Map Essentials: for Grades 6-8

Middle grade students will expand their geographic knowledge of the world by comparing climate and land use maps, analyzing the Silk Road and other trade routes of early civilizations, studying the connection between winds, currents, and early exploration. Map facts taken from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine add interesting connections to real-life adventures. Student Book (softcover), 72 pages; Teacher's Guide (softcover), 80 pages. CONTENT INCLUDES... * map projections and distortions * distribution maps * cartograms * ocean current and wind pattern maps * contour maps