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Grade 3 Social Studies · World 1: Globe Trekkers · Level 2
Map Keys and Kinds of Maps
Read a key on physical, political, resource, and product maps, and tell what each kind of map shows.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 2
- There are many kinds of maps. A physical map shows land and water: mountains, rivers, and lakes. A political map shows borders, states, and capitals.
- A resource map shows natural resources, things from nature that people use, like forests, granite, and fish.
- A product map shows goods that are grown or made, like peanuts, peaches, and carpet. A historical map shows the past, like an explorer's route.
- Every map has a key, or legend, that tells what its symbols mean. Read the key first!
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- MGS.6 — Map and Globe Skill 6: use map key/legend to acquire information from historical, physical, political, resource, product, and economic maps (developing in Grade 3)