Background
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Printing and Using Journey North's Live Maps | ||||||
Where do I find the live online maps?
Here's what students can do with the maps:
How
do I print Journey North maps?
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Maintaining Your Own Map | ||||||
If you choose to plot the migration on a classroom map, students can build mapping skills and an understanding of math, science, and geography concepts such as latitude and longitude. Where
do I find a base map? Where
do I find the data for the maps?
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Plotting Data on Your Map | ||||||
Using
Town and State (or Province) Using
Latitude and Longitude Please note that we use decimal degrees, whereas many maps use degrees, minutes and seconds. (To convert: There are 60 minutes in 1 degree. For example: 45.50 decimal degrees equals to 45 degrees, 30 minutes. If this is confusing, simply round off to the nearest degree and use the town name to pinpoint the location.) Final note: All longitude values are given as negative numbers when in the western hemisphere. |
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