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1.
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How do maps help us find our way
in the community?
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2.
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What did some of the first maps
look like?
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3.
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How has the map of our community
changed in the last 10 years?
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4.
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How has our map changed since the
community was founded?
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5.
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Where are the schools in our town
located?
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6.
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How are our streets and address
system organized? When do the numbers get
larger/smaller?
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7.
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What are some of the landmarks
that give our community individuality?
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8.
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How do the fields and mountains
contribute to our way of life, and where are we located on
our maps?
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9.
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Where are our homes and places of
work placed? Do they have any relationship to our natural
resources?
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10.
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How would knowing map skills help
you move to a new city? Is there anything that you can do to
help a new student understand our city better?
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11.
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Does the climate and weather
conditions effect our community?
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12.
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What are some of the different
cultures of our community, ands some of the
contributions?
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13.
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What are some of the past and
present contributions of minorities in our
community?
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14.
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Can the students identify land
and water forms on a map such as islands, bays, lakes,
etc.?
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15.
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Where are the eastern and western
hemispheres, the prime meridian, and the 180th
meridian?
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16.
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How does a simple grid work? Can
you show how a grid system works and identify local places
on a map? Can students use scales and legends on
maps?
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17.
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How can we use symbols for
landscape features on a simple map?
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18.
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Why is it important to identify
the differences between people drawn boundaries and natural
boundaries (those which follow natural features such as
mountains or rivers.)
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19.
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How can we distinguish between
towns, cities, states, countries, and continents using
maps?
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20.
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Using north as a reference, how
is it possible to identify on a map, globe, or with a
compass the directional terms--left, right, north, south,
east, and west?
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21.
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How do we locate places as being
north or south of the equator on a map or globe?
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