Blog Post #5
Topic: Interpreting Maps
KQ2: How do geographers describe where things are?
My definition of a map scale is how much something is being portrayed on a map. In other words how much the map is getting zoomed in. This changes the different way a map is scaled because if it's a bigger area getting scaled it is probably getting scaled in miles, but the it gets more zoomed in on a more condense place it is probably going to be measured in feet.
The definition I got from projection was how much of the map is being showed at one time. Like if there is it showing the whole world, or maybe it's just showing a town.
Latitude and longitude is a tool that some maps have that is used to find or pin point the exact location of a place you are looking for, usually regular people don't use latitude and longitude to find something, usually geographers that use it.
The role of scale in map setting is usually to find the distance between one point and another on a map. The role of projection is to really see what you're looking at. For example, when the map is really close up and it's showing a town this means the map is really being projected. But if it's far out and your seeing a whole country then it isn't being projected as much. This is important for interpreting maps because it really helps you find and understand more about what you're looking at, If you want to see something closer all you have to do is increase the projection. Map scale is also important in interpreting maps because if you want to see how far two things are apart all you have to do is look at the scale and have a ruler and you'll be able to find that out easy.
KQ2: How do geographers describe where things are?
My definition of a map scale is how much something is being portrayed on a map. In other words how much the map is getting zoomed in. This changes the different way a map is scaled because if it's a bigger area getting scaled it is probably getting scaled in miles, but the it gets more zoomed in on a more condense place it is probably going to be measured in feet.
The definition I got from projection was how much of the map is being showed at one time. Like if there is it showing the whole world, or maybe it's just showing a town.
Latitude and longitude is a tool that some maps have that is used to find or pin point the exact location of a place you are looking for, usually regular people don't use latitude and longitude to find something, usually geographers that use it.
The role of scale in map setting is usually to find the distance between one point and another on a map. The role of projection is to really see what you're looking at. For example, when the map is really close up and it's showing a town this means the map is really being projected. But if it's far out and your seeing a whole country then it isn't being projected as much. This is important for interpreting maps because it really helps you find and understand more about what you're looking at, If you want to see something closer all you have to do is increase the projection. Map scale is also important in interpreting maps because if you want to see how far two things are apart all you have to do is look at the scale and have a ruler and you'll be able to find that out easy.
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