Cartography / map - things to know

Vocabulary

1. angle
2. parallel
3. line
4. triangle
5. protractor
6. ratio
7. scale
8. grid
9. key
10. contour
11. perpendicular
12. point
13. line segment
14. Arctic Circle
15. degree
16. compass
17. compass
18. proportion
19. direction
20. transit
21. clinometer
22. cm
23. m
24. mm
25. km
26. equator
27. Tropic of Capricorn
28. Tropic of Cancer
29. Antarctic Circle

Other Things to know

Definition of a map

How to locate points using two distances

How to locate points using one distance and one direction

How to locate points using two directions

Locate positions on a map

How to measure Earth distances from a scale on a map

How to draw Earth distances to scale on a map.

Determine direction from a map

How to use a contour map

Investigations

Make a measuring cord

Measure the position of four objects using

•  two distances
•  one distance and direction
•  two directions

Draw above positions to scale

• position one
• position two
• position three

Calculate the height of an object from its shadow

Make a clinometer

Measure the height of a grain elevator, tall building, or water tower

How to use a compass

Make and a transit

How to use a transit

What is orienteering how would you do it?

How to make a profile

How to read a contour map

How to make a map

Types of maps

• land use
• products
• raw materials
• manufacturing centers
• agricultural areas
• transportation maps
• population maps
• political Maps
• identify geographical aspects of the land (mountains, deserts, plains, swamps, lakes, rivers, oceans
• climatic maps
• rainfall amounts
• temperature
• historical maps