World History Basic Training

Do you have what it takes?

World History

Unit 1

Basic Training

Hello World History Recruits! Today you are tasked with completing all of the challenges on this screen to determine if you are ready for your mission!

Challenge 3

Graduation

Challenge 2

Challenge 1

INDEX

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ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS

Q: Why are map so SADD??

+Key Vocabulary

How do cartographers represent the globe (3D sphere) on maps (2D flat surfaces)?Why are all world maps wrong?

CHALLENGE 1

MAP Projections

Maps, maps, everywhere.....But why do we even care???There are so many types of maps, but most fall into two categories: thematic and reference.

FLEX YOUR MUSCLES

Challenge 2

PRESS THE GLOBE TAG TO learn more

THEMATIC MAPS

Press the Globe Tag to learn more!

Referance Maps

Types of MaPS

Press the check mark to check your answers!

Thematic

Thematic

Thematic

Thematic

Thematic

Thematic

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Thematic

Drag each term to label the maps!

Label the maps either reference or thematic!

Practice!

INSTRUCTIONS

Challenge 3

KNOW YOUR COUNTRIES!

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As your reward, feast your eyes upon the best map projection ever to be put to paper! :P

Great job! You have complted all three challenges!~

Reference Maps

Reference maps show general information, navigation, or location. For example:

• Political maps - borders of states or countries, capital cities
• Physical maps - natural features like rivers, oceans, mountain ranges, etc.
• Road maps - highways, streets, etc.

Step 1: Follow the link below to access the Seterra website.Step 2: Choose the region you would like to challenge yourself on.Step 3: Press on the Countries link inside the region tile of your choice!Step 4: Take the quiz and record your score on the Padlet! Have FUN! :)

Seterra Geography Challenge!

Globe - a spherical or rounded object; the earth Map - a diagrammatic (of or in the form of a diagram) representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. Projection - the presentation of an image on a surface Distortion - the action of giving a misleading account or impression Longitude - measures distance east or west of the prime meridian Latitude - measures the distance north or south of the equator

Key Vocabulary

Globe - a spherical or rounded object; the earth Map - a diagrammatic (of or in the form of a diagram) representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. Projection - the presentation of an image on a surface Distortion - the action of giving a misleading account or impression Longitude - measures distance east or west of the prime meridian Latitude - measures the distance north or south of the equator

Key Vocabulary

Thematic Maps

Thematic maps communicate information about a place - spatial aspects - what is it like there?Types of thematic maps include:

• Choropleth
• Dot-Density
• Graduated/Proportional Symbol
• Cartogram
• Isoline

Press on the eye symbol next to each type of thematic map to view an example!