These exercises are designed to provide a basic introduction to reading, interpreting, and analyzing maps. These activities should prompt users to practice their map reading skills as well as view existing maps critically. Instructors: Please send me an e-mail if you would like a copy of answer keys to the pertinent exercises.
Reading and Interpreting Maps [.docx] [.pdf]
Cartometry: Calculating Distance and Area with Maps [docx] [pdf]
Constructing Isolines [docx] [pdf]
Map Hunt and Review [docx] [pdf]
Explore a USGS Topographic Quadrangle [docx] [pdf]
Build a Choropleth Map [docx] [pdf]
US Census Data Table [xlsx]
State Border Map of the US [jpg] [pdf]
Country Border Map of the World [jpg] [pdf]