MAPS
6th Grade, Unit 1
Lesson 3: Geographic Tools and Technologies
Every map serves a purpose.
Every map advances an interest.
Every map has a story to tell.
(Kaiser & Wood, 2001, Seeing Through Maps, p.4)
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South
East
Map Key
river
house
school
store
factory park city hall
fire station lake
Treeville
Oak Street
Maple Street
Pine Street
Main Street
Factory
Government Offices
Shopping Area
Park
Waterford, Michigan
Michigan Average Temperature Map
Michigan Average Precipitation Map
The People of the Three Fires
United States
Canada
Mexico
MYSTERY MAP
Northeast
Southeast
Middle West West
Southwest
Native American Regions Pacific Northwest (blue) Desert Southwest (yellow) Great Plains (brown) Eastern Woodland Peoples east of the Mississippi River (green)
The World in 1507
The World in 1581
John Smith’s Map of New England - 1614
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