Standard(s):
[SS2010] GEOG (7) 1 : 1 ) Describe the world in spatial terms using maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies.
• Explaining the use of map essentials, including type, projections, scale, legend, distance, direction, grid, and symbols
Examples: type—reference, thematic, planimetric, topographic, globe and map projections, aerial photographs, satellite images
distance—fractional, graphic, and verbal scales
direction—lines of latitude and longitude, cardinal and intermediate directions
• Identifying geospatial technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective
Examples: Google Earth, Global Positioning System (GPS), geographic information system (GIS), satellite-remote sensing, aerial photography
• Utilizing maps to explain relationships and environments among people and places, including trade patterns, governmental alliances, and immigration patterns
• Applying mental maps to answer geographic questions, including how experiences and cultures influence perceptions and decisions
• Categorizing the geographic organization of people, places, and environments using spatial models
Examples: urban land-use patterns, distribution and linkages of cities, migration patterns, population-density patterns, spread of culture traits, spread of contagious diseases through a population
