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BJC SOCIAL STUDIES TUTORIALS
Tutor: Ms. LaShanda WildgooseEmail: [email protected]
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Components of a Map
• Title, which tells the reader important information about what the map is about
• Legend or Key that show the meanings of symbols
• Symbols are something that are used to represent an object in a map. It may either be a shape or a color.
• Compass showing north to determine the orientation of the map
Symbols
• The most common symbols used show airports, roads, towns, mountains
• A sample legend from a map of Jamaica
Directions
• Four cardinal points: North, South, East, West• East and West are right angles from North to
South• The cardinal points associate with the degrees of
the rotation of a circle• North (N)- 0⁰ or 360⁰
• East (E)- 90⁰
• South (S)- 180⁰
• West (W-)270⁰
Directions
• The compass also has intercardinal points located halfway between the cardinal points
• Northeast (NE), 45°• Southeast (SE), 135°• Southwest (SW), 225°• Northwest (NW), 315°
Directions
• Cardinal points are used for persons to find the location of places are provided on maps
• Bearings is the direction of travel taken to reach a particular destination
• Bearings change and adjust as you travel towards your destination
Landforms
• Archipelago -is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean; e.g The Bahamas
• Bay- a body of water partly enclosed by land; e.g Baffin bay
• Cape - a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river; e.g Cape of Good Hope
• Continent- large, continuous, masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water; e.gAsia, Africa, North America,
Landforms (cont’d)
• Desert- a terrain with low amounts if rainfall, very dry area; e.g Sahara
• Gulf-part of the ocean partially surrounded by land; e.g Gulf of Mexico
• Island- land completely surrounded by water; e.g Cuba
• Isthmus- a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses; e.g
Landforms (cont’d)
• Lake- large body of water surrounded on both sides by a land
• Mountain- very tall high natural place on earth; e.g. Appalachian
• Ocean- a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent; e.g Atlantic Ocean
• Peninsula- land surrounded by water on three sides; e.g Florida Peninsula
Landform (cont’d)
• River- a large flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean; e.gVictoria river
• Sea- a large body of salty water that is usually connected to an ocean; e.g Mediterranean
• Strait- a straight narrow body of water that connect to large bodies of water; e.g Gibraltar
What to expect in the next lesson?
- Map Scales/ Latitude and Longitude
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