Social Studies Map Skills 101 LESSON 2 Main

Social Studies Map Skills 101 LESSON 2 : Main Settlements/ Scale Distances By: Mrs. J. Darville Subject Coordinator D. W. Davis Revised by Social Studies Unit © 2020 Department of Education

Hip Hopping Around The Bahamas A joint collaboration between the Social Studies Junior High Unit, Department of Education Social Science Coordinators this presentation is a review guide to help to assist students at the Junior High Level ‘Hip Hopping Around The Bahamas is a hands on activity where students can apply basic mapping skills to identify major landforms and water bodies on The Bahamas map.

Introduction Go with the island of The Bahamas. Along the way they will Mingo and his friends as they tour practice basic mapping skills such as: Main Settlements Map Distances Lets play

OBJECTIVES Measure Linear distances between main Settlements using the Liner Scales. Identify and label main settlements using the Liner Scales on a blank Map of The Bahamas.

Lesson 2: Main Settlements/Linear Scale What do YOU need to know?

What Is A Settlement? In geography, a settlement is the, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. A settlement can range from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular people. Each islands in The Bahamas have different areas where people live, however there is one main settlement that act as the urbanized centre of the island. The Capital City Nassau is located on the Island of New Providence. A second city is found on the Island of Grand Bahama and is called Freeport. Historically the Capital Settlement of Grand Bahama is West End , even though Freeport is the recognized City

HOW TO MEASURE DISTANCE ON MAPS USING A LINEAR SCALE? To measure the distance between two places on a straight line, a strip of paper may be used. 1. Place a piece of paper between two points on the map 2. Mark off the distance between the two points on the map. 3. Place the paper along the scale, then read of the distance on the scale.

Main Settlements Name the main settlements numbered 1 -17 11 33 22 44 55 77 66 99 88 10 10 13 13 12 12 11 11 14 14 15 15 17 17 16 16

Distances 1 2 Freeport Alice Town 3 Marsh Harbour Bullocks Harbour 7 Nichol's Town Governor’s Harbour 6 Nassau 9 Arthur’s Town 5 12 8 Cockburn Town 4 George Town 11 Port Nelson 10 Clarence Town Colonel Hill 14 16 15 Spring Point Abraham’s Bay 13 Duncan Town 17 Matthew Town

Distance Study the map and then answer the following questions using the scale. All answers should be measured in miles and kilo meters. 1. The distance from Marsh Harbour, Abaco to Cockburn Town, San Salvador is _____. 2. The distance from Freeport, Grand Bahama to Matthew Town, Inagua is _____. 3. The distance from Nicholl’s Town, Andros to Port Nelson, Rum Cay is _____. 4. The distance from Duncan Town, Ragged Island to Nassau, New Providence is _______. 5. The distance from Arthur’s Town, Cat Island to Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana is ______.

Assignment 2: Go to your Basic Mapping Skills Work book and complete pages 7 &8