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Parts of a Map
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Turn to page 26 in your textbook. Use the map and clues to answer the following questions.
1. What type of map is this? How do you know? __________________________________
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2. How can you determine if Paris or Lyon is the capital of France? ___________________
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3. Is Bulgaria east or west of Italy? How can you tell? ______________________________
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4. What are the four cardinal directions shown on the compass rose? __________________
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Using Scale
Look at page 27 in your textbook. Complete the graphic organizer and use your notes and maps within your
text to answer the questions that follow.
5. What is scale? ___________________________________________________________
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6. What is the difference between a small-scale map and a large-scale map?
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7. Imagine a map of Lansdale. Would this be a small-scale map or a large scale map? Why?
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8. Would a map of the United States be a small-scale map or a large-scale map? Why?
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9. What can you learn about Mexico City from the small-scale map that you cannot learn
from the large-scale map? _____________________________________________________
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10. What can you learn from the large-scale map that you cannot learn from the small-scale
map?_____________________________________________________________________
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