Daily Geography Practice, Grade 6

by Johnson, Sandi

• ISBN13: 9781557999757
• ISBN10: 1557999759
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Corp

Summary

In Daily Geography Practice, Grade 6+, 36 map lessons introduce basic geography skills and over 130 geography terms. What a perfect hands-on approach to geography instruction! The geography skills presented at Grade 6+ include: * globes * compass roses * map legends * map grids and coordinates * map scales * physical country and continent maps * projections * regional maps * road and tourist maps * historical and cultural landmark maps * population and product maps * climate and time zone maps * land use, product, and resource maps * political country and world maps

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 2
The National Geography Standards	p. 4
Elements on a Map	p. 6
Parallels and Meridians	p. 10
The Four Hemispheres	p. 14
A Map Grid and Index	p. 18
Map Coordinates	p. 22
A Robinson Projection Map	p. 26
A Mercator Projection Map	p. 30
A Polar Projection: The Arctic Region	p. 34
Picturing North America	p. 38
Picturing the World	p. 42
A Road Map: Wyoming	p. 46
Chicago O'Hare International Airport	p. 50
A Physical Map: North America	p. 54
A Physical Map: South America	p. 58
A Physical Map: Australia	p. 62
Mountain Ranges of the World	p. 66
Deserts of the World	p. 70
Rivers of the World	p. 74
Regions of the United States	p. 78
The West Indies	p. 82
The Region of Central America	p. 86
The Middle East Region	p. 90
A National Symbol: Washington, D.C.	p. 94
National Parks of Utah	p. 98
Climate Zones of the United States	p. 102
The Sahara Desert	p. 106
World's Ten Most Populous Countries	p. 110
A Cultural Map: National Basketball Association	p. 114
Leading Rice-Producing Countries	p. 118
Boroughs of New York City	p. 122
Time Zones of the United States	p. 126
A Land Use Map: The North-Central Region	p. 130
A Tourist Map: Missouri	p. 134
A Resource Map: Mexico's Minerals	p. 138
A History Map: Ancient Greece	p. 142
A City Plan	p. 146
Glossary	p. 150
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