Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Finding Places With a Map

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

2

Overview

In this reading passage, students learn about map elements including legend, symbols, keys, and grids. Maps help people understand the world. A world map shows where places are on Earth. That map helps us see how close or far one country is from another. A road map includes streets and highways. It helps travelers figure out how to get where they want to go.

 

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 2

    SS10.2.6

    Identify states, continents, oceans, and the equator using maps, globes, and technology.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.2.6

    Vocabulary

    • states
    • continents
    • oceans
    • equator
    • intermediate directions
    • recognize
    • virtual globe
    • satellite images
    • radar
    • locate
    • points on a grid

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Differences among the ways maps, globes, and technological resources represent Earth and portions of the Earth.
    • Location of states, continents, oceans, equator, and other physical and man-made geographic features. Intermediate directions.
    • Vocabulary: states, continents, oceans, equator, map, globe, title, legend, compass rose, scale, virtual globe, satellite image, radar, northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use maps, globes, and technological resources.
    • Locate states, continents, oceans, the equator, and other geographic features.
    • Locate map elements and use them effectively.
    • Use intermediate directions to describe location.
    • Locate points on a grid.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Maps, globes, and geographic technology resources are representations of a variety of geographic features.
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