Ms. Jihan Geography Packet name:US History period:

Directions: Using the Map Reading, complete the following pages.

Lesson 1: Direction and Distance (p. 1-3)

Reviewing Key Terms: Place each phrase in the box under the correct heading.

Practice: Fill in the missing directions on these compass roses. Notice that north is not always in the same place!

Practicing Map Skills: Using the map on p.3, and what you have just read about direction and distance, answer the questions below.1. What part of this map shows direction? ________________________________________________________

2. What part of this map shows distance? ________________________________________________________

3. If you were in Kansas, in which direction would you have to travel to reach each of the states listed below?

a. South Dakota ________________ b. Virginia _________________

c. Washington _________________ d. Florida __________________

4. How many miles does the full length of the scale bar represent? ____________________________________

5. About how many miles is it from east to west across Texas at the widest point? ________________________

6. Explain how you would measure a distance on the map longer than the scale bar. ______________________

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Lesson 2: Importance of Distance and Relative Location (p. 4)

Practicing Map Skills: After you read p. 4, use map 1.2: Panama below to decide if each of the following statements is T (True) or F (False).

_____1. Panama has water to the north and south.

_____2. The country o Colombia is located to the west of Panama.

_____3. The Caribbean Sea is located to the north of Panama.

_____4. The Canal Zone is located in the central part o Panama.

_____5. When a ship enters the Panama Canal at Colon, it is northwest o the other end of the canal at Panama

City.

_____6. Costa Rica is located northwest of Panama.

_____7. According to this map, all parts of the Caribbean Sea are easy of the Pacific Ocean.

_____8. The city of Rio Hato is about 300 kilometers west of La Palma

Lesson 4: Introduction of Latitude and Longitude (p. 5-6)

Reviewing Key Terms: After to you read p. 5-6, explain the meaning of the following terms in your own words.1. Degree - __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Latitude - _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Longitude - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Equator - __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Prime Meridian - ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Practicing Map Skills: Complete each of the following steps on the map of the world below.1. Label the Equator

2. Label the Prime Meridian.

3. Lines o latitude and longitude shown on the map are spaced 30` apart. Find the first latitude line north of the Equator and label it 30` North. Find the first latitude line south of the Equator an label it 30` South. Now, label the rest of the latitude lines correctly.

4. Find the first longitude line east of the Prime Meridian and label it 30` East. Find the first longitude line west of the Prime Meridian an label it 30` West. Now, label the rest of the longitude lines correctly.

5. Label the 4 Oceans

Recalling Facts: Use Map 1-3: The World at the bottom of the page to answer the following questions, and complete the following sentences.1. Where is the United States on this map? _______________________________________________________

2. What countries border the United States to the north and south? ____________________________________

3. What direction is South Africa from the United States? ___________________________________________

4. What ocean separates Japan from the United States? _____________________________________________

5. Which continent(s) would you have to travel through to go from India to the United Kingdom? ___________

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6. What are 2 routes you could take to go from South America to Australia? ____________________________

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7. South America is bordered by the _________________ Ocean on the west, and the __________________

Ocean on the east.

8. Asia is bordered by the ________________ Ocean on the east, and the ________________ Ocean on the

south.

9. Europe is _________________ of the Arctic Ocean.

10. Asia is ________________ of Europe.

Lesson 11: Comparing Types of Maps (p. 7-8)

Reviewing Key Terms: Match each term with its meaning. Draw a line from each term to its definition.

Practicing Map Skills: Use map 1-15: Ethiopia, 2001 below to answer the following questions.

1. What is the title of this map? ________________________________________________________________

2. What part o the map tells you what the symbols on the map mean? __________________________________

3. What do the solid black lines on the map stand for? ______________________________________________

4. What does on the map stand for? _____________________________________________________

5. Would you call this a physical map, a political map, a special purpose map, or a combination? Why?

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Lesson 12: Comparing Map Projections (p. 9-10)

Reviewing Key Terms: Match each term with its meaning.

Recalling Facts: After you read p. 9-10, decide which of the following statements are T (true), and which are F (false)._____1. Only globes can show true distance, direction, size and shape of landmasses all at the same time._____2. No map can show true distance and direction._____3. All maps show the surface of the earth in the same way._____4. All maps can show accurate size, but inaccurate distance._____5. A map can show that a landmass is much larger than it really is.

Recalling Facts: Fill in the blanks to correctly complete the following sentences.1. On a Mercator Projection, the sizes of landmasses near the North and South Poles are greatly exaggerated in ________________________________________________________________________________________.

2. On a planar projection, the size and shape of the landmasses are _______________________________, but the distance and direction are_______________________________________.

3. A conic projection is good for showing ___________________________________ areas midway between the ___________________________________ and the Poles.

4. A planar projection is also known as a(n) __________________________________________ projection.

Lesson 13: Mental Mapping (p. 11-12)

Practicing Map Skills: Use Map 1-16 to answer the following questions. Circle the best answer.

1. You are at the high school. Which of the following buildings is closest to you?a. the bank b. the post office c. the grocery d. the pharmacy

2. You need to walk from the soccer fields to the bank. What is the shortest route?a. west on Union Street, then north on Apple Blvd.b. west on Union Street, north on Peach Ave, and west on Main Streetc. easy on Union Street, then north on Apple Blvdd. east on Union Street, north on Peach Ave, and west on Main Street

3. You are leaving the post office and are standing on Washington Street. Someone asks you for directions to the coffee shop. Which of the following directions is the most direct route?

a. At the end of the street, turn left onto Peach Ave. You will find the coffee shop at the corner of Peach and Main.b. At the intersection of Washington and Peach, turn right. You will find the coffee shop at the corner of Peach and Main.c. Take Washington to Apple. Turn left on Apple and go one block to Main. Turn left on main. You will find the coffee shop at the corner of Peach and main.d. Walk west on Washington to Peach. Turn south, or right, onto Peach. Go one block to Peach and main. The coffee shop will be on the corner.

4. You park in the south parking area. You need to make stops at the bank, post office, pharmacy, and grocery. You need to pick up 2 items at the pharmacy, and you expect to purchase food to fill 2 bags of groceries. In which order should you make your stops in order to walk the shortest distance, carrying the fewest things?

a. pharmacy, post office, grocery, bank b. bank, pharmacy, post office, groceryc. grocery, bank, post office, pharmacy d. bank post office, pharmacy, grocery

Places and Regions (p. 13)

Recalling Facts: As you read the passage, answer the questions below.

1. When geographers talk about place, what do they mean?

2. Give an example of a physical feature, and an example of a human feature.

3. Why do geographers use maps, charts, and graphs to display information about places instead of words?

4. Areas that have similar characteristics are called __________________________. Regions that have one main physical feature in common, like mountains, are called ______________________________, while regions with shared boundaries or political beliefs are called ______________________________.

5. What are the 3 types of regions?

Lesson 2: Reading Elevation Maps (p. 14)

Reading for Information: As you read the passage on elevation, fill in the chart below.

Vocabulary Definition Drawing Conclusions

Elevation What can this tell you about a place?

Sea Level What is the importance of sea level?

Relief Why is it important to know the relief of a place?

Elevation Map What can this kind of map tell you about a place?

Lesson 6: Physical Regions (p. 15-16)

Practicing Map Skills: Using the information in the reading and on the maps, answer the following questions.

1. What is the white part of the map called? ______________________________________________________

2. What is the physical region called that surrounds Chicago? ________________________________________

3. Which physical region of North America runs the greatest distance from north to south?

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4. What is the smallest physical region in North America? ___________________________________________

Lesson 8: Culture Regions (p. 17-18)

Reading for Information: As you read the passage on culture regions, fill in the chart below.

Cultural Trait Example from the United States Example from another country

Language

Religion

Government Type

Technology

Economic System

Reviewing Key Terms: Circle the correct term from the pair in parentheses in each sentence.

1. A country that uses little technology and has low levels of industrialization is called (culture region, developing country)

2. A country with an economy based more on industry than agriculture is called a (developed country, developing country).

3. The way in which a country uses its resources to satisfy its people’s wants and needs is called its (economic system, type of government).

4. In a free enterprise system, businesses are owned by the (people, government).

5. The US is one of the leading countries with a (free enterprise, communist) system.