Social Studies Name:
Period: Date:
Globes and Maps
1. Globes are __________________________________________________________.
2. Advantages of Globes
Globes are more accurate than ______________________.
Globes are not ___________________________________.
3. Disadvantages of Globes
Globes are not ___________________________________.
Globes do not show _______________________________.
Globes are more expensive than _____________________.
There are no _____________________________________.
4. Maps are ___________________________________________________________.
5. Advantages of Maps
Maps are _________________________ than globes.
Maps show _______________________.
Maps can show _________________________________________________.
Maps can be put into a book called an ______________________.
Maps are __________________________________.
6. Disadvantages of Maps
Maps are distorted because _______________________.
Maps can distort ______________________________________.
This problem is somewhat solved by different ________________________________.
7. Map Projections
Map projections are _____________________________________________________
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8. Mercator Projection
The Mercator Projection is used by ______________________________________.
How To Identify It
a.
b.
c.
9. The Polar Projection is used by _______________________________________.
How To Identify It
a.
b.
c.
d.
10. The Robinson Projection is used by ___________________________________.
How To Identify It
a.
b.
11. Different Type of Maps
Political Maps Thematic Maps
Physical Maps Cartograms
Topographic Maps
12. Political maps show human made features such as ______________________________________
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13. Physical maps help you see the type of _______________________________________________
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14. Thematic maps show specific types of information. Some examples of thematic maps are:
Population distribution and density Ethnicity
Economic activity Climate
Resource Precipitation
Language Vegetation
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15. Small Scale Maps
Maps can be _________________________________.
A small scale map shows a ________________________________________________________.
A small scale map is used to see ___________________________________________________.
16. Large Scale Maps
A large scale map shows a ________________________________________________________.
A large scale is used to see ________________________________________________________.