Using+Maps+and+GPS+Units

=__**Using Maps and GPS Units**__ =

**__Directions: [|MapMaker Interactive] – National Geographic Education__**

1. At the bottom right hand of the screen click Full Screen 2. At the top right hand side of the screen, tab down on the Mode drop down box and click: Topographic 3. On the left hand side of the screen click on the THEME: 4. Click: Physical Systems – Land 5. Check - Earthquakes 6. Click on the DRAWING TOOLS Tab: 7. Click “Free-form Line Tool” 8. Connect the dots 9. When finished, click on “Move Tool” in the left hand corner 10. Return to the THEMES page 11. Click the Earthquakes layer to remove it from the map 12. Click the volcanoes layer – View it. a. Can you see a pattern? 13. Click the earthquakes layer <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">14. Click the Plate Tectonics layer <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">15. Using the GPS coordinates from LMS, find our location by scrolling over the map and using the coordinates at the bottom of the screen. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Are we near a plate boundary? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Are residents of Denton at risk of an impending earthquake or volcano occurring?