Maps, Maps, Maps, Maps, Maps!Maps!

What types of maps can we see?

GLOBEGLOBE

ON A GLOBE, YOU CAN SEE ON A GLOBE, YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE WORLD. IT IS THE WHOLE WORLD. IT IS ROUND LIKE THE EARTH.ROUND LIKE THE EARTH.

WORLD MAPWORLD MAP

ON A WORLD MAP, YOU CAN ON A WORLD MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE WORLD TOO. SEE THE WHOLE WORLD TOO.

IT IS FLAT.IT IS FLAT.

UNITED STATES MAPUNITED STATES MAP

ON A MAP OF AMERICA, YOU CAN SEE THE ON A MAP OF AMERICA, YOU CAN SEE THE UNITED STATES. WORLD. IT HAS 50 UNITED STATES. WORLD. IT HAS 50

STATES.STATES.

STATE MAPSTATE MAP

THIS IS A STATE MAP. OUR THIS IS A STATE MAP. OUR STATE IS LOUISIANA.STATE IS LOUISIANA.

PARISH MAPPARISH MAP

THIS IS VERMILION THIS IS VERMILION PARISHPARISH

THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD MAP.MAP.

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park

firestation

home

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Roadstore

Playground

Library

Principal’s Office

Teacher’s Lounge

Lunch Room

Gym

Boys

Restroom

Girls

Restroom

Mr. Jim’sClassroom

Ms. Smith’sClassroom

Mrs. Choate’sClassroom

Miss Jane’sClassroom

Girl’s Restroom

Boy’s Restroom

Lunch Room

Gym

Classrooms

Principal’s Office

Library

Playground

Exit

THIS IS A SCHOOL MAP.THIS IS A SCHOOL MAP.

ALL MAPS HAVE DIRECTIONS. THOSE ARE NORTH, SOUTH,

EAST AND WEST.

west

south

east

north

Directions tell people how to get from one place to another.

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pond

school school

hospital

hospitalstreet

home home

firestation

firestation

policestation

policestation

road

store store

Key

Map keys help us read maps.

MAP SOURCESMAP SOURCES

• Free 50 States.com• Wikipedia• Theresa Hardy• Vermilion Parish/Jude Dubois• MS Office Clip Art