map skills 3 rd grade geography
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Map Skills3rd Grade Geography
Created By: Tiffany Hunter
Standards Addressed
SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features.
Identify major rivers of the United States of America:
Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.b. Identify major
mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian,
Rocky.
Types of Maps
There are 3 basic types of maps:
Physical MapPoliticalResource
Physical Map
A physical map is a
map that shows
elevation, rivers,
landforms, and bodies
of water in a specific
area.
Political Map
A political map show
boundaries of
countries, states,
counties, and the
location of major cities.
They usually include significant bodies of water. Bright
colors are often used to help the user find the
borders.
Resource Map
A resource map showswhat sort ofnatural or agricultural resources,
such as crops or minerals, there are in a certain area. The amount
of a resource is shown by a picture symbol. The bigger The symbol,
the more of the resource there is!
Parts of a Map
There are many maps that we use, but they all have one or more of
these basic parts:Map scaleLegend/Map KeyCompassTitle
Compass Rose
The compass rose
is included on a map to help
the user with the cardinal directions
(North, East, South, and West)
in relation to the map.
Map Key/Legend
A map key or legend as it is often called tells what
the symbols on a map represent.
Map Scale
Maps cannot be the same size as the objects are in reality or
they would notfit on the page! Therefore we use scale to show the
real distances between places by making everything
smaller.
Map Titles
Map titles tell you what you are looking at.Example:
Major Rivers of the United States
There are 5 major rivers of the United States:Mississippi River,
Colorado River, Rio Grande, Ohio River and the Hudson River.Rivers
help people in the U.S. meet their needs. They use river water for
crops, drinking water, moving goods, and for having fun!
Mountains of the United States
The Rocky and Appalachian Mountains are found in the United
States.The Rocky Mountains is the largest mountain range in the
country located in the western part of the U.S. The rockies pass
through northern New Mexico and into Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and
Montana. The Appalachian Mountains located west of the Atlantic
Coastal Plain run from Maine (north) to Georgia (south). They arent
as high as the Rockies.
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