Reading Maps
Series: On the Map
Publisher: Checkerboard Books; ABDO Publishing Company
Published: January 2008
Place of publication: Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781599289533
Subjects: Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography; Science & Nature - General; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science; Children: Grades 3-4
Description: Can you get there from here? Where is our planet the warmest? Is that your familiy's fence or your neighbor's? It's all *On the Map*! This series examines mapping from early charts to modern satellite imaging. How are GPS and GIS different? What are environmental maps and why are they important? Who determined the boundaries of your yard? Discover all this and more. Plus, learn how to read a map and make one of your own! The world is an amazing place, so graba a pencil, chart a course, and get On the Map!
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: label: Reading a map
pagenum: 4; label: A telling title
pagenum: 6; label: From the source
pagenum: 8; label: Cracking the code
pagenum: 10; label: Which way is up?
pagenum: 12; label: How close or far?
pagenum: 14; label: Where are you now?
pagenum: 18; label: Latitude and longitude
pagenum: 20; label: Picturing the planet
pagenum: 26; label: Glossary
pagenum: 30; label: Web sites
pagenum: 31; label: Index
pagenum: 32