The Target Standard 1

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The TargetStandard 1

• A map is a way of organizing information about
  where.

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Did You Know?

• Maps organize information by where it is. A map
  is a flat drawing of the Earths surface. It is
  like looking at Earth from out in space. It
  might show the whole Earth or just a small part,
  such as your neighborhood. (http//www.maparchive.
  org/details.php?image_id2sessionid602a22a10cd85
  50ed6d6811547c71321)
• (http//upthedownstaircase.typepad.com/se_hace_ca
  mino_al_andar/writing_institute/index.html)

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Did You Know?

• Maps organize information by showing where things
  are. For example, we can find where all of the
  states that touch oceans are or all of the states
  that have mountains.

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Did You Know?

• We cant put the surface of the Earth on a paper
  so we use symbols of land and water instead.

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Did You Know?

• When we put several of these symbols together,
  we can begin to tell where the location (its
  relative place) is. Delaware is between
  Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey

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Did You Know?

• We can talk about the top and bottom, left and
  right of a map if we all look at it the same way?
  What if we see it differently?

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Did You Know?

• Instead of using up and down, mapmakers show
  directions on a map by using a cardinal compass.
  It shows which direction is north, south, east,
  and west.

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Think About It

• What is a map?
• What are problems someone might have reading a
  map?
• What are some ways mapmakers help us understand
  maps.
• What is location?
• How can we use surrounding places to locate a
  specific one?

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The Target

• Globes are models of the earth.

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Did You Know?

• A globe is a model that shows the shape of the
  whole Earth, a sphere.

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Did You Know?

• The North Pole is at the most northern point on a
  globe. At the opposite end of the globe is the
  South Pole. Both are frozen places.

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Did You Know?

• If we draw an imaginary line around the Earth
  halfway between the North and South Pole it would
  cut the Earth in half east and west. We call the
  line the equator. It is hot at the equator.

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Did You Know?

• We can read a globe by following the curve of
  the Earth. We can follow the flight of an
  airplane or migration of birds.

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Think About It

• What is a globe?
• What are problems someone might have reading a
  globe?
• What are some ways globemakers help us understand
  globes?
• What are the North and South Poles? The equator?
• How can we use surrounding oceans to locate a
  place on a globe?

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Think About It

• How is looking at a map and a globe different?
• How does looking at the same place on a map and a
  globe help us understand places better?
• (http//www.visit-the-globe.com/)
  
  (http//www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au/world_map_
  wallpaper2.jpg)

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The Target

• Maps and globes have many purposes.

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Did You Know?

• Maps can be used to show where buildings such as
  schools or shopping centers are located. Maps
  also show the roads that connect towns and
  cities. You can find your way to any place using
  a map. (maps.com)

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Did You Know?

• Maps can be used to show mountains, rivers,
  oceans, and deserts. They also help us
  understand where they are in relation to one
  another, the Atlantic Ocean is east of Delaware.
  (maps.com)

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Think About It

• How can maps be read to find out what is in the
  real world?

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Think About It

• Josh and Cara wanted to describe how to get to
  their cousins house. Josh got out a map and
  Cara got out a globe. What would be the best
  choice for them to use? Why?

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The Target

• Theme maps have legends to help identify
  information that can be learned on the map.

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Did You Know?

• A legend is a group of symbols found in a box on
  a map. The symbols help explain how to read the
  maps information. (http//www.nenv.k.u-tokyo.ac.j
  p/TNTmips63RefManual20(HTML)/dispc010.htm )

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Did You Know?

• When a map shows what types of farming or
  industry occurs in a place the legend might have
  corn, chickens, or wheat pictures that show
  where these products grow.
• (www.museum.state.il.us)

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Did You Know?

• When a map shows the climates of places, the
  legend might have colors that show where deserts,
  frozen tundra, or tropics are found.
• (theodora.com)

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Did You Know?

• Maps might even show interesting facts such as
  where ball parks, factories, or even McDonalds
  are located. These maps might use dots to show
  the location. (slashfood.com)

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Did You Know?

• Some maps have lines that show where a countrys
  borders or boundaries are. The borders separate
  one state or country from another state or
  country. We cant really see the lines on the
  ground. This type of map is called a political
  map.

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Did You Know?

• Some maps use colored areas to show elevation.
  Elevation is how high land is above or below the
  level of the ocean. These maps are called
  physical maps. They tell more about the land.

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Think About It

• What are different ways mapmakers give
  information on maps?
• How might looking at the same place on different
  kinds of maps help us learn more about that place.

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The Target

• The scale of a map explains the distance between
  places in real measurements.

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Did You Know?

• The scale of a map is shown as a line with marks.
  It will tell what the real distance on the earth
  between two places is. It might be in feet,
  miles, or kilometers. (www.wall-maps.com )

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Did You Know?

• When the scale measurement is placed between the
  two places, a distance can be estimated.
• (http//academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson
  /core/linksa/scale_use.html)

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Did You Know?

• A map scale might show a small area in great
  detail. (http//www.nationalgeographic.org/walking
  tours/Washington_DC_Walking_Tour/dctmap.html)

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Did You Know?

• A map scale might show a bigger area in less
  detail. (http//www.dcmessageboards.com/index.php
  ?showtopic9468)

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Think About It

• Your family is thinking about talking a weekend
  trip to Washington, DC. How might having a scale
  on this map help your family plan the time?
  (http//www.visitingdc.com/images/washington-dc-ma
  ll-map.jpg)