CONTENT STATEMENT
- A map scale and cardinal and intermediate directions can be used to describe the relative location of physical and human characteristics of Ohio and the United States.
CONTENT ELABORATION
The map scale a tool used to approximate the distance between places on a map and shows the relationship between a unit of length on a map and the corresponding length on Earth’s surface.
Cardinal directions are introduced in the third grade. Intermediate directions are the points that fall in-between cardinal directions: north east, north west, south east, and south west.
Relative location is the location of a place relative to other places. Cardinal and intermediate directions can be used to describe relative location, such as Dayton is west of Zanesville or Virginia is southeast of Ohio. Relative location can also be expressed in informal ways such as downstream or next to.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Use a map scale, cardinal directions and intermediate directions to describe the relative location of physical and human characteristics of Ohio and the United States.