Maps of the world: Junior Scholastic 2006-2007.How to Read the Maps Independent countries are in bold capital letters. Example: UKRAINE Colonies and trust territories: An area administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations is shown in italic capital letters. Following, in parentheses See parenthesis. parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis. , is the name of the country that governs it. Example: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (ECUADOR) Continents: Land that is not part of the featured continent is shown in tan. Europe/Asia: Europe and Asia share the same landmass land·mass n. A large unbroken area of land. landmass Noun a large continuous area of land landmass , sometimes called Eurasia. Geographers divide the two continents along a line formed by the Ural Mountains Ural Mountains Mountain range, Russia and Kazakhstan. Generally held to constitute the boundary between Europe and Asia, the range extends north-south for some 1,550 mi (2,500 km) from just south of the Kara Sea to the Ural River; a southward spur extends into northwestern , Ural River, Caspian Sea, and Caucasus Mountains. Our maps use a dotted line (as at left) to mark this division. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Objectives Students should be able to: ** glean information from maps and tables. ** use data to support a thesis, an opinion, or an argument. * Getting Started ** Maps of the World: Review how to use a compass rose, map key, and latitude and longitude latitude and longitude Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. . ** World in Focus: (1) Go over the example and terms on pp. 24-25. (2) Review the importance of reading footnotes. (3) Discuss the use and misuse of statistics A misuse of statistics occurs when a statistical argument asserts a falsehood. In the period since statistics began to play a significant role in society, they have often been misused. In some cases, the misuse was accidental. . (Though useful for making comparisons, they do not tell a whole story. Improperly used, they can mislead or deceive.) * Background In 2006, Montenegro became the world's 194th independent nation. Through most of the 20th century, Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia. In 1992, after the breakup of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia was a country in Central Europe and the Balkans - a region with a long history of ethnic conflict. It was a conglomeration of six regional republics and two autonomous provinces that was roughly divided on ethnic lines and split up in the 1990s into five independent countries. , it was allied with Serbia. Then last May, 55 percent of Montenegrins voted "yes" to a referendum on independence. Parliamentary elections were held in September. * Critical Thinking MAP READING: Kalaallit Nunaat, part of North America, is the world's largest island. What is its more well-known name? To which country does it belong? (Greenland; Denmark) USING TABLES: What is the title of the head of government of the country where Riyadh is the capital? (A dual title: King and Prime Minister; Saudi Arabia) * Activity USE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM: Have students practice map and table skills by completing the reproducible on p. T-8. STANDARD SOCIAL STUDIES, GRADES 5-8 * Global connections: From shared borders to major languages spoken, maps and statistics can show numerous connections among the world's nations. RESOURCES * The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. 200? (Penguin, 200G). Grades G & up. * Ross, Val, The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories (Tundra, 2003). Grades 6-10. WEB SITES * Geography Trivia Games https://www.cia.gov/cia /cia kids/games/geography /index.shtml * Where in the World future.state.gov/where |
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