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Pre-employment Skills Interview Preparation How to Read a Map. By Josh Kinneston WBL Coordinator Anywhere High School. On The Road: Can You Get From A to B. Look at the Map Handout Entitled “Pre-test” Follow the directions and trace the route with a marker or pen. How Did You Do?.
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Pre-employment SkillsInterview PreparationHow to Read a Map By Josh Kinneston WBL Coordinator Anywhere High School
On The Road: Can You Get From A to B • Look at the Map Handout Entitled “Pre-test” • Follow the directions and trace the route with a marker or pen
How Did You Do? • Could everyone follow the route • What parts of the instructions did you use • Did anyone use an alternate route
More Than Meets the Eye • The Legend • The Scale • The Compass • The Index • The Grid
The Legend • Road Markers • Symbols • Rivers and Lakes • Urban Areas • Points of Interest
The Scale • Distance • Conversions • Estimations
The Compass • North • South • East • West • Never Eat Shredded Wheat
The Index • Alphabetical • Letters • Numbers A7 B5 D2 C9
The Grid • Use the Index • Find the Corresponding Letters and Numbers • X Marks the Spot x
Let’s Use Technology • Mapquest • Yahoo Maps • Google Earth • Google Maps
Putting It All Together • Find the handout entitled “Post-test” • Choose one of the five starting points • Choose one of the five end points • Enter the points in one of the map programs we have discussed • Print your results with directions and map • Find and trace alternate route • Estimate the distance of the alternate route