Beginning Map and Geography lesson

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Name ________________________________________________

Date __________________________________

Teacher __________________________________________

Maps/Geography I

1. Open Firefox and type in

a. maps.google.com

2. In the section between Google maps and search maps,

type in the schools address

a. 6351 Olympic Blvd., 90048

b. You dont need to type in Los Angeles. The zip

code is enough

c. You may always copy and past the address from

this document.

d. Dont forget to hit enteror return

e. Make sure the map tab is clicked.

f. The legend should be at 500ft/200m.

3. You should see a map with an A in the middle of it, and

a symbol that looks like:

4. Carthay (A) is on Olympic between __________________

and __________________


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5. The next main street to the north is San

________________

a. How do you know its a main street?

6. The next main street to the west is

___________________________________

7. The next main street to the east is

________________________________________

8. From Carthay Center Elm School I travel east on

Olympic and N/E on Fairfax. Whats the name of the

first restaurant you come to? (According to the map)________________________________________________________

________

9. There is a W before the street name Olympic Bl. What

does the W stand for and what does it imply?

_____________________________________

________________________________________________________

_________

10.Can you find Olympic Place? Where is it?

____________________

________________________________________________________

____________

11.There is an S before the street name La Cienega. What

does the S stand for and what does it imply?

_______________________________

________________________________________________________

_________


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12.What are the restaurants south of Olympic blvd and

east of Hi Point Street?

__________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

_______________

13.Keeping the view of the map at 500ft/200m (Legend),

how many restaurants are in the south/west quadrant?

______________

14.If there is not the word restaurant how do you know

it is restaurant, according to this Google map?_________________________

_____________________________________________

15.Changing the view of the map at 1000ft/200m

(Legend), how many restaurants are in the south/west

quadrant? ____________

16.Changing the view of the map at 200ft/100m (Legend),

bus stops are in the north/east quadrant? ______________

17.What are the medical facilities north of the school and

how to you know they are medical facilities?

18.Zoom out until the legend reads 5mi/10km.

a. At what city does the 405 fwy change from

running N/S to a more S/E and N/W direction?

b. At what city does it run N/S again?

c. The 101 and the 118 freeways meet in what city?

19.Click on Satellite. Adjust the map until you can see the

four regions of California. In which region do you find:


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a. Eureka, Ca.

____________________________________________

b. Stockton, Ca.

__________________________________________

c. Santa Barbra, Ca.

_______________________________________

d. Indio, Ca.

___________________________________________

e. Modesto, Ca.

________________________________________f. Sacramento, Ca.

________________________________________

20.Here is a website that may help you remember the four

regions.

http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/classrooms/rechtfertig/california/vr.

html

21.Go back to map view. Find the 10 freeway in California.Follow the 10 freeway east.

a. The ten freeway passes through which states?

_______

___________________________________________________

________

___________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________

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b. The ten freeway ends in which state?

___________________________________________________

_______________

22.The 5 freeway- start tracking it in Los Angeles and

follow it north.

a. In Which state does the five freeway intersect with

the 90 freeway?

b. In which state does the five freeway intersect with

the 84 freeway?c. In which state does the five freeway intersect with

the 505 freeway?

d. Name a California Mountain region city the five

cuts through.

e. Name a California desert region city the 5 freeway

cuts through.

f. Name a California valley region city the 5 freeway

cuts through.

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