1. OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION TO MAPS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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INTRODUCTION TO MAPS
OBJECTIVES
UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
1. RECOGNIZE AND USE MARGINAL INFORMATION AND BAR SCALES ON STANDARD ROAD MAPS
2. RECOGNIZE MAP SYMBOLS/COLORS AND THE FEATURES THEY REPRESENT ON STANDARD ROAD MAPS
3. EXPLAIN THE 3-STEP PROCESS TO ORIENT STANDARD ROAD MAPS BY MATCHING GROUND FEATURES TO MAP FEATURES

2. MAPS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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MAPS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
LINE DRAWINGS, TO SCALE, OF A PORTION OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE AS SEEN FROM ABOVE
PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXISTENCE AND LOCATION OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE FEATURES ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE
SHOW ... BY USING ...
DISTANCE
ELEVATION
LANDFORMS
FEATURES
SYMBOLS
LINES
COLORS
SHAPES/FORMS

3. MARGINAL INFORMATION UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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MARGINAL INFORMATION UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
ROAD MAPS
LOCATION OF MARGINAL INFORMATION VARIES BY MAP

4. BAR SCALES UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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BAR SCALES UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
ROAD MAPS

5. MAP SYMBOLS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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MAP SYMBOLS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
SYMBOLS VARY BY MAP

6. DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, AS A DRIVER, TO KNOW THE TRAFFIC LAWS AND MEANINGS OF CONTROL DEVICES IN THE REGION YOU ARE DRIVING
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7. STANDARD MAP COLORS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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STANDARD MAP COLORS UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
ROAD MAPS
COLOR
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
BLACK
BROWN
BLUE
GREEN
RED
MOST MAN-MADE FEATURES
ELEVATION AND RELIEF FEATURES
WATER FEATURES
VEGETATION
OTHER MAN-MADE FEATURES
BUILDINGS, ROADS
MOUNTAIN RANGES
LAKES, RIVERS, SWAMPS
FORESTS, GRASSLANDS, ORCHARDS
POPULATED AREAS, MAIN ROADS,
SPECIAL FEATURES, BOUNDARIES

8. ORIENTING A MAP UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
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ORIENTING A MAP
UNIT 6 CHAPTER 1 LESSON 1
1. IDENTIFY AT LEAST TWO WELL-DEFINED FEATURES ON THE GROUND
2. LOCATE THESE FEATURES ON THE MAP -- ROTATE THE MAP UNTIL THE SYMBOLS FOR THEM ARE ALIGNED WITH THOSE ON THE GROUND
3. VERIFY ALIGNMENT