Essential Understandings:
- A map is a drawing that shows what a place looks like from above and where it is located.
- People who make maps include a map legend.
- A map legend includes symbols that represent objects and places.
Essential Questions:
- What is included when making a map?
- What information is learned from a map legend?
Essential Knowledge:
Terms to know:
- map legend: A list of shapes and symbols used on a map and an explanation of what each one stands for
- Maps include symbols, which are pictures that stand for something else.
- Most maps have legends, which include the symbols that represent objects and places.
- Maps include the cardinal directions of north, east, south, and west.