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| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Map skills are an important and integral part of historical analysis. To interpret a map or series of maps allows for a broader understanding of an event, a concept, a strategy, or combination of these. Comparative analysis (compare and contrast) is common when interpreting maps. When presented with a series of maps, it is often a causation (cause & effect) analysis. For all maps, reading the title and interpreting the key are the most important items when analyzing a map. Maps can be intimidating and confusing, but practice with them will help broaden your understanding. You will see these on exams since they are a broader means by which to explain more complicated concepts. </span><br>
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">Map Skills are an important and integral part of historical analysis. To interpret a map or series of maps allows for a broader understanding of an event, a concept, a strategy, or combination of these. [https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/index.php/Global_History_%26_Geography_II_-_Comparative_Analysis Comparative analysis] (compare and contrast) is common when interpreting maps. When presented with a series of maps, it is often a [https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/index.php/Global_History_%26_Geography_II_-_Causation causation] (cause & effect) analysis. For all maps, reading the title and interpreting the key are the most important items when analyzing a map. Maps can be intimidating and confusing, but practice with them will help broaden your understanding. You will see these on exams since they are a broader means by which to explain more complicated concepts. </span><br>
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[https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkills1.pptx Map Basics (Geography, Earth-Map Relationship, Continents, Oceans)]<br>
[https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkillsPart1.pptx Map Basics (Geography, Earth-Map Relationship, Continents, Oceans)]<br>
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino;">'''Global History:'''</span><br>
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[https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkills2.pptx Map Coordinates (Hemispheres, Latitude, Longitude)]<br>
[https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkillsPart2.pptx Map Coordinates (Hemispheres, Latitude, Longitude)]<br>
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | [https://www.learnsocialstudies.org/wiki/images/5/50/Globalgeographymapskills.pdf Global History / Human Geography Map Skills]
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geography-Map-Packet-Webquest-Student-Teacher-with-Answer-Key-6962978 Global History / Human Geography Map Skills]
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[https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkills3.pptx Map Features (Compass Rose, Map Key, Scale)]
[https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkillsPart3.pptx Map Features (Compass Rose, Map Key, Scale)]
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | [https://www.geoguessr.com/seterra/en/vgp/3188 Geography Map Practice - Continents]
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | [https://www.geoguessr.com/seterra/en/vgp/3188 Geography Map Practice - Continents]
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[https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkills4.pptx Map Variations (Political, Physical, Elevation, Relief, Distribution)]<br>
[https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/classroom/MapSkillsPart4.pptx Map Variations (Political, Physical, Elevation, Relief, Distribution)]
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| style="width: 50%; height: 27px;" |[https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/index.php/Geography_Webquest Geography Webquest]
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[https://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/classroom/FiveThemesGeography.pptx Five Themes of Geography]<br>
[https://www.lessonresources.org/wiki/classroom/FiveThemesGeography.pptx Five Themes of Geography]<br>
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| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | [https://www.learnsocialstudies.org/wiki/images/9/96/USgeographymapskills.pdf US History Map Skills]
| style="width: 50%; height: 23px;" | [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/US-Geography-Map-Packet-Answer-Key-11800079 US History Map Skills]
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 28 July 2024

Map Skills
Map Skills are an important and integral part of historical analysis. To interpret a map or series of maps allows for a broader understanding of an event, a concept, a strategy, or combination of these. Comparative analysis (compare and contrast) is common when interpreting maps. When presented with a series of maps, it is often a causation (cause & effect) analysis. For all maps, reading the title and interpreting the key are the most important items when analyzing a map. Maps can be intimidating and confusing, but practice with them will help broaden your understanding. You will see these on exams since they are a broader means by which to explain more complicated concepts.
Map Skill Lessons
 Map Skills Activities

Map Basics (Geography, Earth-Map Relationship, Continents, Oceans)

 Global History:

Map Coordinates (Hemispheres, Latitude, Longitude)

 Global History / Human Geography Map Skills

Map Features (Compass Rose, Map Key, Scale)

Geography Map Practice - Continents

Map Variations (Political, Physical, Elevation, Relief, Distribution)

Geography Webquest

Five Themes of Geography

 US History:


 US History Map Skills


U.S. States Map Geography Practice
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