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Using Cartograms to Learn About Latin American Demographics
Subject: | Social Sciences, Math, Language Arts, Ed. Technology |
Grade: | 6-8, 9-12 |
Brief Description
Objectives
Students
Keywords
Latin America, Western Hemisphere, cartogram, map, population, gross domestic product (GDP), geography
Materials Needed
Lesson Plan
Link to the lesson at Using Cartograms to Learn About Latin American Demographics.
Assessment
Assessment is included with the lesson.
Lesson Plan Source
RetaNet: Resources for Teaching About the Americas
Submitted By
Tim Pelkofer
National Standards
Social Sciences
Language Arts
Students create cartograms,special-purpose maps to illustrate features other than area, showing populations and gross domestic product (GDP) of countries in the Western Hemisphere.
NSS-G.K-12.1
NSS-G.K-12.2
NSS-G.K-12.4
NL-ENG.K-12.7
NL-ENG.K-12.8
NL-ENG.K-12.9
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