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Sunday 25 May 2014

Maps Scavenger Hunt

TASK:

We use maps every day. You may use a map to help you find a store in the mall or to find your town  when watching the weather report. There are many different types of maps. Learn more about maps on the World Book Web and then find the answers to the following questions! 

Find It! 
1. If you were going to take a bus in an unfamiliar town, what kind of map would you use to plan 
    your route? 
2. What is a map key? 
3. Why are flat maps not as exact as globes? 
4. Who created the first atlas? 
5. What are lines of longitude and latitude? 
6. What is the Greenwich Meridian? 

Did You Know? 
♦ Making or studying maps is called cartography.
♦ Maps of our earth are continuously revised due to changes in population, the shapes of 
   coastline, or the...


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