Geography of New York State
Unit Description: In this unit the students will develop a beginning understanding that New York State has a diverse geography and that various maps can be used to represent and examine the geography of New York State.They will also examine how New York State can be represented using a political map that shows cities, capitals, and boundaries.
4.1 New York State has a diverse geography. Various maps can be used to represent and examine the geography of New York State.
Standards
- (Standard: 3; Theme: GEO)
Essential Questions and Big Ideas of the Unit
- Big Idea: Maps are an important resource that give us more than just directions.
- How do physical and thematic maps help us explore New York’s geography?
- Physical maps are maps of the location of landmarks and the distance between them.
- Thematic maps are maps that show a connected theme across an area ex. Temperature maps.
- What other things can maps help us to understand besides physical features of our state?
- Maps can be used to help understand political features of an area, including cities, populations and areas representing support of political parties.
- How can I use a map to find my location in relation to other cities?Countries?
- Maps have scales that can be used to determine the distance between points on the map.
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