Activity 7: Mapping Mount Washington (120-160 minutes)

This activity reviews basic map and note-taking skills and extends the students’ map skills to analyze a simple land-use map.

identify and explain patterns in human geography and describe how human activities are affected by these patterns;
demonstrate an understanding of how site and situation influence settlement;
use appropriate vocabulary to describe their inquiries and observations;
analyze, synthesize, and evaluate data;
construct a variety of graphs, charts, diagrams, maps, and models to organize information.

criterion-referenced evaluation by teacher of the Mount Washington land-use map assignment based on the characteristics of an effective map and by teacher evaluation of the analysis questions

Use Mount Washington Map, Appendix 7.1, to review the three main patterns of settlement from Activity 1, and to examine the site and situation of Mount Washington.
Review the criteria for an effective map from Activity 6.
Each student colors a copy of the Mount Washington Map, Appendix 7.1, using the land-use classification system developed in the last class.
Each student uses their map to answer the questions in Mount Washington Map Analysis, Appendix 7.2.

For students having difficulty with map skills, provide review through short lessons or small-group workshops on basic map skills such as distance and direction or on locating things on a map using a grid reference.
Investigate the career of an urban planner using Career Explorer or other Internet sources.
Investigate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools and approaches using the inquiry model.

colored pencils, textbooks, atlas