Details on the different types of maps, scale, and symbols.

Astrid lives in Norway, and really likes Viking ships and rocks. She is visiting a Viking museum, and needs help learning about different types of rocks, where rocks come from, and the different characteristics of rocks.

Links to all of Canada's provinces and territories relief maps. Maps can be viewed as a picture or as a .pdf file. Be sure to check out the links to lesson plans as well as the many other types of maps.

Explore different types of maps and how different things are represented on maps in this media gallery from WGBH. Maps are used to help locate different places and different things. Map symbols are representations of larger things in the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about many different types of maps and the people who make them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Showcases a collection of unusual maps from the book "Maps: Finding Our Place in the World." Types of maps included are journey maps, city maps, slave maps, imaginary maps, and handy maps.

This site takes a look at a wide range of government types. Investigates democracies, communist states, authoritarian regimes, absolute monarchies, and more. Detailed, time-stamped charts and maps are also included.

Join Aldo, and learn about many different types of geological landforms.

What can we learn from maps? How can we use maps? How can we best read maps? Find out the answers to these with detailed explanations of making the most of maps presented to us. Examples of historical, pictoral, miratory, etc. types of...

In this lesson, introduce your students to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.

At this site find any type of map on the U.S. and any of its states here. Great site for teachers to print out maps to use in the classroom.

An animated adventure story, developed by NASA, that helps children understand earth science concepts by using satellite photography and other types of aerial photographs to identify physical features on the surface of the earth. Teaches...

Enchanted Learning provides an easy-to-understand explanation of projections. Site also provides a graph of related terms such as conic projection, cylindrical projection, Mercator projection, and more.

Learn about the history of maps, what makes a map a map, and why bother with maps. Get answers to many different map questions and much more.

This site has a good description of what this particular type of map represents. It also explains the colors and letter symbols, faults, and strike and dips.

In this lesson, students learn about what objects are made from and the origins of the materials.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to explore 3 basic types of maps, physical, political, and historical. Characteristics of each are discussed and web links to additional examples are given. A short quiz...

At this site find any type of map on Africa. Just click on what you want and you will get an accurate, colorful map.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Fill in the concept map regarding respiration, anaerobic and aerobic, to test your knowledge of the different types. You will need a sign in code to access this media but it is worth it!

This resource provides information on countries throughout the world, current news, and different types of maps.

This slideshow lesson focuses on note taking using concept maps and flow charts; it provides background information, 6 types of concept maps or flow charts with best uses, uses in the classroom, uses while reading or researching, and how...

For this lesson, students learn about the different types of weather and the factors that impact them, including air pressure, humidity, sun and wind.

Marine ecosystems are examined in this lesson. Students identify examples of different types and locate them on a world map. Includes handouts, website links, and a vocabulary list with definitions.

Maps are designed to allow people to travel to a new location without a guide to show the way. They tell us information about areas to which we may or may not have ever been. There are many types of maps available for both recreational...