Topic 24 Creating and Using Maps

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Topic 24 Creating and Using Maps

• Veronica Gallegos

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Introduction

• Maps
• Four reasons why map reading is often difficult
  for children1. Maps are visual abstractions2.
  Maps distort the globe when converting a sphere
  to a plane3. Maps need to be carefully presented
  to ensure understanding4. Children are
  egocentric

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Common Types of Maps

• Base Maps
• Physical Maps
• Thematic Maps
• Political Maps
• Road Maps
• Weather Maps

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Creating and Interpreting Maps

• Have students create maps
• Explain how to use the Toads on Logs mnemonic
  device
• T itle at the top
• O rientation for the compass roseA uthor for
  your nameD ate for the date you created the
  mapS cale to explain the size of the map
• L egend to explain the symbols used in the map
• O utline the perimeters of the mapG rid to mark
  off the distances on the perimeterS ource to
  identify the sources) you used to create the map

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Vocabulary

• GeographyMapsProjectionsScale
• Map Quiz

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Maps

• Which is bigger, Greenland or South America? 2.
  Reno, Nevada, is _____ of Los Angeles,
  California. A. Northeast C.
  SoutheastB. Northwest D.
  Southwest3. The west coast of South American is
  in the ______time zone.4. It will get colder as
  you travel north.A. True B. False