Parts of a Map Geography Map Skills Freebie Sample

Try out two free sample pages from my Geography Map Skills Unit & Lapbook with informational text, test, & more!}! This freebie has one page of informational text about the parts of a map. It also includes a one page foldable piece for students to use in their interactive social studies notebook.

These two samples are part of my Geography Map Skills Unit & Lapbook with informational text, test, & more!} for teaching about basic map skills. Over 70 pages in the whole unit!

The complete map skills unit includes an 8--page informational text. This complex text will provide your students with information about the purpose of geography, continents and oceans, the differences between maps and globes, part of a map, and types of maps.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
SS.3.A.1.3 Define terms related to the social sciences.
SS.3.G.1.1 Use thematic maps, tables, charts, graphs, and photos to analyze geographic information.
SS.3.G.1.2 Review basic map elements (coordinate grid, cardinal and intermediate directions, title, compass rose, scale, key/legend with symbols)

National Geography Standards
NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
Understand how to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.

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