PSY 100 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture -This is the first lecture!Outline of Current Lecture 1. Mapsa. Types of mapsb. Typical uses of mapsc. Map essentialsd. Lines of longitude and latitudeCurrent Lecture:MapsPlanimetric vs. Topographic oPlanimetric is very common, like a road mapoTopographic shows elevation via contour linesGenerally, maps:oShow locationoCan be either digital or paperoHave top down perspectiveMaps need:oScales to express distance (1:24,000 is a common, valueless ratio)oLegends to differentiate dataoNorth arrow (there can be 3 N-Arrows)oLines of latitude and longitudeoA titleoA dateLines of latitude and longitudeoMeasured in degrees, minutes, secondsoLines of latitude are called parallelsoLines of longitude are called meridiansoThe Prime Meridian is at 0 degreesoThe International Date Line is at 180 degrees E/W Planimetric MapsoMost common type of mapoAlso called thematic mapsoExample on pg.
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