There are many kinds of maps!
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THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF
MAPS! Claudia Mesnil-Baez
Social Studies Lesson grade 2 & 3
CONTINENTS Continents are main expanses of land They are made up of countries
EARTH / GLOBE TERMS Ocean: The oceans are the larger bodies
of water that surround the lands of the world.
Sea: A sea is usually a smaller and more defined area of water. There are seas next to oceans of water.
EARTH/GLOBE TERMS Equator: an imaginary line drawn
around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
COUNTRIES Countries have their own governments,
economies, and cultures. There are countries within continents and
cities within countries. Our country is the United States of America,
our continent is North America, and our state is Alabama.
There are several cities in Alabama: Montgomery Birmingham Mobile Huntsville
WORLD MAP
U.S China
PHYSICAL MAPS A visual representation of an area that
shows geography, topography, and others.
POLITICAL MAPS Political maps are designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states and counties. They can also indicate the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.
ALABAMA POLITICAL MAP AND PHYSICAL MAP
Political Physical
LATITUDE & LONGITUDE Latitude: the angular distance of a place
north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Longitude: the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
VOCABULARY WORDS States Continents Maps Equator Oceans Sea Latitude Longitude
You will take a quiz on Quizlet that will require you to practice these words.
GOOGLE MAPS Google maps online navigation system Its maps are physical maps Several features
SPAAZEBOARD INSTRUCTIONS Online bulletin board You can create your own project Be Creative!
Project will need the following: its latitude and longitude country political and physical map continent three pictures of the city
TO FIND THE INFORMATION You may use Google• Google Images • Google Maps• Google Earth National Geographic website for pictures
Spaaze.com for your bulleting board