2. Learning Goals:
• We will learn what is a political map and its
characteristics.
• We will learn a political map's purpose.
• We will learn 7 new vocabulary words.
(4 new content words
(3 new academic words)
• We will practice the reading strategy determining
importance.
• We will take notes and collect information on a
classification organizer and use it to fill in a political map.
3. Political maps show the human made features of Earth. Earth’s land area is mainly made up of seven
giant continents, but people have divided much of the land into smaller political units called countries.
A political map shows boundaries - imaginary lines that divide two places. These boundaries outline
such political units as countries, states, counties and school districts. It is unlike other maps in that its
purpose is to show borders.
A political map also makes a deliberate political statement about which areas of the earth belong to
a country or state. Political maps use different colors to help to differentiate what it is they are trying
to show within the map.
4. Or it can show states like this one of the United States.
5. Political map can show:
• states
• capitals - the center of
political decision making
• other large cities and
• some large natural physical
features such as lakes and
river.
Each state is shown in a different
color.
When looking for information
about cities and roads you will
want to consult a political map.
6. • We can also use political
maps to show who is in
charge of different
services.
o Voters must know
what which precinct
they live in to figure
out where to vote.
o Students must know
which school district
they live to attend the
correct school.
8. Conclusion:
• What is a political map and its characteristics.
• What is it's purpose?
• We can define 7 new vocabulary words.
• What reading strategy can we use to find
information.
• What strategy can we use to take notes and
collect information?
