Map Basics: Set 1

By: unknown author

Even in the era of GPSs on every cell phone and in every car, it's important for readers to know how to find their way around their world. From why time zones exist to understanding how the equator affects a place's climate, the main content reinforces map skills included in the social studies curriculum. Readers will learn important terms, such as latitude and longitude, and the art of reading different kinds of maps and their keys. Fun fact boxes accompany geography content, and maps and colorful photographs allow readers to use new skills right away.*

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482415739
• ISBN13: 9781482415735
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5