Introduction
You have learned all about different types of maps and how to read and use them. Now it is time to put your skills to the test! In this webquest, you will explore various maps of South Africa to find information you may need in real life situations.
Task
Have you ever wondered exactly where a city is on a map? What if you are planning a vacation and you want to know where South Africa's national parks are? And on that vacation....don't you need to know what the weather will be like?
Complete each of the three questions using your iPad and recording the information in your Social Studies journal.
Process
1. Go to the interactive map of South Africa:
What are the latitude and longitude of the following cities? (round to the nearest whole degree)
| CITY | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE |
| East London | ||
| George | ||
| Springbok | ||
| Johannesburg | ||
| Durban |
2. Using the following website, find a national park in each of the 9 provinces by clicking on each province and reading the map.
http://www.places.co.za/html/visualfind.html
| Province | National Park |
3. Check the weather! Go to the South African weather service website.
http://www.weathersa.co.za/web/index.php
In which provinces is there...
Rain?
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A maximum temperature over 30 degrees?
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An extremely high fire danger?
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Evaluation
This Webquest will be graded as follows:
Question 1:
18 points (one point for each accurately rounded latitude and longitude)
Question 2:
9 points (one point for each national park)
Question 3:
6 points (two points for each short answer)
Total: 33 points
Conclusion
Now you are a map master! Congratulations on completing the webquest. Now keep track of when you use maps in your eveyday life!