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1
What might you find on an historical map?
information about an historical event
mountains, lakes, and rivers
pictures and colors
information about the founding of New Milford
2
On this map, what do the grey triangles represent?
sources of fuel
areas where precious gems can be found
gold mines
I don't like the color grey.
3
What can you find on almost every map?
a menu for Chik Fil A
symbols showing mountains
train tracks
borders between states, countries or other locations
4
A map's scale indicates that 1 cm = 10 km. Two cities are 8 cm apart on a map. How far apart are they in real life?
Why are we doing math during Social Studies??!
10 km
80 km
800 km
5
What type of map is this?
a pretty map
a political map
a colorful map
a physical map
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What can you conclude from the fact that political maps often change, but physical maps rarely do?
political borders change more often than natural landmarks
it takes a lot of effort to move mountains
landmarks are updated far more often than states on political maps
every time there is an election, a political map must be updated
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If you were looking at a map, and wanted to learn where the area it represents is located, what would you look for?
lines of latitude and longitude
a bigger map
the back of the map
the map key
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If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?
Google
the back of the map
the map legend, or key
the compass rose
9
On the map from the previous question, the circles, triangles, and squares are all examples of:
keys
math words
symbols
shapes
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What's an example of a label you might find on a political map?
the height of a mountain
the name of a country
the President's address
a symbol that shows you which way north is
