8/11/15 BELL RINGER1.Get out a blank sheet of notebook paper.2.ON THE FIRST LINE OF YOUR PAPER WRITE:

8/11/15 BELL RINGER3.While sitting in your chair, take a look at some

of the maps on the walls. 4.Write a short paragraph and describe the

features on a map which help us to use them.

You have 5 minutes.

• I can identify and define the basic elements of a map and use those elements to read a map.

Objective

What makes a Map?

• Identify the following different map features that help us read maps!!

Map Title

Compass Rose

Map Legend/Key

Map Scale

Map Locator

Types of Maps

• There are many types of maps…how many can you think of?

Physical Maps

Political Maps

Historical Maps

Land Use Resource Maps

Let’s do some Labeling!

World Map worksheetFunny video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_pw8duzGUgMap labeling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnL-TqyBuw

Lines of Longitude & Latitude