Welcome to Our All About Maps Homeschool Geography Course

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Getting Started with Our All About Maps Homeschool Geography Course

Maps are an integral part of geography. This All About Maps homeschool geography course starts with basic map skills, including directions and the compass rose, and advances through a study of latitude and longitude, various types of maps, natural resources, how settlement and war have impacted political maps, settlements and land use, natural disasters, and natural hazards.

Overview

1 week per grade level, 4 days a week
Includes text-based lessons, assignments, and answer keys
Grades Kindergarten – 8th

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com; journal or notebook for writing assignments, notetaking, and research; atlas, globe, or world map

What to Do

Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and lessons file for desired grade level. Start with the Day 1 reading assignment. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.

Course Outline for Our All About Maps Homeschool Geography Course

All About Maps homeschool geography lessons and activities are arranged by suggested grade levels.

Unit K: Kindergarten

Create Maps of Familiar Places
Develop a Sense of Awareness of Geographical Location

Unit One: 1^st Grade

Types of Maps
Compass Rose and Cardinal Directions
Symbols and Plans
Continents and Countries
Basic Map Key

Unit Two: 2^nd Grade

Equator and Hemispheres
North and South Poles
Intermediate Directions
Creating Maps of Stories

Unit Three: 3^rd Grade

Street Maps
Grid Networks
Latitude and Longitude
Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn
Climate and Vegetation Regions of the World
Major Biomes

Unit Four: 4^th Grade

Map Scale
Population Maps
Using Latitude and Longitude to Find Locations
International Date Line
Resources and Services
Natural Resources

Unit Five: 5^th Grade

Mercator Projection
True North
Magnetic North
Physical Maps
Time Zones
Cartography

Unit Six: 6^th Grade

Topographic Maps
Resource/Economic Map
Weather Charts and Maps

Unit Seven: 7^th Grade

How the United States Has Changed Over Time
Impact of World Wars I and II on Political Geography

Unit Eight: 8^th Grade

Reasons for the Establishment of a Settlement
Types of Settlements
Land Use
Town Planning
Transportation and Roads
Natural Disasters and Natural Hazards
Causes, Effects, and Prevention of Droughts and Floods
Causes, Effects, and Response to Tropical Cyclones, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Course Sample for Our All About Maps Homeschool Geography Course

Types of Maps

A round map of the earth is called a globe.

Have you ever tried to cut open and flatten a deflated ball? That is why most world maps portray the earth as “flat.” We can’t see all the sides of a round ball when all we have to look at is a flat piece of paper. So, scientists found a way to draw the world in a stretched out, flat picture like this one.

Continents are very large areas of land on the earth. The continent on which you live, is called _______________________________.

Study the map of the world and answer the questions.

How many continents are there? ______________________________________________
Which continent is the largest? _______________________________________________
Which continent is the smallest? ______________________________________________
Which ocean is found between Africa and South America? _________________________
Which ocean is found between South America and Australia? _______________________

An atlas is a book that is a collection of maps. One of the most common types of atlases in the United States shows a detailed road map of the major roads that cross each state.

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More About Our All About Maps Homeschool Geography Course

This All About Maps homeschool geography course is comprised of nine units, with each unit increasing in difficulty and grade level. Unit K is appropriate for kindergarten, Unit 1 is appropriate for 1st grade, Unit 2 is appropriate for 2nd grade, etc., through Unit 8 for 8th grade.

These units may be started at any point. For example, a fourth grade level homeschool student who has not had much background in geography may benefit from studying Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 over the course of a year. An older student may find some of the All About Maps homeschool geography lessons and activities in the earliest units below his or her ability, but they will provide a solid introduction to map skills that will be needed in later studies. An alternative is to review the content in those units, and if the student already has an understanding of those concepts, simply start with the All About Maps unit that matches the student’s grade level.

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