1. MAP AND CHART

2. CHARTING THE GREAT WINDS

3. RIDING THE WIND

4. THE MAP CARTOUCHE

5. THE GULF STREAM

6. CHART MAKING FOR NAVIGATORS

7. HURRICANES

8. PROFILES

9. CHARTING NEPTUNE’S REALM

10. SURFACE CURRENTS

11. DENSITY CURRENTS

12. CURRENT AND CLIMATE

13. HUMAN INTERACTION

14. DEFINING THE EARTH

15. LATITUDE

16. LONGITUDE

17. COMPASS DEVIATION

Osher Map Library
University of Southern Maine

An exhibition at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine, Portland, 4 April 2000 to 11 January 2001

Donald S. Johnson, guest curator 

A. Learning Objectives

B. Background Information

C. Teacher Activities

D. Materials Required

Pencils, colored markers as needed 
Make one transparency of each of the following: 

• United States Geological Survey Maine Portland Sheet(50K)
• United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart of Casco Bay - (57K)
• Blank port sheet - also make enough copies of this sheet so that each student (or pair of students) receive TWO (213K)

E. Presentation of the Lesson

F. Glossary

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