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ATLAS SKILLS WORKSHEET NAME: ______DATE: ______PERIOD: ______TYPES OF MAPS

1. What does a Land Cover (Physical) Map primarily show? (see pg after “Contents” p. 3)

2. What does a Political Map primarily show? (p. 3)

3. What does an Elevation (Physical) Map primarily show? (p. 4)

4. What do you think are Thematic Maps? What are some examples of Thematic Maps? (p. 4 )

MAP SECTIONS 5. Go to the first page of the Europe map section. How many different maps of Europe are there (don’t include pictures in the number)? ______

6. In what order are the map types within each map section? (look at the titles in yellow boxes)

INDEX 7. Go to the Index (back of the atlas). The Index organized is in alphabetically order. What information is provided in the index (blue writing at the top)?

LEGENDS/KEYS On p. 3 find the “Detailed Legend for Land Cover Maps”. 8. How can you tell the difference between a country name and a city name (describe how it is written)?

9. How can you tell the difference between a regular city and a national capital city name?

10. What does a small box indicate? ______11. What would the color yellow indicate on a Land Cover map? ______

12. Go to page 54. What does yellow indicate on the Land Use map of Middle America? ______

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES 13. Go to page 26. Find the Yucatan Peninsula (near the Gulf of Mexico) and the Florida Peninsula. After comparing both, what is the definition of a peninsula?

14. Go to page 42. Find the valleys of California. By studying this map, how would you define a Valley? Remember to look at the key in the yellow box on p. 43 to help you answer the question. ABSOLUTE LOCATION: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

NOTES/REVIEW: Latitude: Measurement in degrees from the equator. Latitude measures from 0` at the equator to 90`N at the North Pole and from 0` at the equator to 90` S at the South Pole.

Longitude: Measurement in degrees from the Prime Meridian (goes through Greenwich, England.) Longitude measures from 0` at the Prime Meridian to 180` West and from 0’ at the Prime Meridian to 180` East, meeting at the International Date Line.

15. Where could you look in the atlas to find out how the absolute location for a particular place is properly written (hint look at #7)? ______Look there to find the absolute location of San Diego: (Lat. Number Direction, Long. Number Direction) ( ______, ______)

16. Go to page 52. What would the Latitude of Mexico City be? a. 19` W b. 19` N c. 21` W d. 21` N

17. What would the Longitude of Mexico City be? p. 52 a. 101` N b. 99` W c. 101` W d. 99` N

18. Go to page 70. Using this map, figure out the Latitude and Longitude of Paris, France. Be sure to write it correctly. (______, ______)

19. Now find the Absolute Location (Lat./Long.) of 2 places you have already visited or 2 places you would like to visit. ______

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