Route
Skill 4
HOW TO
Follow a Route Christopher Columbus was an explorer. He traveled to new places to learn about them. In 1492 Columbus sailed to North America from Spain. He was looking for a new route to the continent of Asia. A route is a way to get from one place to another. This map shows the route that Columbus took from Spain. Look at the map key on this map. It will tell you what symbol is used to show Columbus’s route. Find where his route begins. Follow the route across the Atlantic Ocean. The Route of Christopher Columbus N
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Caribbean Sea
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MAP KEY Route of Columbus
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Map Skills
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EXAMPLE OF Following a Route Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were also explorers. They wanted to learn more about the land west of the Mississippi River. Follow the route of Lewis and Clark on this map.
Route of Lewis and Clark N
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CANADA (GREAT BRITAIN)
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S New w Hampshire mps ps Maine
Vermont nt
New York
Massachu M achusetts a achu Rhode Island
Pe Pennsylvania
Louisiana Territory
India ana Territtory
Ohio
Mar Maryland Mary ary yl nd
Connecticut New Jersey Delaware
Viirginia
St.Lou ouis Kentucky
MEXICO (SPAIN)
PACIFIC OCE AN
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North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina Mississippi Territory
Georgia
ATLANTIC OCEAN
MAP KEY
Florida da
(SPAIN) SPAIN) N N)
City Route of Lewis and Clark
G u lf o f M e xi co
USE THIS SKILL Follow a Route Use the map to answer the questions. 1. What symbol stands for the route?
2. Where does the route start? 3. Trace the route west from St. Louis. What ocean do you reach at the end of the route? 2-4
Map Skills
Use the compass rose to help you find the directions of a route.
HOW TO
Follow a Route Christopher Columbus was an explorer. He traveled to new places to learn about them. In 1492 Columbus sailed to North America from Spain. He was looking for a new route to the continent of Asia. A route is a way to get from one place to another. This map shows the route that Columbus took from Spain. Look at the map key on this map. It will tell you what symbol is used to show Columbus’s route. Find where his route begins. Follow the route across the Atlantic Ocean. The Route of Christopher Columbus N
W
E
S
Route
E U R O PE
A TL A N T IC O C E AN NORTH A M ERICA
SPAIN N
W e st In d ie s
C anar y Islan ds
Caribbean Sea
A F R IC A A TL A N T IC O C E AN
PACIF IC OCEAN
SO UTH AM ERIC A
MAP KEY Route of Columbus
2-4
Map Skills
Copyright©SRA/McGraw-Hill.
EXAMPLE OF Following a Route Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were also explorers. They wanted to learn more about the land west of the Mississippi River. Follow the route of Lewis and Clark on this map.
Route of Lewis and Clark N
W
CANADA (GREAT BRITAIN)
E
S New w Hampshire mps ps Maine
Vermont nt
New York
Massachu M achusetts a achu Rhode Island
Pe Pennsylvania
Louisiana Territory
India ana Territtory
Ohio
Mar Maryland Mary ary yl nd
Connecticut New Jersey Delaware
Viirginia
St.Lou ouis Kentucky
MEXICO (SPAIN)
PACIFIC OCE AN
Mi s
i i
r
North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina Mississippi Territory
Georgia
ATLANTIC OCEAN
MAP KEY
Florida da
(SPAIN) SPAIN) N N)
City Route of Lewis and Clark
G u lf o f M e xi co
USE THIS SKILL Follow a Route Use the map to answer the questions. 1. What symbol stands for the route?
2. Where does the route start? 3. Trace the route west from St. Louis. What ocean do you reach at the end of the route? 2-4
Map Skills
Use the compass rose to help you find the directions of a route.
