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MAP SKILLS BOOT CAMP
Build geography knowledge with these step-by-step lessons in foundational map-reading skills.
Geography
Learn how and why we divide globes into hemispheres.
Learn how to pinpoint location using latitude and longitude.
Learn how to use a map’s compass and scale of miles/kilometers.
Use a map to learn about countries of the European Union.
Learn how to read an elevation map using a map of Afghanistan.
Learn how to read small- and large-scale maps.
Learn how to read a world climate map.
Learn how to read a world population map.
Learn how to use world and U.S. time zones maps.
Learn how to read maps of the North and South poles.
Learn how to read a historical map of Africa.
Review how to read three different types of map.
Learn why mapmakers use different projections.
Learn how to read a road map.
Learn how to read a map that shows different regions.