Landforms and Maps

Landforms• Many land features make up the landscape:– Plains – Large, flat areas with fertile soils.– Coastal plains (AKA Lowlands)– Interior Plains (central part of continent)

Landforms• Many land features make up the landscape:– Plateaus – Flat, raised areas of land

Landforms• Many land features make up the landscape:– Mountains – tower above land– Folded Mountains – squeezed from opposite sides

Landforms• Many land features make up the landscape:– Mountains – tower above land– Upwarped Mountains – forces push crust up

Landforms• Many land features make up the landscape:– Mountains – tower above land– Fault-block Mountains – tilted blocks are separated

Landforms• Many land features make up the landscape:

– Mountains – tower above land– Folded Mountains – squeezed from opposite sides– Upwarped Mountains – forces push crust up– Fault-block Mountains – tilted blocks are separated

Latitude and Longitude• Latitude and Longitude help identify locations– Imaginary grid system (Lat, Lon)

Latitude and Longitude• Latitude and Longitude help identify locations– Latitude – parallel with Equator, in N and S• 0 is Equator

Latitude and Longitude• Latitude and Longitude help identify locations– Longitude – lines from North Pole to South Pole, in W

and E• 0 is Prime Meridian (through London, UK)

Time Zones• Earth is divided into 24 time zones– Each is about 15o of longitude wide and 1 hour

different.

Maps• Map projections are made when points and lines

on a globe’s surface are transferred onto paper.– All projections (types of maps) distort the shapes of

landmasses.

Maps• While many types of map projections exist, we will

focus on topographic maps.– Topographic maps – models the change in Earth’s

surface elevations.• Contour lines are used to connect points of elevation.

Maps• Other parts of maps:– Map Scale – shows the relationship between distance

on a map and actual distance on the Earth.

Maps• Other parts of maps:– Map legend – explains symbols used on a map.

Make a paper cut review using the following vocabulary words:

• Plains• Fault-block mountains• Upwarped mountains• Folded mountains• Latitude• Longitude• Time Zones

• Equator• Prime Meridian• Topographic Map• Contour Lines• Map Scale• Map Legend