Mapping Earth's Surface
- Notes for this unit
- Learning objectives
- Understand the evidence of the shape of the Earth
- Understand that latitude and longitude are angles drawn on the Earth.
- Use latitude and longitude to locate places on Earth.
- Interpret the various symbols on maps.
- Interpret the various types of field maps.
- Construct isolines
- Calculate Gradient
- Draw the profile of a map between two points.
- Vocabulary
- Assignments
- RDRR Latitude / Longitude Worksheet / Document
- p.24#18-30 Latitude and Polaris
- Latitude / Longitude Practice
- Latitude / Longitude Practice 2
- Latitude / Longitude Practice 2015-16
- Calister Quadrangle In class work and p.31#35-48 Homework
- Reading Isolines practice
- Drawing Isolines
- Gradient
- Drawing Profiles
- Bringing it all together
- Labs
- Videos
- Drawing Isolines: YouTube | My Big Campus
- Complete worksheet as you watch the video (Remember the pause button)
- Drawing Profiles: YouTube | My Big Campus
- Complete worksheet as you watch the video
- Calculating Gradient: YouTube | My Big Campus
- Complete worksheet as you watch the video
- Drawing Isolines: YouTube | My Big Campus
- Animations/Interactive
- Review