MENTAL MAPPING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT 03 - INTRODUCTION

Without GPS or Google Maps What do you do? The zombies have reached you. You know you are going to have to get more supplies before you can find more permanent safety. You better start planning the best places to go first. BUT Without GPS or Google Maps What do you do? In this project, you will learn to create mental maps or maps from your own memory. You’ll learn techniques to help you remember familiar places so you can map out your plans for survival. What do you do?

Project Goals In this project, you will learn to create mental maps or maps from your own memory. You’ll learn techniques to help you remember familiar places so you can map out your plans for survival.

DRIVING QUESTION WHAT YOU’LL PRODUCE? How do geographic thinkers use mental maps to inform their thinking? or How can we survive a zombie apocalypse in our neighborhood if we don’t have any maps? WHAT YOU’LL PRODUCE? You’ll create a map of your neighborhood using only your memory. You will label the most important places in your neighborhood to gather resources.

HERE ONWARDS YOU CAN… Understand the importance of mental maps in geography. Learn skills to practice mental maps. Understand how to continue updating a mental map.

BY THE END OF THIS PROJECT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER …. What is a mental map? How do mental maps affect geographic thinking? How do you practice and improve mental mapping? How do you mental map the globe? Where will I find resources when the zombies arrive?

HOW TO DRAW A MAP OF THE WORLD FROM MEMORY