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| Grade Seven History-Social Science Content Standards USGS Education Home / California Education Standards / California Resources |
World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times7.11 Students analyze political and economic change in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries (the Age of Exploration, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Reason).Know the great voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes, and the influence of cartography in the development of a new European world view. |
| Exploring Maps (Teacher packet) http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/exploremaps.htm On-line teacher packet for grades 7-12 designed to aid in teaching basic mapmaking and map reading skills. Contains a teaching guide and four lessons with printable activity sheets. Includes a lesson on navigation methods of the early explorers. Map Projection Publications http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs08799.html A list of map projection publications available from the USGS. Includes a link to an on-line version of the very popular USGS Map Projections poster, which describes eighteen different map projections and compares their different properties. Map Projection Poster (folded) http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/MapProjections/projections.html Contact the USGS to request a free copy of the popular "Map Projections" poster. This 36"x24" folded poster has a large portrait of Gerardus Mercator on one side and descriptions of eighteen different map projections on the other side along with a table that compares their different properties and uses. Call 1-888-ASK-USGS or email ask@usgs.gov . An on-line version of this poster is available on this website. |
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