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Seasons & Map projections

Step 1: Read Section 6 and take notes in TCI interactive notebook.  
THE EARTH AND THE SUN  The following material is 1.7 & 1.8 in textbook
Step 2:  Please watch the video -> -> ->

​Step 3: Please complete section 1.7 online with TCI. 
Vocabulary
Axis
Revolution
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropical Zones
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Polar Zones
Temperature Zone


Step 4: . Please check your answer when you are finished.   


Showing a Round World on a Flat Map


Step 5: Complete notes from Chapter 1 section 8 online with TCI.  

Vocabulary
Cartographer 
Distortion

Step 6: Watch the video below about  the different  types of map projections.
Please note when you would use what type of map and the positives and negatives of each.  
Types of Maps
* Mercator Map
* Polar Map (Lambert) 
* Mollweide Map 
       (Similar to Eckert)
* Goode's Interrupted Map
* Robinson Map

Zika & thematic Maps

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