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Navigating Maps: A Guide for Grade 2 Geography Skills

Introduce students to essential map elements like title, scale, symbols, legends, grids, and cardinal directions. Learn how to interpret maps effectively and find specific locations using compass, legend, and index. Understand map scale and plan your adventures!

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Navigating Maps: A Guide for Grade 2 Geography Skills

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  1. Mapping It Out Social Studies Online Introduction

  2. Blueprint Skill Geography Grade 2 • Recognize that a map contains elements such as title, scale, symbols, legends, grids, and cardinal and intermediate directions.

  3. What’s on a map? • Maps have a lot of information, but you need to know how to read them. There are several parts to a map which explain details and help you really see where you are and where you're going.

  4. Legend • Maps often have symbols to represent such features as highways, small roads, campgrounds, and rest areas. These symbols are listed in the legend.

  5. Compass • The compass shows the directions on a map: north, south, east, and west.

  6. Index • The index tells you where to find a specific place on a map. Depending on the size and type of map you're using, the index can help you locate a city, town, or street.

  7. Scale • The scale helps you measure the distance betweeen two places. When you know the distance you can calculate how long the trip will take.

  8. Resources • What’s on a map? • Map Adventures (handout)

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