SWBAT locate, define, and use scale, compass rose and map key.

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SWBAT locate, define, and use scale, compass rose and map key.

Title  T ITLE : The title tells you what kind of information the map is showing. Use the title of this map to answer the following question: What does this map show?

The Key or Legend  K EY : The key lists and explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on the map. The key is sometimes called a legend. Question 3: Use the legend on the map to answer the following question: Is section 103 on the floor, plaza, club, or terrace? Question #2: Can a brave student come up here and circle the KEY on our map.

Scale  S CALE : The scale shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances on the earth. By laying a ruler along the scale, you can calculate how many miles or kilometers are represented per inch or centimeter. Question #4: what measurement tool do you think we need to use in order to find the distance of things on a map?

Question 5  What is the same between a scale that measures your weight and a scale on a map? What is different?

Compass Rose  C OMPASS R OSE : The compass rose shows directions.  T HE C ARDINAL D IRECTIONS : north (N), south (S), east (E), and west (W).  T HE O RDINAL D IRECTIONS : northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southeast (SE), and southwest (SW).

Question #4  Question 4: Use the compass rose and this map to answer. Which is farther north: Memphis International Airport or Heartbreak Hotel?  Step 1: Find both of the places.  Step 2: Draw a Compass Rose  Step 3: Solve!

 Question 7: What part of the map tells you what the Map is about? Question 8: Looking at the map, what is this map about?

WWhat does this symbol represent?

HHow far is Timbuktu from Taghaza? AA. 500 miles BB miles CC. 10 miles DD 5000 miles What country is located in WEST Africa? A. Egypt, B. Ethiopia, C. Arabia, D. Morocco

Make an inference: WWhat goods were traded in Timbuktu?