Quiz on Applying Geographic Skills to Solve Historical Problems
01.01 Assignment
Historians apply geographic skills in order to learn about the past and solve historical problems. Complete the two parts of the following written assignment to show your understanding of these skills.
Part 1
Explore the interactive maps to answer the three questions in Part 1 of this assignment. If you need to review how to use a map's scale, please go to the Locating Places section of the Map Tutorial and read through page 3. Please remember to submit your responses for Part 1 and Part 2 to your instructor in the assessment area.
1. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that the Pilgrims traveled in their journey from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts. 3,349.375 miles
2. the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean. 1,400.15 miles
3. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco. 1,429.879 miles
Part 2
Respond to each of the following prompts in a complete paragraph using the terms and ideas presented in the lesson. Please remember to submit your responses for Part 1 and Part 2 to your instructor in the assessment area.
1. Thinking about what you have learned in this lesson, take an in-depth look at your hometown. Using the terms listed below, write a one-paragraph description of the town where you currently live. Please include the name of your city and state in your description.
Place
Region
Relative location
Physical system
Human system I live in Orlando, Florida also known as the sunshine state for its hot weather. Orlando is mostly just grasslands, it has some wild life, it has lakes and or ponds. It is located as kind of the city or suburbs. Orlando doesn’t really have a certain religion it is mostly freedom to
Historians apply geographic skills in order to learn about the past and solve historical problems. Complete the two parts of the following written assignment to show your understanding of these skills.
Part 1
Explore the interactive maps to answer the three questions in Part 1 of this assignment. If you need to review how to use a map's scale, please go to the Locating Places section of the Map Tutorial and read through page 3. Please remember to submit your responses for Part 1 and Part 2 to your instructor in the assessment area.
1. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that the Pilgrims traveled in their journey from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts. 3,349.375 miles
2. the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean. 1,400.15 miles
3. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco. 1,429.879 miles
Part 2
Respond to each of the following prompts in a complete paragraph using the terms and ideas presented in the lesson. Please remember to submit your responses for Part 1 and Part 2 to your instructor in the assessment area.
1. Thinking about what you have learned in this lesson, take an in-depth look at your hometown. Using the terms listed below, write a one-paragraph description of the town where you currently live. Please include the name of your city and state in your description.
Place
Region
Relative location
Physical system
Human system I live in Orlando, Florida also known as the sunshine state for its hot weather. Orlando is mostly just grasslands, it has some wild life, it has lakes and or ponds. It is located as kind of the city or suburbs. Orlando doesn’t really have a certain religion it is mostly freedom to