Map Analysis Worksheet
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TYPE OF MAP (Check one):
____ Raised relief map
____ Topographic map
____ Political map
____ Contour-line map
____ Natural resource map
____ Military map
____ Bird's-eye view
____ Artifact map
____ Satellite photograph/mosaic
____ Pictograph
____ Weather map
____ Other ( )
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UNIQUE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF THE MAP (Check one or more):
____ Compass
____ Handwritten
____ Date
____ Notations
____ Scale
____ Name of mapmaker
____ Title
____ Legend (key)
____ Other
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DATE OF MAP:
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CREATOR OF THE MAP:
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WHERE WAS THE MAP PRODUCED?
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MAP INFORMATION
A. List three things in this map that you think are important:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
B. Why do you think this map was drawn?
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C. What evidence in the map suggests why is was drawn?
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D. What information does the map add to the textbook's account of this event?
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E. Does the information in this map support or contradict information that you have read about this event?
Explain.
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F. Write a question to the mapmaker that is left unanswered by this map.
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Designed and developed by the
Education Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408.
