Using Economic and Resource Maps

Searchlight Books ™ - What Do You Know about Maps?

by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Ever wonder what crops grow in North Carolina? Or which state park is nearest to your home? Economic and resource maps show what natural resources are in a place and how people in that place earn money. They can also include data about industries. But how do you use these maps? And what goes into the process of creating them? Read on to become a map whiz!

40 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2016

About the author

Tracy Nelson Maurer has written books for children and young adults for more than 15 years. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. When she's not writing, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Reviews

[Lin Lin]

Good non-fiction book about map reading skills.