Interpret a map indicating scale, distance, and direction. 7.3.15
Links verified 10/2/2014
- Distance and Direction on Maps - interactive exercises.
- Eight representations of a single place - Each of these images shows a representation of Mount Shasta, a volcano in California. A fantastic topographic map allows viewers to rotate the map horizontally.
- Finding your way with a map and compass - how to determine direction and distance. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
- Free Printable Maps and Flash Cards from SquishLogic
- Africa - map | flash cards
- Asia - map | flash cards
- Europe - map | flash cards
- Mexico - map | flash cards
- United States - map | flash cards
- Geographical Features - Quia game
- Graphic scales - convert distances on map to actual ground distances
- Interactive map of the various types of features on the Earth's surface
- Map Adventures - lesson to guide young students in basic concepts for visualizing objects from different perspectives and how to understand and use maps. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
- Map Reading - Enchanted Learning - activities for learning map reading.
- Map Skills - A resource website for teachers with many web links.
- Map Skills - Maps show us many types of information. We can learn about a country's landforms, weather, population, almost anything simply by reading a map! [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
- Map Sites - Teacher Resource
- Mapability - Map Symbols.
- Reading a City Map - interactive quiz
- Reading a Road Map - Pick a state and use the Map Key.
- Reading Maps - interactive quiz
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