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Contents1. QuickstartGuide

a. Loginb. SearchforContentc. DisplayaMapd. ZoomaMape. DownloadorPrintaMapf. WatchaNationalGeographicVideo

2. Overviewa.SystemRequirementsb.GettingtheMostfromMaps101

3. Contenta. NewResourcesb. FieldTripLibraryc. NationalGeographicd. MapCollectionse. ReadingWorkbooksf. HistoryOutlineMapsg. InteractiveMapsh. SpanishLanguagei. ReferenceAtlasj. GlobalPerspectivesk. K-3l. ClassroomResourcesm. Learn&Playn. Podcasts

4. Featuresa. Zoomifyb. StateStandardsc. Text-OnlyFeature

5.HomePageNavigation6.MapPageNavigation7.Troubleshooting&Help

a. SystemRequirementsb. EnablingCookies

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DisplayaMapoftheUnitedStatesClicktheMAPCOLLECTIONSbuttonontheleftsideofthehomepage.SelectPhysicalMaps.ClickUnitedStatesPhysicalGeography.

Tip:Toviewmapsofindividualstates,underPhysicalMapsclickU.S.States.Choosethestateyouwanttoview.

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ZoomaMapManyofthemapsinMaps101haveaspecialzoomfeaturecalledzoomify.Thisfeatureallowsuserstogetdetailed,close-upviewsofMaps101maps.Inaddition,youcanprintthesectionyouareviewing.Clickthemagnifyingglassinthetoprightcornertoaccesszoomify.Usethezoombartoadjusttheview.Thearrowsallowyoutoscanupanddownoracrossthezoomedmap.

Tip:Someofthemapsdonothavethezoomifyfeature.However,youcanstillzoomusingaPDFversionofthemap.SeethePrintorDownloadaMapsectionbelowformoreinformation.

PrintorDownloadaMapWhileviewingamap,clickonthecontrolsunderneaththeimage.PDF–DownloadsaPDFdocumentofthemapthatcanbeopenedandviewedonyourcomputer,printed,oremailed.GetMap–Opensthefullsizeimageinanewwindow.Rightclick“SaveAs”tosaveacopytoyourcomputer.Email–EnablesyoutoemailthemapimagetoanotherMaps101user(inaccordancewiththetermsofuse,ofcourse).WatchaNationalGeographicShortVideoClicktheNationalGeographicbuttonontheleft.ClickNationalGeographicVideos.Selectyourrequiredsubjectarea.Browsethevideocontent.ClickontheappropriatevideoimagetoplayorclickPlayVideo.

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OverviewWelcometoMaps101...homeofthemostcomprehensive,interactive,engagingsupportmaterialsavailableforgeography,history,Earthscience,andthelanguageartsK-12classroom.Maps101isanonlineresourcethatsavesyoutimebyprovidingsupportmaterials,suchasmaps,virtualfieldtrips,newsarticles,videos,educationalgames,andanimations,alongwithlessonplansandactivitiestouseintheclassroom.BecauseMaps101offersawidevarietyofmaterialsforarangeofsubjectsandgradelevels,teacherscancalluponavarietyofcontenttoillustratetheirlessonsandholdstudentinterest.Maps101isavailablefromanyinternet-connecteddevice,usingyourschool’susernameandpassword.Bybeinginternetaccessible,Maps101canalsobeusedinthehomeforresearchorsimplytobrowsethewealthofinformationonthesite.

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SystemRequirementsInternet-connecteddesktop,laptop,ortabletdeviceCompatiblewith:MicrosoftInternetExplorerMozillaFirefoxGoogleChromeAppleOSSafariRecommendedPlugin:AdobeFlash(requiredforsomemultimediacontent)GettingtheMostfromMaps101Maps101offerscontentforeveryclassroom,teacher,student,andparent.Thereisnolimitonusage!Werecommendthatyouinformeveryoneatyourschoolaboutyourlogindetails,including:Libraryandmediaspecialists;scienceteachers;socialstudiesteachers,includinggeographyandhistoryteachers;Spanishlanguageteachers;K-3teachers;andallstudentsandparents.Youcanalsosharespecificcontentwithstudentsorteachersusingtheemailcontrolatthebottomofthecontentpages.

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ContentTohelpyoufindexactlywhatyouarelookingforwithinmorethan4,200piecesofcontentthatmakeupMaps101,wehaveanumberofcontentsectionsforyoutonavigate.Clickonthebuttonintheleftcolumntoaccesseachsetofcontent.Whatyouwillfindisdescribedindetailbelow.

Tip:YoucanalsofindcontentrelatingtoatopicorlocationusingthesearchfunctionintheupperrightsectionjustbelowtheMaps101Header.

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NewResourcesTheNewResourcessectionprovideslinkstothelatestcontentavailableonMaps101.ItistheonestopforthemostrecentGNNarticles,thecurrentMapoftheWeek,thelatestpodcasts,orthenewestFieldTrip.Thelinkshereupdateasnewcontentisreleased.FieldTripLibraryTheFieldTripLibraryispoweredbyEsritotakeyouonvirtualfieldtripsthroughtimeandspace.Youcanlearnaboutadiverserangeoftopics—fromfossilsandbutterfliestotheBillofRightsandWorldWarII.YoucantourMaritimeMuseumsorlearnaboutNationalParks.Youcandiscovertheplanetsinoursolarsystem,aswellasmuch,muchmore.TheFieldTripLibraryisorganizedintocollections.Usethedropdownmenustoaccessthecollectionsandthenchooseaspecificfieldtrip.LookfornewcollectionshereorintheNewResourcessection.• AmericanHistoryCollection—ThiscollectionincludestopicstounderstandAmerica’s

foundation,suchastheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheBillofRights.Othersubjectsinclude,AbrahamLincoln,NativeAmericans,theMonroeDoctrine,ImmigrantstoAmerica,theGreatDepression,theImpactofCivilRights,andaboutStateCapitals.

• EarlyLearnerCollection—StudentsinK-3cantakevirtualfieldtripstoo.Topicsinthiscollectioninclude:Fossils,MonarchButterflies,UndertheSea,ZooAnimals,Fruits,andVegetables.

• K-2Collection—Designedfortheyoungestlearners,thiscollectionintroducesmapsinAllAboutMapsandparksinParksAreFun.ThereisalsoafieldtripthatexploresMyCountry.

• K12Collection—Thiscollectionhasalittlebitofeverything.LearnaboutWorldWarIandII,theSlaveTrade,theWaterCycle,theSalemWitchTrials,theGiftoftheNile,theCivilWar,theSpanishInfluenceonTexas,LewisandClark,andmore.

• Space&ScienceCollection—Interestedinouterspace?TakeavirtualfieldtripofthePlanetsorSpaceExploration.BackonEarth,discovermoreaboutPlants,RocksandMinerals,Electricity,andmore.

• TexasandtheWestCollection—ThiscollectionhighlightsthevasthistoryofTexasandtheintrigueoftheWildWest.Topicsinclude:OilandTexas,Independence,theTexasCattleIndustryandRanching,TheAlamo,FamousTexans,andtheWildWest.

• TraveltheUSACollection—FromthePacifictotheAtlantic,theU.S.isdiverse.Exploresitesinthiscollection.Tripsinclude:WhaleWatching,NationalParks,NationalMonuments,MaritimeMuseums,andSpanishMissions.

• Weather&ScienceCollection—ThiscollectionfeaturesfieldtripsaboutClimateChange,ExtremeWeather,OceanCurrents,HurricanesandTornadoes,StormSurgesandTides,andmore.

NationalGeographicFindNationalGeographiccontentdirectlythroughMaps101.Thissectionhaslinkstoshortvideos,maps,outlinemaps,theEarthPulseatlas,archivedmapsfromover100yearsofNationalGeographicMagazine,andtheNationalGeographicNinthEditionAtlasoftheWorld.• BlackandWhiteOutlineMaps—Theseblackandwhitemapsoftheworldareidealforprinting

whencolorisnotanoption.

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• EarthPulse–TheEarthPulseatlasfromNGprovidesworldstatisticsandcomparisonsinaquick-reference,interactiveformat.GreatwhenreadingGeographyNewsNetwork™articlesandseekingdifferentperspectives.

• MagazineMapArchive(1891-1997)—Searchbydecadeorbyregiontofind100yearsofNationalGeographicmaps.

• Maps—FindcontemporaryatlasmapsproducedbyNationalGeographic.• Videos—Videosof2-3minuteseachcoverabroadrangeoftopics.Videosareorganizedinto

categories,including:Civilizations&History,Culture&Society,Science&Nature,andWildlife.ThereisalsoasectionforSpanishlanguagevideos.

• NinthEditionAtlas—Browsetherichpagesofoneofthemostauthoritativeatlasesavailable.MapCollectionsThissectionincludesawidevarietyofmapsforallyourneeds,including:Historymaps;outlinemaps;antiquemaps;thematicmaps;citymaps;mapsfocusingonspecificareas,suchastheMiddleEast;locatormapsshowingregionsoftheworldandtheirpositionontheglobe;andatlasesforTexasandCalifornia,andmore.• AntiqueMaps—ThiscollectionincludesvintagemapsofmajorU.S.citiesfromcoasttocoast,

includingNewYork,Chicago,LosAngeles,NewOrleans,andmore.• CaliforniaAtlas—OurAtlasofCaliforniamakesuseofhistoricandthematicmapstotellthestory

oftheGoldenState.• CityMaps—FindyourwayaroundmajorcitiesintheU.S.,suchasLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,or

Chicago.Or,youcangointernational!FromHavana,CubatoBeijing,Chinayoucanviewroads,rivers,andmajorlandmarks.

• EarthScienceMaps—Mapsherecoveravarietyoftopics,likeprecipitation,ethnicity,weather,andmore.

• FormerUSSR—FromthecontinentstothecountriesoftheformerUSSR,discoverinformationonethnicity,regions,administration,andmore.

• GlobeLocatorMaps—Locatepartsoftheworldthroughthemapsinthiscollection,madebyNationalGeographic.

• HistoryMapSets—World,Canada,andtheUnitedStatesHistoryMapSetsaredesignedtomakehistorymorecomprehensibleandvisuallycompelling,whileenhancingstudents'knowledgeofgeography.

• MiddleEastMaps—ThissectionincludesacomprehensivelookattheMiddleEast,includingitsresources,people,history,andcurrentevents.

• NationalGeographicNinthEditionAtlas—Browsetherichpagesofoneofthemostauthoritativeatlasesavailable.

• OutlineMapSets—Findblackandwhitelinemapsofallthecontinents,regionsoftheworld,countries,Canadianprovincesandterritories,andtheU.S.stateswithorwithouttext.

• PhysicalMaps—Thesemapsshownaturallandforms,includingmountains,rivers,andlowlands.TheircolorschemeandshadedreliefindicatevariationsinelevationthroughoutCanada,theUnitedStates,andtheworld.

• SpanishLanguageMaps–EspeciallyforSpanish-speakers,youwillfindCountry,Continent,U.S.,andMexicomapswithmajorfeaturesinSpanish.SuitableforSpanishLanguageandESLteaching.

• TexasAtlas—OurAtlasofTexasmakesuseofhistoricandthematicmapstotellthestoryoftheLoneStarState.

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• ThematicMapSets—Accessthematicmapsthatclearlyandaccuratelydisplayhistorical,cultural,social,economic,andenvironmentaldataforCanada,theUnitedStates,andtheworld.

• UnitedStatesCongressionalDistrictsMaps—ThesemapsshowtheCongressionaldistrictsin2000and2010.

• UnitedStatesCountyMaps—Allofthefiftystatesarerepresentedinthissection,eachwithcountylines,countynames,andcountyseats.

• WesternCivilization—Thesecarefullyselectedmapsprovidecomprehensiveglobalcoverageforthemajorhistoricalperiods.

• WorldProjectionCollection—ThiscollectionincludesaselectionofvariousprojectionsofplanetEarth.Eachoftheseprojectionsservesadifferentpurposeinvisuallyrepresentingacomplexcombinationoflandandwatermassesinasimplifiedformat.

ReadingWorkbooksFortheELAclassroom,TakeaCloserLook:Self-CheckReadingWorkbookswillhelpstudentswithreadingskills,includingthebasics,suchasidentifyingandanalyzingcharacters,setting,authors,andmore,aswellasself-guidedreadingcomprehensionandcriticalthinkingskillspractice.Eachworkbookalsoincludesvocabularybuildingwithafulllistoftermsfromeachnovelintheseries.Theseriesincludesworkbooksforclassicnovelsappropriateforreadersfromgrade4-grade10,suchasTheLion,theWitch,andtheWardrobe;InvisibleMan;Alice’sAdventuresinWonderland;TheGreatGatsby;Catch-22;LordoftheFlies,andmore.HistoryOutlineMapsMaps101includesarobustsetofnearly100historicaloutlinemaps,includingbothU.S.HistoryandWorldHistory.Weprovidebothlabeledandblankversionsofeachmap,whichcanbedownloadedasaPDForprinted.Bothteachersandstudentscanbecomecartographersbydigitallyaddingtext,symbols,anddrawingontheirmapsusingtheSketchTool.Youcancreate,save,download,andprinttheperfectmapyouneedforBellringers,formalandinformalassessments,anddailyuse.InteractiveMapsTheinteractivemapssectionfeaturestimelinesandmapswithanimationsthatstudentscanusetore-enactbattles,elections,andotherevents.SomeoftheinteractivemapsrequireAdobeFlash.AlinktodownloadtheFlashpluginisprovidedwitheachmapforcomputersthatdon’thaveFlashalreadyinstalled.Mostinteractivemapsincludetheabilitytoplayandpausetheactionandtoenablequestionsanddiscussion.• PresidentialElectionCenter,2008,2012and2016–Seehowthemostrecent

nationalU.S.electionsunfolded.Viewtheresultsoftheprimaries,seeweek-by-weekpollingresultsintherunuptotheelection,viewvotinginthepresidentialelections,andcomparetheresultswithyearsgoneby.

• AnimatedTimelineMaps—Watchhundredsofyearsofpivotalmomentsinhistoryunfoldinjust90secondswithournewanimatedhistoricaltimelinemaps.Theseengagingmapswillhelpyourstudentsmakeconnectionsbetweeneventsinhistoryandthepresentday.

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• AnimatedHistoryMaps—OurAnimatedHistoryMapsaddanewleveltolearning.Nowstudentsandteacherscancontroltheinformationdisplayedandanalyzemapsfromanewperspective.Watchashistoryunfolds:mapsareactivatedindifferentways:byanimatedarrows(withsound!),byclickingonthemapcolorsshowninthelegendtotellthestory,orbydraggingplacenamesontothemapandthencheckingyourwork!

• Canada'sProvinceandTerritoryCapitalCities—Learnaboutourneighbortothenorth.• MonumentsofWashingtonD.C.—Youdon'tneedtovisitWashingtonD.C.toencounteritsrich

historyandculture.• MySchoolLocator—Discoveryourschoolandyourcommunityinawholenewway!• Withaviewfromthetop,youcanseeyourhouse,yourschool,andyourneighborhood.• NationalBattlefieldsandMilitaryParks—Followthemanycampaigntrailsandmapoutour

nation'srichmilitaryhistorywiththisinteractivemap.• NationalHistoricParksandSites—Evenifyoucan'tvisitallthehistoricparksandsitesaround

theU.S.,youcanstillgetabird'seyeviewandlearnabouteachone.• NationalMonumentsandMemorials—Learnaboutthehistoryandlocationofournation's

monumentsandmemorialsthroughthisinteractivemap.• U.S.StateCapitals—Getabird'seyeviewofyourstate'scapitalorzoomintothecapitol

buildingsandenjoytheviewfromabove.• UnitedStatesInteractiveCensusMaps—Lookatthelatestcensusdatafortheentirecountryor

forall50states.Youcancompareupto4differentsetsofdata.SpanishLanguageThissectionprovidesresourcesforyourESLlearnersandSpanishclasses.Maps101’sSpanishcontentismorethantranslationsofexistingmaps,althoughwehavethosetoo.WorldandU.S.mapsincludeSpanishtitlesforcities,oceans,rivers,etc.,andwealsoincludeGeographySkillBuilders,videos,ourweeklyGeographyNewsNetwork™articles,andaglossaryallinSpanish.ReferenceAtlasClickontheReferenceAtlasandyouwillbepresentedwithavarietyoftools.Youwillfindpoliticalandphysicalmaps,flags,andstatistics.Inaddition,countrycomparisonsprovideworldrankingsaswellasfactsandfiguresfordemographicstatistics,suchaspopulation,landmass,deathrates,education,etc.ClickingoneithertheU.S.orWorldAtlaslinkswillopenuptheappropriatemap.Theseatlasmapsareinteractiveandenabletheusertoclickandzoomintoanycountryorstate.Onceacountryisselected,themenuabovethemapcanbeclickedtoshowpoliticalorphysicalversions,thenationalorstateflag,andcomprehensivestatistics.• World—Openthislinktofindaninteractivemapoftheworld.Clickonanyregionorcountry.A

menuallowsyoutovieweitherapoliticalorphysicalmap.Youcanalsochoosetoseethenationalorstateflag.Thestatisticssectionprovidescomprehensivedataontheselectedplace.

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• UnitedStates—Similartotheworldreferenceatlas,hereyouwillfindpoliticalandphysicalmaps,flags,andstatisticsforeachofthestatesintheU.S.

• FlagsoftheWorldandtheU.S.—SeenationalflagsoftheworldandthestateflagsoftheU.S.• GeographicCoordinates—Findthelatitudeandlongitudeofplacesintheworld.• GuidetoCountryProfiles—Thisguideprovidesaglossaryofthetermsusedinthestatistical

informationforeachcountryintheWorldReferenceAtlas.• Appendices—Findfurtherinformationintheappendixsection,includingabbreviations,

internationalorganizationsandgroups,weightsandmeasures,andmore.• GlossaryofGeographicTerms—UsethisglossarytouLnderstandtermsthatareimportantto

understandinggeography.• CountryComparisons—Comparenumerousdatasetsaroundtheworldbydifferentthemes.For

example,underPeopleandSocietyyouwillfinddataoncountrypopulations,birthrates,lifeexpectancy,etc.EconomiccomparisonsshowGDP,laborstatistics,publicdebt,banking,andmore.UnderEnergy,findcomparisonsofproductionandconsumptionofelectricity,oil,gas,andmore.OtherthemestocompareincludeCommunications,Transportation,andMilitarydata.

GlobalPerspectives• GeographyNewsNetwork™—GNNprovidesnews-poweredlearningintheclassroom.Anew

articleispublishedweekly,withanaccompanyingmaporimagetohelpillustratethetopic.ArticlesarewrittenbyavarietyofnotableauthorsandMaps101staff,andthearticlescanrangefromelementarythroughhighschool-appropriatetopics.Contentareasincludelifescience,currentevents,worldhistory,Earthscience,geographyandcultures,andmanymore.Searchthearticlearchivesorreadthemostrecentarticles.GeographyNewsNetwork™articlesarealsotranslatedintoSpanish.FindthemundertheSpanishLanguagetabontheHomePage.

• TheHispanicHeritageMonthContentCollection—ThiscollectionfocusesontherichnessofHispaniccultureandtheHispanic-AmericanswhohavemadeanimpactontheUnitedStates.Inaddition,youcanfindSpanish-languagecontentforESLlearners.

• GeographyintheNews™—GITNfeaturesin-deptharticleswrittenbygeographerandacademicDr.NealLineback.Itincludesasearchablearchiveofmorethan1,000articles.

• MapoftheWeek—Weeklymaps,createdbyMaps.comgeographers,areavailablehere.Thesemapstiepointsofinterest,historicalevents,andcurrenteventstothelayoftheland.

• MapsintheNews—Thissectionfeaturesanarchiveofmorethan10yearsofMapsintheNewsarticles.

• EarthPulse—TheEarthPulseatlasfromNationalGeographicprovidesworldstatisticsandcomparisonsinaquick-reference,interactiveformat.YoucanusethisatlasinconjunctionwiththeGeographyNewsNetwork™articlestohelpstudentsseekdifferentperspectives.

Tip:Also,watchforspecial-eventresourcesandcoverage,basedonwhatishappeningtoday.Forthoseresearchingcurrentevents,youwillfindawealthofMaps101resourcesintheNewResourcesandGlobalPerspectivessections.

K-3K-3materialsincludestrongcolorsandboldimageryappropriatefortheyoungestlearners.Choosefromavarietyofthemestohelpconveyasenseofrelativeplace.

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• BeginnerMaps—Thesemapsinclude“MyBedroom”through“MyNeighborhood”to“TheSolarSystem”andmore.Inaddition,neighborhoodmapsprovidebird’seyeviewsoftypicallocations,includingafarm,aneighborhood,andacommunity.AlsofindalinktoUncleSam’sFarm,withthreelevelsofgameplaytohelpstudentsdeveloptheirmapskills,includingcardinaldirectionandgridreferences.

• ClickonTheEarth,WorldMaps,orU.S.Mapstoaccessgrade-appropriatematerials,includingtheworld’slargestrivers,thehemispheres,worldpopulation,andvolcanoes,allinagrade-appropriate,illustratedstyle.

ClassroomResourcesMuchofourMaps101contentisaimedatspecificcontentareas.Lessonplansareprovidedforallgradelevelstohelpteachersusethiscontentmoreeffectively.ClassroomactivitiesandGeographySkillBuildersareavailablehereandthereareusefultoolsforstudentstoo,suchasglossariesandpronunciationguides.• UnderstandingGeography:Activities—Theseactivitiesaregradespecificwithafocuson

practicinggeographicskills,suchasmapkeys,graphing,timelines,coordinates,andmore.• ClassroomActivities—Quickactivitieshelpenergizestudents.UsethemasBellringerstostart

class,forremediation,orasareviewofsocialstudiescurriculumcontent.• GeographyGlossaries—GlossariesbygradelevelandinSpanishhelpstudentsunderstand

geographiccontent.• GeographySkillBuilders—TheselessonsarebasedonthemesinbothU.S.andworldhistory

curriculumcontent.Theyincludeaccompanyingmapstoengagestudentsandquestionsforassessment.

• IntroductiontoMaps&MapSkills—Helpstudentsbecomemapliteratewiththisintroductiontomappingskills,suchasprojections,maptypes,coordinates,compass,andmore.

• LessonPlans—Findover160completelessonplans,organizedandsearchablebygradelevel,subject,region,andnationalstandards.

• PronunciationGazetteer—TheGazetteerincludes650placenamepronunciations,plusthelatitudeandlongitudeofaplace,andmore.

• FieldTripInformationSheet—Planoff-sitefieldtripswithMaps101.Learn&PlayGamesaimedatvariousgradelevelshelptodevelopgeneralknowledgeandgeographicalawareness.Theyalsoreinforceinformationconveyedinthelessons.Allofthegamesareplayedindividually,andmanyincludetimeandscorerecordingstoencouragegoalsetting.KeepaneyeoutforspecialeventquizzessuchastheWomen’sHistoryMonthcrossword.• ThematicCrosswords—ChallengeyourselfwithcrosswordsthemedforEarthDayandfor

Women’sHistoryMonth.• GeoquizGameshow—BeattheclockasGeoGeorgeasksyouaseriesofquestionswiththe

possibleanswersdisplayedonamap.Impressthestudioaudiencewithyouranswers.• U.S.StatesInteractiveGame—Doyouknowwhichstateiswhich?Testyourselfwiththis

interactivegame.• StateCapitalInteractiveGame—Drag-and-droptoidentifythecapitalsofeachstate.

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• UncleSam'sFarm-GradesK-3—LetUncleSamshowyouaroundhisfarmwiththisfun,early-learnerinteractivemapfeature.

• Alienz!TheGameofWorldExploration—Playoureasyandfunanimatedgeographyquizzes,designedforyoungergeographers.

• JigsawPuzzles—Theseareagreatskillbuilderforyounggeographers,buttheyarefunforallages.Ournewestpuzzlesnowhavevaryinglevelsofdifficulty.

• GeographyCrosswords—PuzzleyourmindwithavarietyofGeographyCrosswordPuzzles.• MapKits—Wanttobeacartographicartist?Withourinteractivegraphicstools,youcan

customizeonlinemapsoftheU.S.,Canada,Mexico,andall50states!• WordSearchPuzzles—Downloadandprintoutwordsearchestochallengeyourstudents,

availableinahandyPDFformat.• FLASHWorldQuizzes—Thisseriesofinteractivequizzescoverstheworld.Testyourknowledge

ofdifferentregionsintheworld,thecontinents,statecapitals,andmore.PodcastsListentoareadingofthelatestGeographyNewsNetwork™andothercontent,ontheMaps101blog.Podcastsarehelpfulforaudio-learners,IEPstudentswithspecialneeds,andevenstrugglingreaders.FeaturesZoomifyZoomifyisafeatureavailableformostMaps101contentwhichenablestheusertozoomintoamapandseeclose-updetail.Zoomifyuseshighresolutionimagerenderingtoenableclearviewingoffinedetailincludingplacenames,terrainfeatures,rivers,androads.Whereyouseethe“Zoom”buttonwiththemagnifyingglasssymbol,clicktoopenZoomifyinanewwindow.Fromhereyoucanusethesliderbartozoominandout,andusethenavigationarrowkeystomoveup,down,right,andlefttochangeyourview.YoucanalsouseyourPCmouse.Thewheelallowsyoutozoominandout,andyoucanmovethemapbyholdingdowntheleftbuttonandmovingtheimagearound.Onthefarrightofthecontrolbar,aresetbuttonallowsyoutoreverttotheoriginalview.Ontheleftofthecontrolbar,theprintbuttonallowsyoutoprintthecurrentselectiondisplayedonyourscreen.Thismeansthatyoucanzoominonaparticularrelevantareaandprintonlythatsection.MapSketchMapSketchallowsyoutocustomizethethousandsofmapsinMaps101.Addshapes,shading,icons,text,highlighting,andevendrawonthemapswiththepencilicononthebottom.Youcanevensaveyourmapimagesandsharethem.Emailthemorsavethemasanimagefiletoinsertinapresentation.

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StateStandardsContentinMaps101isalignedtospecificstatestandardsandtotheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS).Youaccessthesestandardsbyclickingonthebottomofthehomepage.Then,findstandardsintheprovidedsearchbar.

HomePageNavigation

1. HeaderTabs—UsetheClassroomSuppliestabtopurchasethemostpopularmapsfrom

Maps101foruseinyourclassroom.Theyareeasy-to-readandhelpmakeabstractconceptseasiertounderstand.UsetheHELPtabtoaccesstheUserGuide.

2. Search—FindcontentinMaps101usingtheprovidedSearchBar.Enterplacenames,people,events,animals,orothertext,andclickthebuttontosearchallofMaps101’scontent.Theresultswillbeorganizedbytypeofcontent,forease-of-use.

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3. ContentButtons—SwitchbetweeneachofMaps101’svariedcontentareastobrowseeverythingfrommapstovideostolessonplansandactivities.Simplyclicktheappropriatebuttontoopentherequiredsection.

4. GNN—GodirectlytotheGeographyNewsNetwork™fromhere.Articlesexplaincurrenteventsandfocusonawiderangeoftopicsofinteresttostudents,fromSocialStudiestoSTEMcontentareas.Mostarticlesareappropriateforthemiddletohighschoolclassroom.

5. SubjectBrowseButtons—AccessthecontentinMaps101bysubjecttoquicklyseethebreadthofcontentinaparticularareaofstudy.

6. MapSketch—Usethisnewtooltoaddshapes,icons,textandmoretothethousandsofmapsinMaps101.Lookforthepencilicononthebottomofamap.

7. SpanishLanguage—EasilyfindMaps101contentthatisavailableinSpanish.8. HistoryOutlineMaps—Quicklyaccessoutlinemapsbasedonimportanthistoricaleventsin

theworldandtheU.S.Theycanbeusedinconjunctionwiththefully-detailedmapsonthesamesubjectstotestunderstandandidentificationofkeypoints.

9. Podcasts—ListentothelatestMaps101podcastfromhere.10. AdditionalResources—UsethebuttonsheretosignupforourNewsletter,seethelatestMap

oftheWeek,accessasampleofSTEMcontentinMaps101,orwatchawebinartrainingvideoonMaps101.

11. StateStandards—FindcontentinMaps101thatalignstospecificstatestandardsandtheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS)throughthelinkprovidedhere.

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1. UseZoomify,whereavailable,toviewthemapinclose-up,highresolutiondetail.2. GetaPDFofthismap.PDFsaresuitableforemailingandprintingonanydevice.3. Emailthismaptoafriendorcolleague.Letanotherteacherknowaboutcontentwhich

mayberelevanttotheirlessons,orinformanotherstudentofmaterialsthatmaybeusefulforaprojectorassignment.

4. AccessaGIFdigitalcopyofthismap,suitablefordownloadingandsaving.Digitalcopiescanbeusedinpresentations,slideshows,webpages,orprintdocuments.

5. OpentheMapSketchtoolstocustomizemapswithshapes,icons,text,anddrawings.6. Usetheprovidedlinksforfurtherinformationandrelevantlessonplansforthismap.

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Troubleshooting&HelpA. HowdoIaccessMaps101?Or,whatifIamhavingtroubleloggingin?B. Whatarethesystemrequirements?C. HowdoIusethemaps?D. WhatarePDFandGIFfiles?E. HowdoIprintPDFs?F. WhatifIcan’tprintthePDFs?G. WhatifIamhavingtroublewithAcrobatReader?H. Howoftenarethemapsupdated?I. Someinteractivemapsandgamesarenotworking.J. HowdoIenablecookies?Answerstothemostoftenaskedquestions:A.HowdoIaccessMaps101?Or,whatifIamhavingtroubleloggingin?Makesureyougodirectlytohttp://www.maps101.com.Clickonthebuttonlabeled“Login”inthetoprightofthescreen.Typeinyourusernameandpassword.IfyouaregettingtotheLoginpage,butcan’tgetintothesite,trythesesteps:•MakesureyourcapslockisoffandyouaretypingyourusernameandpasswordEXACTLYasyouhavesetitup.Thefieldsarecasesensitive.•Makesureyourbrowserissettoacceptcookies.Formoreinformationoncookies,see“HowdoIenablecookies?”below.B.Whatarethesystemrequirements?Internet-connecteddesktop,laptop,ortabletdeviceCompatiblewith:

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• AdobeFlash(requiredforsomemultimediacontent)C.HowdoIusethemaps?MostofthemapsareavailableinbothGIFformat,fordisplayuseonthewebandinmultimediapresentations,andinPDFformat,whichisresizedtofitneatlyonastandard8.5"x11"paperforprinting.Seebelow.D.WhatarePDFandGIFfiles?PDFstandsfor"PortableDocumentFile.”Itdoesn'tmatterwhatdeviceorsoftwareyouareusingtousePDFs.PDFfileswillprintoutinahighresolution,whichmakesthemidealforsmalltypeanddetailsonamap.GIFstandsfor“GraphicInterchangeFormat.”Thisistheleadingtypeofimageformatspecificallyforcomputeruse.ItisoptimizedforuseontheInternet.GIFimageryresolution(72dotsperinchordpi)providesacombinationofspeedandqualitywhenrenderingnon-photographicimagesthroughacomputermonitor.GIFimagescanbedisplayedwithaprojector,althoughMaps101recommendsuseofitsPDFfilesforthatpurpose.GIFisalsoastandardfileformatforusewithPowerPointandPhotoshop.

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E.HowdoIprintPDFs?InordertodownloadandprintPDFsfromMaps101,youmusthavethefreesoftwareprogram“AcrobatReader”fromAdobe.Ifthisisnotalreadyinstalledonyourcomputerorwithinyourbrowser(mostofthelatesteditionscomewithitalreadyinstalled),gotohttp://get.adobe.com/readertogetthelatestversion.FollowtheinstructionsprovidedontheAdobesite.Whentheprogramisdownloadedtoyourcomputer,installationshouldtakeonlyamatterofmoments.Onceinstalled,youshouldnotneedtoinstallAcrobatReaderagain.Openthemapyouwouldliketoprintbyclickingonthe"GetPDF"link(usuallybelowthemap).Thefileshouldappearinanewwindow.Usetheprintericonthatappearsnexttothemap.Clicktheicontoprint.F.WhatifIcan’tprintthePDFs?SomeolderversionsofAcrobatReaderwillautomaticallysetupyourpreferencestoopenPDFsonline,whichmaycauseyoutoreceivean"OutofMemory"message.OrtheprogramwillnotallowyoutoprintthePDFmaps.Theymaycomeupblankorstallyourprinter.YouwillneedtochangeyourpreferencesinAcrobatReadertodownloadthefiles.G.WhatifIamhavingothertroublewithAcrobatReader?IfyouarehavingtroublewithAcrobatReader,pleasecontactAdobeAcrobatReadersupport.Thelinkwillbringyoutotheirsupportpage,whichcontainsusefulinformationonhowtoinstallandconfigureAcrobatReader.http://www.adobe.com/support/reader/H.Howoftenarethemapsupdated?Countriesandregionsoftheworldaremonitoredforborderchanges,newspellings,namechanges,etc.Whenachangeoccursanywhereintheworld,thecartographersofMaps.commaketheupdatesandpostthemapsonMaps101,ensuringthatoursubscribershaveaccesstothemostup-to-datemapsavailable.Allofthemapsarereviewedatleasteverytwoyearsbyoureditorialstaff,evenifnochangeshaveoccurred.Ifyouseesomethingthatneedstobeupdated,letusknow!I.Someinteractivemapsandgamesarenotworking.Ifthisisaproblem,itcouldmeanthatyouneedtodownloadorupdateyourFlashPlayer.Clickthelinkbelowforthelatestversion.http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/J.HowdoIenablecookies?Maps101usescookiestodeterminewhetheryouareloggedin.AdjustyourbrowsersettingssothatcookiesareturnedON,andmakesureyourbrowseracceptscookies.ToTurnCookiesOn:MicrosoftInternetExplorer

1.Gotosettingsbyclickingonthegeariconinthetoolbar2.ChooseInternetOptions3.GotothePrivacytabandchoosetheAdvancedbutton4.Makesuretheboxtooverridecookiehandlingisnotchecked5.Returntowww.maps101.com]

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AppleOSwithSafari1.GotoSafariinMenuBar2.ChoosePreferences3.ClickonSecurityontopofwindowandchooseeither:*AcceptCookiesAlwaysor*AcceptCookiesonlyfromsitesyounavigateto4.ClosetheWindow5.Returntowww.maps101.comMozillaFirefox1.GotoTools2.ChooseOptions3.GotothePrivacytabandchecktheboxnextto"Acceptcookiesfromsites"4.PressOK5.Returntohttp://www.maps101.comGoogleChrome1.GotoSettings(thethreehorizontalbarsiconinthetoolbar)2.Fromthemenuthatpopsup,chooseSettings3.Clickatthebottomlinkthatsays“Showadvancedsettings…”4.GotoPrivacyandclickontheContentSettings...button5.Adjustthecookiesettings6.Returntohttp://www.maps101.com