Thematic Maps

6th Grade Social Studies

Lesson 1:

How Can Maps Help Us Better understand Earth?

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Alaska resident Aleasha Hohorst, 18, holds a basketball with ''Kesen Junior High'' printed on it on May 14, 2012. Hohorst found the ball on an island near her home in Craig, Alaska.

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According to the school in Rikuzentakata, Japan, the ball belongs to its basketball team. Hohorst has said she wishes to visit the school and return the ball.

Open Ended

How do you think the basketball got from Japan to Alaska?

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Tsunamis

Multiple Select

What three things can cause a tsunami?

¿Cuáles tres cosas pueden causar un tsunami?

• Monsters

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Moana

• Volcanic eruption

Multiple Choice

What kind of maps could help us better understand the earthquake and tsunami?

• Thematic

• Political

• Population

• Climate

Open Ended

6. Describe the location of the earthquake
6. Describe la ubicación del terremoto.

Remember….

• Every map serves a purpose.

• Every map advances an interest.

• Every map has a story to tell.

(Kaiser & Wood, 2001, Seeing Through Maps, p.4)

Word Cloud

Describe The Physical Geography of Japan

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How does the physical geography of Japan appear to impact the population of Japan?

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What does this map show?
¿Qué muestra el mapa?

Poll

Could there be a tsunami on Lake Michigan?

• Yes

• No

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What ever happened to the basketball?