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TEACHERGUIDE• Assessment Rubric ................................................................................... 5
• How Is Our Resource Organized? ............................................................ 6
• Bloom’s Taxonomy for Reading Comprehension ....................................... 7
• Vocabulary ............................................................................................... 7
STUDENTHANDOUTSMapping Skills with Google Earth™ – PK-2
• How to Read a Map .................................................................................... 9
• Map Your Classroom ................................................................................. 15
• Map Your Route to School .......................................................................... 20
• Map Your Community ............................................................................... 25
• Map Your Continent .................................................................................. 31
• Map the World .......................................................................................... 36
• Crossword ................................................................................................ 42
• Word Search ............................................................................................ 43
• Comprehension Quiz .............................................................................. 44
Mapping Skills with Google Earth™ – 3-5
• Basics of Map Reading ................................................................................ 46
• Latitude, Longitude and Time Zones ............................................................ 52
• Mapping Geographical Features ................................................................. 57
• Mapping Cultural Features ........................................................................ 62
• Map Your Country .................................................................................... 67
• Map the World .......................................................................................... 73
• Crossword ................................................................................................ 79
• Word Search ............................................................................................ 80
• Comprehension Quiz .............................................................................. 81
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Mapping Skills with Google Earth™ – 6-8
• Map Elements ............................................................................................ 83
• Weather Maps .......................................................................................... 89
• Population Maps ....................................................................................... 95
• Map Your Country .................................................................................... 100
• Map Your Continent .................................................................................. 105
• Map the World .......................................................................................... 111
• Crossword ................................................................................................ 116
• Word Search ............................................................................................ 117
• Comprehension Quiz .............................................................................. 118
EASY MARKING™ ANSWER KEY ........................................................... 120
STUDENTREPRODUCIBLEMAPS ......................................................... 135
MINI POSTERS ......................................................................................... 153
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Activity SixWorld Tour
Create a world tour using Google Earth™. Start with a starting point for your trip, for example your hometown. Click “Add” and “Placemark” from the top navigation bar, or click the “add placemark” icon in the toolbar at the top of your screen. You may move your placemark to a specifi c spot or keep it in a general area. You can also change the icon by clicking the image button to the right of the new window that has opened. Give your placemark a name and short description. Press OK to save your placemark in the “My Places” tab.
When you have chosen all your destinations for your tour, right click the “My Places” tab and click new folder. Name your folder “My Tour” and drag your placemarks into the folder. To view your virtual tour, click on your tour folder and select “Play Tour” by clicking the folder icon at the bottom of the “Places” tab.
To see some examples of already created tours, click the “Earth Gallery” icon in the “Layers” tab. Below are some screenshots to help you out.
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Country Brochure
Research your own country and make a brochure encouraging people to visit. Include the following in your brochure:
– A brief history of your country
– Its physical attractions and wildlife
– Climate
– Geographical features
– Cultural features
– Tourist attractions
A brochure is designed to sell the idea of visiting your country on vacation to your audience. Make sure to include images and reasons why people should visit your country.
Below are some images of examples of brochures.
As an added activity, choose a country not your own that you would like to visit and do some research on it. Create a brochure for that country by following the criteria listed above.
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Amenities
Below is a list of amenities that can be found in any urban community. Using Google Earth™ or a local map, fi nd each amenity in your community. As an added activity, record the coordinates for each amenity.
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Your Friend’s Home
Your School
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Library
Hospital
Mall/Shopping Center
Police Station
Grocery Store
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Scavenger Hunt
Get into groups of 4-5 and plan a scavenger hunt for the rest of your classmates. Hide 5 different items in your classroom or school. Draw a map of your classroom or school, including several landmarks. Include the 5 items and their hiding places on your map. Give the map to your classmates and have them search for your hidden items. The map should be clearly labeled, allowing your classmates to have no trouble fi nding your hidden items.
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Longitude/Latitude Bingo
Photocopy the blank variation of the Bingo card that is provided. Cut out the island graphics and place them on your Bingo card. When a longitude and latitude coordinate is called out, cross it off your Bingo card. The fi rst person to have all their islands crossed off wins.
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Activity OneVenn Diagram
Below is a picture of a world map and a picture of a globe. In the venn diagram, list the differences and similarities between these two formats.
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A Fisherman’s Tale
Pretend you are a fi sherman from the Caribbean Islands and you move to New York City. In the space below, write a journal entry describing how your life has changed. Talk about the change in geography, weather, physical features, and people.
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Battleship Game
Make your own battleship game. Photocopy the 12 by 12 grid below. Using one of the 12 by 12 grids, hide a 3-space battleship and a 4-space battleship. Your grid will need numbers at the top from left to right and letters down the bottom from top to bottom. Get together with a classmate and take turns guessing where each others ships are hidden by saying one number and letter combination. Use the other 12 by 12 grid to plot your hits and misses.
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Route Around the House
Draw a map of your home in the space provided and color your route around your house: from the kitchen to your bedroom; from the bedroom to the bathroom; and from the bathroom to outside.
Then, write down your route using the cardinal and intermediate directions.
To get from the kitchen to my bedroom: _____________________________________
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To get from my bedroom to the bathroom: __________________________________
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To get from the bathroom to outside: ________________________________________
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The Perfect School
Imagine you are a designer and create a map of the ‘perfect’ school. What type of things would you include? Perhaps a skate park or swimming pool? It is completely up to you.
Be sure to include a legend, symbols, compass rose and a color code. Draw your perfect school in the grid below.
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Activity OneMapping North America
Color and name all 50 states, 10 provinces and 3 territories on the map of North America.
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Time Zones
Use the time zone map of the world below to answer the following questions.
1. If it is noon in London, what time is it in New York? __________________________________
2. If it is noon in New York, what time is it in London? __________________________________
3. If it is noon in London, what time is it in Moscow? __________________________________
4. If it is noon in Moscow, what time is it in New York? _________________________________
5. If it is noon in New York, what time is it in Los Angeles? _____________________________
6. If it is noon in Los Angeles, what time is it in Vancouver? _____________________________
7. If it is noon in Vancouver, what time is it in Sydney? ________________________________
8. If it is noon in Vancouver, what time is it in Toronto? ________________________________
9. If it is noon in London, what time is it in Tokyo? _____________________________________
10. If it is noon in Tokyo, what time is it in New York? ____________________________________
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Labeling North America
On the map of North America below, label the following:
– the United States, Canada, Greenland, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands – all of the states and provinces of the United States and Canada – all state and province capital cities – the Great Lakes – the 3 oceans surrounding North America
On the map of North America below, color the following:
– the Mojave Desert brown – the Great Lakes blue – the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains yellow
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Population Map
Find a map of your city by copying one from the library or printing one off the Internet. Ask each of your classmates in what part of the city or on what street they live and place a dot in the area on the map. Don’t forget to include yourself. After you’ve placed a dot for every student in your class on your map, discuss what you have learned with the rest of the class.
– What do you notice about your dot density map? – What do you notice about the population in your class? – Where do most of your classmates live? – Who lives the closest to school? – Who lives the furthest from school?
Below is an example of what a dot density map will look like.
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State/Province Comparison
Draw your home state/province and label the capital and your hometown in the space provided below. Then, choose another state/province in your country and draw it in the space below. Don’t forget to label the capital.
Do some research on the Internet or at the library on each state/province and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
– Which state/province is furthest North? – Which state/province is furthest East? – Which state/province is bigger? How many square miles/km is it? – Which state/province has the largest population? What is it? – What are the major industries in both states/provinces? – What are the major tourist attractions in both states/provinces? – What time zone are both states/provinces in? If it is noon in London, England,
what time would it be in both states/provinces? – Draw the state/provincial fl ag for both state/provinces in the space provided below.
My State/Province The State/Province to Compare ____________________________ ____________________________
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Activity OneTo Scale
The following map of Whale Island has been drawn to scale using the scale 1 inch = 1 mile or 1 cm = 1 km.
With a ruler, measure the distance between Dolphin Harbor and Seal Point. The distance on the ruler is ______ inches/cm. This means it is ______ miles/km in real life.
Measure the following to fi nd the distances in miles/km.
1. The distance from Seal Point to Puffi n Bay is _______ miles/km.
2. The distance from Puffi n Bay to Echo Beach is _______ miles/km.
3. The distance from Dolphin Harbor to Echo Beach is _______ miles/km.
4. The distance form Seal Point to Dolphin Harbor is _______ miles/km.
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How to Read a Map1. Look around the classroom and put a check mark ( ) next to the
answer which best describes the position of the item.
a) The teacher’s desk is:
A at the front of the classroom.
B in the back of the classroom.
C in the middle of the classroom.
D in front of the windows.
b) My desk is:
A at the back of the class.
B at the front of the class.
C in the middle of the class.
D in the hall.
2. Match the word on the left to its defi nition on the right by drawing a line.
neighborhood Shows direction1 A
Small area, where people live2 Bsymbols
Pictures that have meaning3 Ccompass rose
Using colors to explain4 Dlegend
5 Explains symbols on a map Ecolor code
6 Drawing of an area Fmap
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How to Read a Map1. Symbols stand for something. Map makers use symbols to show what
things are on their maps. The symbol often looks like the thing it represents on the ground. Match the symbols on the right with the thing they represent on the left by drawing a line.
2. Fill in each blank with a word from the chapter.
______a______ stand for something. The meanings of symbols are explained
in the _____b______. A ____
c____ is an instrument that shows you the direction
you are traveling. A __________d_________ shows you the directions on a map.
The four cardinal directions are ______e______ , ______
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map is like a picture of the Earth, taken from the sky. Maps can show schools, neighborhoods, cities, countries, continents or even the whole world.
Maps can show land and water areas. They can also show many things, which are located on the land. For example, trees, houses, churches, post-offices and government buildings. A map of a small area, like your school, would show the playground, the playing fields, the office and your classroom.
Maps use symbols, which are a type of picture, to represent real things. For example, some maps use a symbol like this ( ) to show where a railway line is on a map. All the symbols used on a map are explained in a legend. Sometimes maps use a color code to explain what different parts of the map represent. In a color coded map, colors are used to show where land, water and mountains occur. On some maps, color coding is also used to show where the different states, provinces or territories are.
Look at the map of a neighborhood to the right. Notice the buildings are brown, the playing field and parks green and the lakes blue. (Use the color poster “Map Elements on a Neighborhood Map”, found on page 158, to complete the exercise.)
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Answer each question with a complete sentence.
3. Why is it important to use symbols?
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4. How does a legend help you understand maps?
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Research
5. Look at a local map. In the space provided, make a list of all the different things that you can fi nd on the map.
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6. Create a treasure map. Draw an island, then 5 “landmarks” and an “X” to mark the spot of your treasure. Using cardinal directions, give detailed instructions on how to fi nd the treasure starting from each “landmark”. Draw your own symbols and legend for your map.
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Map the WorldOn the map below, locate the seven continents, the 4 oceans, the North and South Pole, the Equator and the Prime Meridian. Write down the coordinates for each. (Some will have more than one number and/or letter option.)
Continent Coordinates Oceans Coordinates Place CoordinatesAfrica Arctic North
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Circle the word TRUE if the statement is TRUE or circle the word FALSE if it is FALSE.
1. A map with a scale of 1:20 shows more detail than a map with a scale of 1:200. TRUE FALSE 2. Weather maps usually show climate, precipitation or temperature. TRUE FALSE 3. Population geography is the study of the concentration of people in an area,
which is calculated by dividing the number of people present, by the area. TRUE FALSE 4. Topographic maps use contour lines to show differences in elevation. TRUE FALSE 5. Dot density maps use colors to show statistical data. TRUE FALSE 6. The North American continent can be divided into four distinct regions. TRUE FALSE 7. Maps are more accurate than globes at portraying the Earth. TRUE FALSE 8. The distinct regions that make up the North American continent include the
Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Canadian Shield, and the Eastern Region. TRUE FALSE
1. What is a dot density map? ___________________________________________________
2. How can choropleth maps and dot density maps be used together?
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3. What is a political map? ___________________________________________________________
4. What is a topographic map? _______________________________________________________
5. What is a choropleth map? ________________________________________________________
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Crossword Puzzle!
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1. An imaginary line on the Earth, which travels horizontally around the globe.
2. A diagram on a map, which shows direction.
5. The main directions are called ______________ directions.
7. A group of people who share common interests, characteristics and experiences.
9. Urban communities have more of these than rural communities. They include hospitals and libraries.
10. The mnemonic that helps you remember, everything you need to place on a map.
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3. Maps that can be used to compare different regions and compare information, known as data.
4. If contour lines are close together on a map, it means the hill is ______________.
6. A tool that shows what the distance on the map equals on the ground.
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12. The name of the map.
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The most commonly used map is a city
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City maps use symbols to show where and
what things are.
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A transportation route shows roads and train
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City maps show physical features.
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Answers will vary.
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Answers may vary.I live in North America.
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The United States, Canada and
Mexico are three of the countries in
North America.
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Arctic, Atlantic and Pacifi c oceans surround North
America.
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The fi ve Great Lakes found in
North America are Superior, Michigan,
Huron, Erie and Ontario.
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There are 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii in the United
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There are 10 provinces in
Canada. There are also 3 territories in
Canada.
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Answers may vary. Polar Bears live in the
Northern part of North America.
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Answers may vary. Whales are a massive creature that calls the Pacifi c Ocean home.
Drawings may vary. It is a commercial
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Map Your CommunityAnswer the questions with a complete sentence.
3. What is the most commonly used map?
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4. What do city maps use, instead of drawings or photographs, in order to show where and what things are?
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5. What type of route shows roads and train tracks?
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6. City maps show man made features and what other type of features?
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7. Imagine that you have a friend coming to stay with you for one week. What places would you like to take them to? Pick a place for each day. How will you get to each place? (Walk, Bike, Car, Bus)
Place How you will get there
Monday: _______________________ ________________________
Tuesday: _______________________ ________________________
Wednesday: ____________________ ________________________
Thursday: ______________________ ________________________
Friday: _________________________ ________________________
Saturday: _______________________ ________________________
Sunday: ________________________ ________________________
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