WORLD STUDIES| Name: __________________________________________________ Pd.

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Types of Maps

SWBAT: Identify and utilize the parts of a map (title, key, compass, scale).
SWBAT: Read thematic maps in order to interpret information about different
aspects of geography.
SWBAT: Read a variety of thematic maps in order to draw conclusions about
how geography impacts how people live.

WHAT TO DO: Use your Geography Alive! textbook and the maps on the pages in parentheses () to answer the following
questions.
Physical/Political Maps (564-565)
1. Identify 3 Mountain Ranges. Write their names here:

2. Identify the two mountain peaks. How tall are they in feet and meters?

3. Identify three different types of landforms present on this map. Write their names here:

4. Explain how different countries are shown on a political map. How do you know you are looking at one country
versus another?

5. Identify 5 countries and their capitals (ex: Brazil, Brasilia).

Climate/Vegetation (578-579)
1. Analyze the mapWhat are the three largest climate zones?

2. Explain what those three climate zones are like (include high and low temperatures and what kind of weather they
have)

3. Analyze the mapWhat are the three largest vegetation zones?

4. Explain what those three vegetation zones are like. (what plants do they have, if any?)

Population Density and Economic Activity (586-587)

1. Analyze the mapWhat are the three largest cities?

2. Identify how many people live in these cities.

3. Analyze the mapsIn the lower populated areas, why do you think the population is so low (take a look at the
climate and vegetation maps)?

4. Analyze the mapWhat is the most common land use?

5. Analyze the mapWhich resource appears in the highest amount in Southwest and Central Asia?

6. Analyze the mapWhich resources appears in the smallest amount in Southwest and Central Asia?