Title: Map or Globe Element
Hostess: Brenda K. (tessaduck)
Keyword: JUN12VSNJ
Day/Date: Saturday, June 16
Time: 6:00 P. M., EST
The basic purpose of any map
Is to tell you where you’re at.
The maps also help you in knowing
Where you’ve been, where you’re going,
And how to get there. And what’s more
They’ll tell about what was there before.
As you learn about your home
You can use maps to roam
Places where you might not ever go,
To compare with what you already know.
The symbols on maps stand for things.
Colors, lines, pictures: Each brings
Ideas across in graphic form,
Like where it’s cold or where it’s warm
Or where it’s crowded or they vote Democratic.
But map-reading skills are not automatic!
Maps are full of all kinds of surprises.
Did you know that maps come in different sizes?
That’s called scale. It’s large or small,
Depending on area covered. It’s all
Very basic. And there are different kinds
Of maps: Physical, like mineral finds,
Weather maps and graphic relief;
And cultural, like religious beliefs,
Population density and voting patterns.
Whatever happens, that really matters,
Happens somewhere. Cartographers take
That information, record it on paper,
To share with the public, graphics intact.
What they’d seen is what they’ve mapped.
Directions, scale, title and key:
What they’d mapped stands for what you’d see.
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SO-- I wrote this poem in another lifetime ages ago, before digital cartography, when I was a graduate student in geography. Eh. I’m not a great poet, and never made a career in geography (taught lots, though), but I’m still fascinated by maps. Must be a paper thing. Also, I like the idea of repurposing.
Let’s make a project, using maps or images of maps and/or globes.
My first sample’s background is an old AAA road map of the western US.
I used a page from a discarded student atlas to make the lid on the second sample, a gift box for a graduate. (Yes, this box CAN be assembled in less than 45 minutes. There’s no adhesive and I used an ms score board!)
My buddy, Moe, used some wrapping paper.
Feel free to use a stamped image of a map, map elements (e. g., compass rose), or globe on your project. Can’t wait to see what you all can do with a map!
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