What direction does Echo Canyon run?
(Answer: southwest-northeast or northeast-southwest) Features like the canyons and mountain ranges mentioned above can be described with either direction first. When describing rivers, however, the direction is from the source of the river to the mouth. More map practice. Then ask students to choose other locations on the map, asking each other questions about which direction they would travel to go from one to the other. (They will not write these answers on their activity sheets.) It is important for students to be comfortable looking at a map and understanding directions. Understanding latitude and longitude • Review latitude and longitude with your students. Students will be using their topographic maps. You might say, “Points of latitude and longitude are imaginary lines created by map-makers to allow them to pinpoint any place on the globe or map.” Have the students find the latitude and longitude markings on the topographic map. Notice that degrees of latitude and longitude can
