a) recognizing basic map symbols, including references to land, water, cities, and roads;
b) using cardinal directions on maps;
c) identifying the shapes of the United States and Virginia on maps and globes;
d) locating Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and Richmond, the capital of
Virginia, on a United States map.
Essential Understandings:
- Symbols and cardinal directions are used to determine where objects and places are located on maps and globes.
- The United States and Virginia can be identified by their shapes on maps and globes.
- The locations of the capital cities of Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, are identified by specific symbols.
Essential Questions:
- How are land, water, cities, and roads shown on a map?
- What are the cardinal directions?
- Where is the United States located on a globe?
- Where is the United States located on a world map?
- Where is Virginia located on a United States map?
- Where are the capital cities of Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, located on a United States map?
Essential Knowledge:
Terms to know:
- map: A drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located
- globe: A round model of the Earth
- symbol: A picture or thing that stands for something else
- cardinal directions: The directions of north, east, south, and west
Map symbols to know how to identify
- Land
- Water
- Cities
- Roads
- The terms north, east, south, and west are used to determine location on simple maps.
- Virginia and the United States may be located by their shapes on maps and globes.
- The capital cities of Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, may be located by using symbols on a United States map.
Essential Skills:
- Identify and use cardinal directions. Locate areas on maps.
- Interpret simple maps and globes. Use maps of familiar objects or areas.
- Differentiate colored symbols on maps and globes.