Maps: A Useful Tutorial 1
Maps: A Useful Tutorial
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Objectives:
• What is a Compass Rose? How is it useful?
• Why maps are useful?
• Can a Compass Rose help me find something?
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Peer Objectives:
• Can I work cooperatively with my classmates for an activity?
• How can I give all of my effort to my group and their project?
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Why Maps Are Useful…
• They show people where things are.
• Can include information on population, elevation, resources, etc.
• They show you how to get places you want to go.
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Direction
• Every map should have a compass rose
• This shows North, East, South, West
• A popular rhyme to remember is “Never Eat Shredded Wheat”
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Symbols
• Represent actual locations on a map
• They can be highways, gas stations, hotels, rivers, hospitals, etc.
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Keys
• Also known as Legends
• Every Map has a key
• It shows the different symbols for that map
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Map Scales
• Shows the respective distance
• Ex: 1inch = 1 mile
• Every map has a scale
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Map Example (street)
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Map Example (weather)
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Map Example (elevation)
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