Maps (Elements of a Map, Longitude and Latitude)

What is map?

• a writing that represents part of the world's surface, it gives us information about places.

• a special diagram or picture that represents part of the world's surface, it gives us information about places.

• a box that represents part of the world's surface, it gives us information about places.

Select the elements of a map

• Title

• Legend / key

• Scale

• Grid (longitude and latitude)

• Direction (compass rose)

____________ is the basic information about the map, such as the area represented.

• Title

• Legend

• Scale

• Grid

___________ explains what symbols that are used. For example, symbol for major landmarks.

• Title

• Legend / key

• Compass rose

• Scale

__________ represents the geographic grid system (latitude and longitude marks), for us to locate specific locations.

• Title

• Legend / key

• Grid

• Scale

__________ indicates the directions, such as north, south, east and west.

• Clock

• Compass rose

• Key

• Symbol

_________ shows the relation between a certain distance on the map and the actual distance in real life.

• Compass rose

• Title

• Symbols

• Scale

What is longitude and latitude?

• imaginary lines that are visible, help us to find a location.

• imaginary lines that are invisible, help us to find a location.

• real lines that are visible, help us to find a location

• real lines that are invisible, help us to find a location

This picture shows the longitude lines.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This is ________________.

• longitude

• latitude