Map Essentials Set up your paper to take Cornell notes! Terms to tackle: •Title •Compass Rose •Scale •Legend •Locator Map the terms listed below, are there any you already know? Talk with your neighbor about definitions you’re familiar with!
Map Essentials Set up your paper to take Cornell notes! Terms to tackle: Title Compass Rose Scale Legend Locator Map Of the terms listed below, are there.
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Map EssentialsSet up your paper
to take Cornell notes! Terms to tackle:
•Title•Compass Rose
•Scale•Legend
•Locator Map
Of the terms listed below, are there any you already know? Talk with yourneighbor about definitions you’re familiar with!
Title• The map title shows what
the subject of the map is.
This is the title!
Compass Rose
• A compass rose has arrows that point to all four principal directions: north, south, east, and west.
Keep in mindthat north is not
always up ona map!
It’s All About Perspective!
YOU
YOU
YOU
Act as if you are thestar and you are looking at the USat each different
perspective.
1.
2.
3.
1. Which way is north?
2. East?
3. South?
Legend
A legend, or key, explains whatthe symbols represent on a map.
Map Scales
• Scales represent the distances between points on a map.
• Scales give distances in miles and kilometers.
• Use your map and practice finding the distances between two states of your choice.
This is the scale!
Locator Map• A locator map shows
where in the world the area on a map is located.
• A locator map is basically a map that looks at a location from a more zoomed out perspective.
Recapitulate!
Take some time to recap some of the information we discussed. I’m looking for 6-8 GREAT sentences.
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