do you think the colors on this map represent?
physical features of the land
They do not mean anything
Different states
Country borders
4
All maps have some distortion. Distortion means...
there are no road maps
a change in shape and distance of continents
latitude and longitude is wrong
no oceans on the map
5
What is this map showing?
How much candy was eaten in 2015?
The all-time favorite candy of each state
The favorite Halloween candy of each state in 2015
How much candy each state eats
6
The part of the map that shows the real-world distance
Scale
Compass Rose
Title
Projection
7
How are maps made?
satellites
surveys
All of the above
aerial photographs
8
The part of the map that tells you what symbols on the map stand for...
Key or legend
Projection
Distortion
Scale
9
What is ONE disadvantage of using a globe?
The size and shapes are wrong
Latitude and longitude lines are not shown
Too big to be useful
Too small to be useful
10
What is a projection?
using a globe to find a place
human environment interaction
method of putting a map of Earth on a flat map
changing the size and shape of continents
11
What is the FIRST thing you should do when you look at a map?
Figure out the location
Read the title.
Look at the key.
Ask Mrs. Bonner for help
12
The part of the map that shows direction
scale
Title
compass rose
Key
13
What is the most accurate way to represent the WHOLE EARTH?
Physical Map
Political Map
Globe
Flat map
14
What do the colors on this map represent?
The color does not represent anything
Republican vs Democrat
Climate zones
Physical features of the land

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