1. Atlas, Almanac, & Textbooks Lesson 66

2. Introduction What are some sources you could use to research a topic? Where could you find these sources?

3. Introduction What can you use to find books in a library?

4. Atlas An atlas is a book of different types of maps. Population maps Population maps Climate maps Climate maps Vegetation maps Vegetation maps

5. Atlas A world atlas contains maps of countries around the world. A road atlas contains maps showing roads to help you travel in a particular region.

6. Atlas A compass rose gives the points of the compass on the map. Most maps include a key or legend that explains the meanings of symbols used on the map.

7. Atlas The map scale shows how to measure distances on a map.

8. Almanac An almanac is a book published once a year that contains facts and information on many different subjects. It is a good source of up-to-date information.

9. Almanac An almanac may contain information on many types of subjects. To find information about a certain topic, look in the general index in the front or in the quick reference index in the back.

10. Textbooks A textbook is a book used by a student for studying a certain subject. To find information in a textbook, check the table of contents or the index.

11. Guided Practice 1. Which southern state is northwest of Mississippi? LouisianaTennesseeArkansas

12. Guided Practice 2. Which page(s) in the almanac contains information about women’s basketball? 35-453644

13. Guided Practice 3. According to the 2000 census, what is the third most populated city in the United States? New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL

14. Independent Practice 1. Where would you look to learn how to write a research paper? C

15. Independent Practice 2. Which contains information on a wide variety of topics? A

16. Independent Practice 3. Which would tell who won the World Series last year? A

17. Independent Practice 9. What is the most common climate in Africa? rain forest desertmarine

18. Independent Practice 10. Which type of climate does most of Tanzania have? savannadesertmarine

19. Independent Practice 13. What is the longest river in the world? A. Nile

20. Independent Practice 14. How long is the Amazon? B. 4,000 mi.