Using a Road Atlas

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Using a Road Atlas
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• What is a road atlas used for?

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A Road Atlas is a book of maps.

• It tells us
• Where things or places are
• How to get from place to place
• Where a place is in relation to another place

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Parts of an Atlas

• Contents-located on the front
• Legend-located on pg. 1. What does the legend
  tell you?
• Index-located in the back. It tells what page
  youll find cities, towns, and counties in each
  state.
• Mileage Chart-On the back cover. It tells the
  distance between major cities.

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We are going to use a road atlas to

• Answer some questions.
• Find some places
• Find things, like lakes, roads, or airports
• Use the Table of Contents on the front to find
  where to look.

Ready?
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• 1. Using the Table of Contents on the front, what
  page will you find the city of Racine, WI?

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• Find the state capital of South Dakota. What is
  the name and page number you found it on?

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• 3. What is the number of the Interstate that you
  would take to travel from Birmingham, AL to
  Montgomery, AL?

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• 4. What is the road number between Louisville, KY
  and Lexington, KY? Name one town you will pass
  through.

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• 5. What is the name of the State Park located
  near Jaffrey, NH? Can you camp there?

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• 6. Give the name of a lake located in Oregon.

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• 7. What is the name of the airport in Nashville,
  TN.?
• What Interstate is located next to the airport?

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• 8. What does it mean if a city has a yellow box
  around it? An example of this is Green Bay, WI.

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• 9. Choose another state besides Georgia. Identify
  the state and two rivers that run through the
  state.

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• 10. In what state is the Great Salt Lake located?

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• 11. What states border Oregon?

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• 12. What states form a border with the country of
  Mexico?

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• 13. Find a map of Canada. What province is
  Toronto located in?

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• 14. How many miles is it from St. Louis to
  Memphis?

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• 15. What time zone is Colorado in?

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Answers

• Pg. 113
• Pierre, Pg. 93
• I-65
• I-64, Answers will vary
• Monadnock State Park, Yes
• Answers will vary. Students should find that
  answers on pgs. 84-85.
• Nashville International Airport, I-40

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• 8. There is a larger map of that area.