Miss Springborn’s

GEOGRAPHY

FORMAL DEFINITION• SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH

EARTH’S NATURAL FEATURES

Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION

• THE STUDY OF MAPS AND EARTH’S SURFACES

PHYSICAL MAP

FORMAL DEFINITION• A MAP SHOWING PHYSICAL

FEATURES, LANDFORMS, AND WATER BODIES

Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION

• MAP SHOWING FEATURES 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

Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION

• MAP SHOWING MAN MADE THINGS

POLITICAL MAP OF NEW YORK STATE

ATLAS

FORMAL DEFINITION• COLLECTION OF MAPS IN A

BOOK

Miss Springborn’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

Miss Springborn’s Definition

• ANSWER KEY 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

Miss Springborn’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

Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION

• DISTANCE LINES RUNNING/ POINTING UP AND DOWN.

Longitude

Point Up and Down Connect at the Poles

SCALE

FORMAL DEFINITION• SERIES OF MARKS

SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH MAP AND ITS ACTUAL DIMENSIONS

Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION

• EXPLAINS HOW FAR APART THINGS ARE ON A MAP.

MAP SCALE

CARTOGRAPHER

FORMAL DEFINITION• ONE WHO MAKES OR

PUBLISHES MAPS

Miss Springborn’s DEFINITION

• PERSON WHO DRAWS MAPS