Zoom in on Physical Maps

By Kathy Furgang

Book Overview

Readers will learn how to use maps to locate the world's oceans, rivers, mountains, and deserts. This graphic-rich book not only explains the important features of physical maps and why people use them, but it teaches the all-important skills of reading maps. From a compass rose and legend, to color coding and latitude and longitude lines, students get a taste for the basics of map reading. A follow-up activity allows students to pinpoint directions to a few secret locations around the globe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766094243
• ISBN13: 9780766094246
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4