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Size It Up: Map Skills Lesson PlanSize It Up: Map Skills Lesson Plan
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Size It Up: Map Skills

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Compare information from a US population cartogram and a standard US map. Learners draw conclusions about population density by analyzing census data a population distribution. They discover that census data is used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives.

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population density, population, map skills, proportional reasoning, proportions

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apportion, cartogram, proportional, drawing conclusions, map skills, population density, synthesizing information, social studies
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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