Using Thematic Maps to Identify Patterns

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Extract specific data from thematic maps to identify regional patterns in weather, resources, or population.

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Exploring Terrain and Thematic Map Types

4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS

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Learn to interpret elevation, landforms, cartograms, and thematic distributions such as choropleth, dot density, and resource maps.

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SS.Geog1.b.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Interpret patterns in a variety of maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information (contour, cartogram, population, natural resource, historical maps) and explain relationships among them.