How to Read a Map

What can maps tell you?

• how an area sounds

• how an area feels

• how an area looks

• how an area smells

What special features do most maps show?

• mountains, rivers, and forests

• big and small

• in a helicopter looking down

• two lines that look like a plus sign

What is the key on the map?

• pictures of mountains and rivers

• to unlock the door

• a plus sign

• it is a box explaining what each picture on the map is trying to show

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What does a compass look like?

• two lines that look like a plus sign with a letter at the end of each line

• a minus sign

• a key

• a map

Each letter on the compass shows a direction. The letters N, S, E, W are on the compass. What do those letters stand for?

• Never eat soggy waffles

• North, South, East, West

• Never eat sour worms

• NEWS

What should you do when you read a map?

• look for the key and compass so you can easily understand what the map is trying to say

• drawn from an overhead view

• create your own objects

• create another compass

What should you pretend you are doing when you are looking at a map?

• in a helicopter looking down

• climbing a mountain

• swimming in the river

• moving a compass

What is an example of descriptive language?

• The compass looks like a plus sign with letters at each end

• maps have pictures

• along the side

• shows a direction

"Maps have pictures of different objects to explain what is on the map." What is an object?

• a material thing that can be seen and touched

• a key

• a compass

• North, South, East, West

What is the main idea in this story?

• each letter shows a direction

• a compass looks like a plus sign

• maps are drawn from an overhead view of an area and have special features, objects and a compass that are designed to read the map

• maps show mountains