What are different types of maps and how are they used?

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EQ How does one distinguish between the different types of maps? 7.3.spi.14. Distinguish between types of maps.  (i.e., political, physical, climatic, land-use resource, contour, elevation, and topographic).
Activating Strategy Students will be asked to list 5 reasons they would need a map. Students will be asked how they know which one to use for different types of information. Which one should I look at to determine what resources an area has? Climate? Elevation?
Teaching Strategies - Students will make a flipbook on the different types of maps and record notes from the PowerPoint. (Need 4 sheets of paper.) After we complete our notes on the first two maps, students will break up into teams and do a pair/share activity. - AP 1 Pair/Share Describe a political map. When would you use a political map?" Describe a physical map. Why would someone need to use a physical map?" AP 2 A note to a student moving here from another country "What kind of map would I look at to find out the weather in Tennessee?" "How would a topographical map help me find out if my new house is on a hill or in a valley? AP 3 Compare and contrast with a Venn Diagram How is a contour map similar and different from that of an elevation map? - Students will complete the Maps Handout.
Summarizing Strategy Ticket Out the Door Students will number 1-11 on a sheet of paper and will be instructed to look at pictures from the last 11 slides of the Power point to determine whether each picture is political, physical, climatic, land-use resource, contour, elevation, topographic, or a combination of more than one.
Homework Finish the Map Handout if not completed in class.
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Why do you use maps?

• Think of 5 reasons that you would need a map (so
  I know where I am going is not an answer I want
  you to have on your list.)

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How do you distinguish between different types of
maps?
SS. Standard 7.3.spi.14. Distinguish between
types of maps.  (i.e., political, physical,
climatic, land-use resource, contour, elevation,
and topographic).
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Political Maps

• Usually colored by country or by state
• Political colors make it easy to compare size,
  shape, and location
• Bold letters often make the country names stand
  out
• Symbols make it easy to tell capitals from other
  cities
• Political maps also name certain physical
  features, such as rivers and lakes

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World Political Map
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Physical Map

• Has colors that make natural patterns stand out
• The colors on the map can stand for types of
  vegetation, mountain, and natural features
• Names of big natural features are easy to see
• Physical maps also include some political
  information, such as boundaries

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World Physical Map
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Pair/Share

• 1s tell 2s
• Describe a political map.
• When would you use a political map?

• 2s tell 1s
• Describe a physical map.
• Why would someone need to use a physical map?

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Climate Map

• The climate of a place is the weather it has
  season by season, year after year
• Rainfall and temperature are climates main
  ingredients
• Climate is affected by elevation, distance from
  the ocean, and latitude

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World Climate Map
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Land Use Resource Map

• These maps show how land is being used. This
  might refer to
• vegetation
• crops being grown
• forest vs. Agriculture
• mines and wells
• city zoning

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Topographic Map

• These maps generally represent a small area with
  a lot of detail. They show elevation with
  contour lines, natural and man-made features.

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Topographic Map
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A new student is moving to Tennessee and is
curious about a few things. Please write him a
one paragraph letter answering his questions.

• How would a topographical map help me find out if
  my new house is on a hill or in a valley?

• What kind of map would I look at to find out the
  weather in Tennessee?

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Contour maps
Contour lines represent the elevation at that
line. If you were to walk across a line, you
are changing elevation.
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Contour map
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Elevation Maps

• Maps that show elevation change by using color
  or shading.

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Elevation Map

• What is the average elevation of most of our
  state?

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Elevation Map of Tennessee
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Elevation Map
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Elevation Map
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How is a contour map similar and different from
that of an elevation map?
Contour map Elevation map
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Ticket out the DoorPlease number 1-11
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• 1. Elevation and/or Physical
• 2. Political
• 3. Physical
• 4. Elevation and/or Physical
• 5. Climatic
• 6. Topographical
• 7. Contour
• 8. Political
• 9. Elevation and/or Physical
• 10. Contour
• 11. Land-use resource map