Name______Period ______Date ______

Chapter 1 - Lesson 2 "How Maps Help Us Study History" p. 14-23”

MAIN IDEAS

• Geography - Geographers use maps and globes to measure and describe the

earth.

• Geography – We use maps to see natural and human-made features and to

understand patterns.

• Geography – Maps have changed over time to reflect people’s increasing

understanding of the world.

Word
(Term, person or place) / Definition
(in your own words or using a dictionary / glossary)
longitude
latitude
hemisphere
political map
physical map
thematic map

The Geographer’s Tools – p.15 - 18

1. What are two tools geographers use to study the earth?

2. Compare and contrast: When you compare two things you look for ways in

which they are similar and different. While reading the lesson, jot down ideas

that fit into the following categories: maps, globes, or both maps & globes. Try

to add two ideas for each section. This is a "square" version of a Venn Diagram

Only Maps / Both maps and globes / Only Globes

3. What are TWO advantages of carrying a map instead of a globe?

4.Describe some of the features of a map in the chart below. Use list on p.16 to help

Map Title: / Compass rose: / Map symbols:
Legend / key: / Scale: / Map labels:

5. Flat maps distort the Earth’s surface. Mapmakers try to control this distortion

by using different projections. What is a map projection?

6. There are three different kinds of map projections. Look at page 17 for help.

- Describe each type of projection.

- Draw the SHAPE of each map projection in the appropriate box.

Mercator Projection
(muhr•KAY•tuhr) / Homolosine Projection (hoh•MAHL•uh•syn) / Robinson Projection

7. Hemispheres help geographers divide the earth as they study it. Look at page 18. Use the

space to the right of the directions to draw.

- Draw a circle to represent a globe.

- Draw and label the equator.

- Label the two hemispheres that are

created when the equator divides

the earth.

8. The equator is a line of ______. A line of latitiude divides the

earth into two. Lines of latitude measure the distance ______and ______

of the equator.

9. Look at page 18. Use space to the right to draw ------>

- Draw a circle (to look like a globe).

- Draw and label the Prime Meridian.

- Label the north and south poles.

- Label the two hemispheres that are

created when the Prime Meridian

divides the earth.

10. The Prime Meridian is a line of ______. A line longtitude divides the

earth into two. Lines of longitude measure the distance ______and

______of the Prime Meridian.

Different Maps for Different Purposes – p. 19 - 21

11. Different maps help us see different things. Describe the three different kinds

of maps explained in this lesson. Use small RED sections on p. 19-21 to help

you fill in the chart below.

Type of map: / Political Map / Physical Map / Thematic Map
Features shown on map
Questions you can ask when using / looking at this sort of map

How Maps Change – p. 22 - 23

12. Maps have changed over time. Fill out the chart with at least TWO ideas

for each section.

Early Maps / Maps in the Middle Ages / Today’s Maps
Notes or interesting facts
Who “discovered,” invented or were the first to use these maps? / (For Today's maps, NO ONE “claims” they discovered or were the first to use maps today, so leave this area blank.)

13. Look at the “Connect to Today” section on page 24- 25. Which one of the

devices shown looks to be the most helpful? Why?

Reading Skill and Strategy – use entire lesson to answer #14 – 15.

14. Which of the following words and phrases tell you that two subjects’

similarities are being discussed? Which tell you that their differences are

being discussed? Write “similarities” or “differences” next to each word or phrase below.

______unlike ______also

______in the same way ______on the other hand

15. Answering which of the following two questions will help you discover some

of the differences between a map and a globe? Place checkmarks beside the two questions.

____ What characteristics do maps and globes have in common?

____ What does a globe show you that a map does not?

____ What are the advantages of using a map instead of a globe?

____ What do both maps and globes represent?

Lesson Summary:

• Maps and globes have different advantages as tools used to measure and

describe Earth.

• Political, physical, and thematic maps show us different things about the world

and our place in it.

• Over time, maps have become more accurate.

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Why it matters now. . . .

We still use maps to find our way around and to learn more about familiar and unfamiliar places.

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