Distinguish between types of maps. (i.e., political, physical, climatic, land-use resource, contour, elevation, and topographic.) 7.3.14
Links verified 3/29/2011
- Analyze visual representation of climatic data - animation of the 2-D or 3-D climatic maps
- Contour Maps - introduction
- Contour Maps - labeling contour maps
- Contour Map Quiz - 6 to choose from
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- Geologic Map of Tennessee - shows deposits from the Cenozoic to the PreCambrian
- Land-use resource maps - Peaks Island land usage maps.
- Tennessee maps - elevation, political, and physical
- Topographic Maps - This is a real-time 3D simulation that illustrates how topographic maps are created and used to depict changes in elevation. Students are able to sculpt mountains and valleys in real-time and see the changes to the corresponding topographic map.
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- What is a topographic map? - very clear explanation
- World Political / Physical Maps - many to select from
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