All+About+Maps


 * HI**
 * This wiki is desgned to help you get a better understanding about maps and mapping.**


 * Do you know maps have been around for thousands of years?**

As man's knowledge about the earth and its place in the solar system has developed so has man's ability to represent their the earth in a pictorial representation.

From etchings on rocks, to parchment, printed atlases, online maps and satellite imaging we have developed amazing ways to find out exactly where we in relation to the rest of the world.

While knowledge and technologies have changed many things there are still some basic understandings and skills that are required to use maps effectively irregardless of what types of maps they are.

By the end of this unit you will:


 * Be able to describe maps and atlases
 * Read maps using legends
 * Use and understand scale on a map
 * Define longitude and latitude and use both to locate places on maps
 * Use grid references
 * Understand time zones
 * Calculate time differences using online calculators
 * Interpret aerial maps and photographs
 * Examine satellite images
 * Use a range of online resources including Google Maps, Google Earth,TIme Zone Calculator

So...lets gets started.