Studies Weekly - Week 1

Look at the map below: Why would cartographers draw a sea monster on a map?

• Rich Collectors paid for unique animals
• Sea monsters often travel across oceans
• Only rumors about those areas were known
• Countries were trying to stop global Exploration

Maps depict the Earth more accurately than globes.

• True
• False

Identify the climate map.

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USE RACES Compare these two maps. One is from the 1500s and the other is from the 2000s. Both maps feature Africa in the center. Explain why the continents are drawn differently on each map.

Look at the image. What technology is in the image?

• GIS
• GPS
• RS
• SI

Study the map: What political features does this map depict.

• Borders
• bridges
• cities
• countries

Label the map tool of Part A

• Title
• Scale
• Legend/Key
• Compass Rose

Label the map tool of Part C

• Title
• Scale
• Legend/Key
• Compass Rose

Label the map tool of Part B

• Title
• Scale
• Legend/Key
• Compass Rose

Label the map tool of Part D

• Title
• Scale
• Legend/Key
• Compass Rose