Map Skills
Describe what the map shows
Title
Natural Resources and the raw materials needed to produce and distribute
oil, forests, gold, water, transportation
Land
created by someone who was involved in or witnessed an event.
Primary Source
The location of a place in relation to another place
Relative Location
Change the Land
Modification
Directions (north, south, east, and west)
Orientation
Someone who combines all other factors to create profit
Entrepreneur
opinion, account, or interpretation of a past event by someone who wasn’t there.
Secondary Source
The EXACT location of a place
Absolute Location
Use As Is
Adaption
Identifies when the map was made
Date
Human effort
time, energy, experience
Labor
an opinion or argument that the author of a text is trying to prove to the reader.
Claim
Divides the earth between Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
Equator
common behavior or beliefs of people in a society - often seen in language, clothing, customs, religion, laws and more.
Culture
Used to Decode the Visual Symbols of a Map
Symbols
Stuff
machines, tools, buildings people use
hammer, computer, vehicle, camera, stethoscope, oven
Capital
the details that the author uses to support his or her main points.
Reasons
Prime Meridian – Divides the Eastern Hemisphere from Western Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
a group of people in a common area.
Society
Shows actual distance of Earth's Surface
Scale
When there's not enough of something
Scarcity
specific examples and facts the author uses to support the reasons.
Evidence
It is a grid for finding your
location on the Earth.
Latitude and Longitude
A set of beliefs about the meaning of life, the nature of the universe, and the existence of the supernatural (including God or a Supreme Being)
Religion