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Landscape Picture Map- The Earth's Surface
Students discuss different landscapes. In this map lesson, students describe what they see when they travel between home and school. Students use a landscape picture map to locate the places or objects they see.
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Natural Features
Learners identify natural features on a map. In this map skill lesson, students use a landscape picture map to identify mountains, hills, islands, lakes, and rivers. Learners use post-it notes to demonstrate their location.
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Where People Live- Neighborhoods
Students use a map. In this neighborhood instructional activity, students describe a neighborhood, emphasizing the common characteristics between all neighborhoods. Students locate a neighborhood on a landscape picture map and discuss.
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Landscape Picture Map
Students discuss differences between man made and natural features on the Earth's surface. In this natural and man made features lesson, learners brainstorm a list of features and categorize them on the board. Students study a landscape...
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Simple Route Map
Students identify the best route between various locations on a map. In this map skills lesson, students use a landscape picture map to find routes to and from certain places. Students use map markers to highlight the routes.
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Natural Features
Students identify natural features on a map. In this geography instructional activity, students identify six physical features and create pictorial definitions for each term. The terms which are listed in this instructional activity are...
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Simple Route Map
Students demonstrate how to locate features on a Landscape Picture Map. In this map skills lesson, students locate and circle places where they would go to mail a letter, return a library book, or play a baseball game.
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Types of Transportation
Students identify and describe various modes of transportation. For this transportation lesson, students discuss the types of transportation shown in the Landscape Picture and discuss the purpose of that vehicle. Students locate examples...
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The Changing Landscape
Students explore how the landscape is constantly changing. For this landscape lesson, students identify a building under construction on the Landscape Picture Map. Students discuss the purpose of the construction and the effect on the...
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Natural Features as a Resource
Students investigate how land and water can meet basic needs. In this natural resources lesson, students locate water features on a Landscape Picture Map and describe how water is used to meet their needs.
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Landscape Picture Map: Natural and People Made Features
Students explore the places and objects that make up the Earth's surface. For this natural and people made features lesson, students identify things they've seen that are people made and those that are natural to the environment. ...