Map and Globe Skills Reading (Grades 6-8 PDF)

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From the author

Map and Globe Skills contains twelve student worksheets and corresponding answer pages in a 25-page PDF for grades 6–8. Students label directions and global reference lines, use latitude and longitude and grids, follow directions to complete a marina map, and design a city.

Other tasks use maps of Mexico, Australia, Great Britain, Russia and Europe to practice scale, map keys and thematic-map interpretation. Choose pages for a geography sequence and use the supplied keys to discuss answers. The map-making tasks allow varied student designs.

For an extension, students can organize map vocabulary in their own graphic organizers.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Use directions, coordinates and map keys to interpret and create maps.

Teaching tips

Teach the map convention needed for each page before assigning it independently.

Skills covered

Map reading, spatial reasoning and map creation.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

What kind of work do students do?

They label, locate, interpret and create maps. Tasks include compass directions, latitude and longitude, grid locations, thematic maps and a city-design activity.

How can I sequence the packet?

Start with direction and map-key skills, then introduce coordinate and thematic-map tasks. Use the city-design activity after students have practiced reading maps.