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GEOGRAPHY
FORMAL DEFINITION• SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH
EARTH’S NATURAL CLIMATE, RESOURCES, AND POPULATION
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• THE STUDY OF MAPS AND EARTH’S SURFACES
PHYSICAL MAP
FORMAL DEFINITION• A MAP SHOWING PHYSICAL
FEATURES, LANDFORMS, AND WATER BODIES
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• MAP SHOWING THINGS AND FORMATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE
PHYSICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE
PHYSICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE
PHYSICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE
POLITICAL MAP
FORMAL DEFINITION• A MAP SHOWING CITIES,
COUNTRIES, STATES, BOUNDARIES
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• MAP SHOWING MAN MADE THINGS
POLITICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE
ATLAS
FORMAL DEFINITION• COLLECTION OF MAPS IN A
BOOK
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• A BOOK CONTAINING SEVERAL MAPS USED FOR RESEARCH
ATLAS
LOOK HERE
MAP KEY
FORMAL DEFINITION• THE AREA ON A MAP THAT
EXPLAINS WHAT SYMBOLS REPRESENT
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• ANSWER KEY OR PRINTED AREA THAT EXPLAINS THE MANY SYMBOLS AND DRAWINGS ON A MAP.
MAP KEY
LATITUDE
FORMAL DEFINITION• THE ANGULAR DISTANCE OF
THE EARTH’S SURFACE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• DISTANCE LINES THAT LOOK LIKE A LADDER.
• LAT = SAT
Latitude Lines
Look like a ladder LAT = SAT
LONGITUDE
FORMAL DEFINITION• THE ANGULAR DISTANCE
THAT IS EAST AND WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• DISTANCE LINES RUNNING POINTING UP AND DOWN.
Longitude
Point Up and Down Connect at the Poles
SCALE
FORMAL DEFINITION• A SERIES OF MARKS
INDICATING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH MAP AND ITS ACTUAL DIMENTIONS
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• EXPLAINS HOW FAR APART THINGS ARE ON A MAP.
MAP SCALE
CARTOGRAPHER
FORMAL DEFINITION• ONE WHO MAKES OR
PUBLISHES MAPS
MR. MCPARTLAND’S DEFINITION
• PERSON WHO DRAWS MAPS
Cartographermy cousin Pat – Optimal Geographics