Step 1: Print Your Student Map: Silk Road Student Map

Step 2: Physical Features - Label your map with the following physical features:

Arabian Sea
Caspian Sea
Ferghana Valley
Hengduan Shan Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Indian Ocean
Kunlun Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
Pamir Mountains
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Taklamakan Desert
Tien Shan Mountains
Zagros Mountains

Step 3: Resources & Map Key - While you research the Virtual Tour, label the resources (artifacts/goods and ideas) you read about next to the corresponding location on your map. Create a map key (see map to right) with symbols for each different item.

Resources to Use in Completing Your Map:
Silk Road Wall Map (PDF)
Physical Map of Asia (PDF)
Google Earth (Free Software)

Assessment:
Map Rubric (Word Version)