Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Reading a Map in Any Language

This lesson was created by Dawn Shattuck (Northeast Iowa Community College) and Kathy Sundstedt (Dike-New Hartford School District) for students from seventh to twelfth grade. During this lesson plan, students will use map-reading skills to learn about geographic aspects of Chile.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Physical Geography

Reading

Theme

Landforms

Cartography/Maps

Political

21st Century Universal Constructs

Complex Communication

Productivity and Accountability

Region

Latin America

Chile

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Region

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

GE 2. Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions