What do maps show?
General Information Product
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Documents:
- Poster (pdf)
- Teacher Background (pdf)
- Lesson 1 (pdf) - Introduction to maps
- Lesson 2 (pdf) - Some things you need to know to read a map
- Lesson 3 (pdf) - What you can learn from a map
- Lesson 4 (pdf) - How to read a topographic map
- Activity 1 (pdf) - Introduction to maps
- Activity 2 (pdf) - Some things you need to know to read a map
- Activity 3 (pdf) - What you can learn from a map
- Activity 4 (pdf) - How to read a topographic map
- Road Map (pdf)
- Shaded Relief Map (pdf)
- Topographic Relief Map (pdf)
- Evaluation (pdf)
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Abstract
The purpose of the teaching package is to help students understand and use maps. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has provided the package as a service to educators so that more Americans will learn to understand the world of information on maps. Everything in the package teaches and reinforces geographic skills that are required in your curriculum.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | What do maps show? |
| Series title | General Information Product |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039472 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 14 Documents |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |