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World Geography – Map Skills SOL WG 1 – Cloze Notes
Geographic Sources Types of Sources
Geographic information may be acquired from a variety of sources.
Geographic information supports the process of inquiry into the nature of countries, cities, and environments.
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Parts of a Map
Absolute Location – Latitude and Longitude
Relative Location – Used to describe the location of a place based on physical features or known places
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Map ProjectionsMercator
Polar
Robinson
World Geography – Map Skills SOL WG 1 – Cloze Notes
A. Mental maps are maps in your head that you can use to:
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A. Mental maps can be refined by:
A. Comparing sketch maps to maps in ______________
B. Describing the location of places in terms of reference points, geographic features, or human characteristics.
Physical maps show
Political maps show
Population maps show how many people live per square mile or kilometer
Resource maps show items that are valuable to humans
Contour maps show elevation using isolines
Changing place names
A. Formosa - ______________________ - Republic of China
B. Palestine - __________________ - West Bank/Gaza
Perspective of place names
B. Arabian Gulf vs. ___________________________
C. Sea of Japan vs. ____________________________
D. Middle East vs. ____________________________
Boundaries
A. Africa in 1914 and 1990s
B. Europe before and after WWI and since 1990
C. Russia and the former Soviet Union
D. Middle East before 1948 and after 1967
Disputed Areas
A. KoreaB. Western SaharaC. Former YugoslaviaD. Kashmir