Reading a Map

What special features do most maps show?

• mountains, rivers, and forests

• big and small

• in a helicopter looking down

• two lines that look like a plus sign

What is west of the ice cream stand?

• playground
• swimming pool
• picnic area
• woods

What is south of the woods?

• soccer field
• playground
• swimming pool 
• picnic area

What is east of the jogging path?

• woods
• swimming pool
• playground
• ice cream stand

What are the intermediate directions?

• north, south, east and west

• northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

• up, down, left, and right

What is the key on the map?

• pictures of mountains and rivers

• to unlock the door

• a plus sign

• it is a box explaining what each picture on the map is trying to show

What should you pretend you are doing when you are looking at a map?

• in a helicopter looking down

• climbing a mountain

• swimming in the river

• moving a compass

What can maps tell you?

• how an area sounds

• how an area feels

• how an area looks

• how an area smells

What is north of the picnic area?

• woods

• soccer field

• swimming pool

• playground

Each letter on the compass shows a direction. The letters N, S, E, W are on the compass. What do those letters stand for?

• Never eat soggy waffles

• North, South, East, West

• Never eat sour worms

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