GE: H&SS5-6:11 Students interpret geography and solve geographic problems by…
· Identifying characteristics of states using resources such as maps, photographs, atlases, video.
· Observing, comparing, and analyzing patterns of state, national land use to understand why particular locations are used for certain human activities.
· Locating the political regions of the United States.
· Constructing and reading a variety of effective representations of the earth such as maps, globes.
· Identifying and using basic elements of a map.
Enduring understanding
Maps are representations of a location, history, climate, and resources. Maps vary in terms of purpose.
Essential Questions for this Unit
At the end of this unit, students should have a good understanding of answers to the following questions.
How are maps used?
What are different kinds of maps (thematic, physical and political) and what can we learn from them?
How do we read maps?
What are the charateristics of each type of map ?
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