EQ 2: HOW ARE MAPS USEFUL? 9/9

Bell ringer: Thinking like a Historian…

Create a timeline on a piece of notebook paper in your binder.

Plot the 5 most important events in

your life on the timeline and add years.

Thinking like a Geographer… Geographers think spatially.

Consider objects in terms of their location in space, to question why objects are located where they are, and to visualize relationships between and among objects.

Take those same 5 events from your timeline (you can add more), and spatially arrange them in a map. See assignment

Showing spatial relationships

Meaning of Words: Human Geography

Human

Meaning of Words: Human Geography

Geography Geo =

Of or relating to the earth

Graphy =Denoting a process of drawing, writing,

representing, recording, describing, etc.

To write

Human Geographers study… Culture and customs Economics Population Resource use & distribution Cities and urbanization

oLanguageoReligion and beliefsoRace and ethnicityoGovernments

Maps that make sense of the world

In small groups, you will examine a variety of maps. For each map, record the following: (write this in your notes)

1. The title of the map2. 3 observations3. 1 inference (from one of your

observations)4. 1 question you have after examining

the map

Practice: Where Google street view is available

The Only 22 Countries in the World Britain Has Not Invaded

Visualizing Global Population Density

Reflection

Based on today’s lesson, how are maps useful? Why is it important to be able to read maps?

HW

World map labels-Thursday (Use small slip of paper)

EQ 3: What are the components of a map? 9/10

When was the last time you used a map?

What type of map was it (paper, phone)

What did you use it for? How was it useful? List three ways that maps are used.

Cartography: science ofmakes maps

Cart-map Graphy-to write

Components of a Map

Key or Legend Shows what symbols, lines, colors mean or represent on a map

Components of a Map

Compass Rose Shows direction on a map

Components of a Map

Scale Shows the ratio

of the distance on the map to the distance in real life

Fraction/ratio, written, graphic

Using Scale

Start with a scale: 1inch : 50 miles

If a place is 100 miles apart in real life, how many inches apart would they be on the map?

If a place is 5 inches apart on the map, how many miles apart are they in real life?

Practice Using Scale

Scale: 1inch/100 miles

You are travelling 350 miles from point A to point B. How many inches on the map will you cover?

You measure 4.25 inches on the map. How many miles is that in real life?

Chicago map activity! Good times!

Exit Slip

In a paragraph, tell me the following: Three things you learned today Why this new knowledge will be helpful to you

Create a scale and tell the distanceon a map for these real life distances

50miles N/S and 75 miles E/W

10 miles N/S and 8 miles E/W

Create Your Own Island!

Island Dimensions     a. 600 miles long (N to S)    b. 400 miles at the middle (E to W)

1. Draw a graphic scale (what will your scale be?)

2. Draw a compass rose3. Create a map key/legend (you will

fill this in as we go)

Create Your Own Island!

A. A mountain range is on the north side of the island

B. A pond is in the middle of the island

C. A beach is on the east side of the the island

D. A volcano is on the southwest side of the island

Check your progress

A. What does your island look like?B. Partners- check each others’ scales (likely will be different, but check for accuracy)

C. Compare and check the features with your partner-they should look approx. the same.

HW: Create a Map Activity

Due Monday Must be to scale Be creative. Use color! Will post in room! Extra credit for making it extra

special!