The students will examine the tools used by geographers, past and present, to develop maps. Additionally, this unit will focus on the political, economic, geographic, and social characteristics of the regions of Arkansas.

Tools used by geographers:
Map projections
Types of maps
Map components
Latitude and longitude
Google Earth

The six regions of Arkansas:
Ozark Plateau
Arkansas River Valley
Ouachita Mountains
Crowley’s Ridge
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
West Gulf Coastal Plain

Compare and contrast tools used by geographers, past and present, to develop maps.

Identify the political, economic, geographic, and social characteristics of the six regions in Arkansas.

Create political, physical, and other various thematic maps of Arkansas.