Answers
for the blanks:
(See the word bank at the bottom of
8 -9.)
| United States - ...principles of democracy. |
| Russia /U.S.S.R. - ...to spread
the... |
| U.S. Allies - ...in wars
to... |
| Communist Nations - ...orders from Russia. |
The
Picture:
A radar antenna mounted on a tower. The United States built many
radar stations along the Distant Early Warning "DEW" Line to warn of a
possible attack by the Soviet Union.
Any attack on America from the U.S.S.R. would have come
"over the Pole," since that is the shortest route from the Soviet Union
to the United States.
Information from the DEW Line radar stations was transmitted
to the North American Defense Command Center (NORAD), which is shown on
the map. |
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Tips
for completing the map:
Students should work from the finished map shown on the
Internet support site or from our overhead transparency map collection.
Emphasize neatness from the beginning!
This map is called a North Polar Projection map, because
it is centered on the North Pole. It is an especially good type of
projection for this topic, since it clearly shows the two groups of nations
that faced off against each other in the Cold War.
It's a good idea to have students show the Distant Early
Warning "DEW" Line first. Have them use a dark blue color pencil
to go over the dotted line across Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Iceland.
Next, have students shade the communist nations in red.
Remind them to color lightly! Point out Cuba, which is just off the
coast of Florida.
Have students carefully color the U.S. and its allies
with green. The very light shading on the map will help guide them.
Point out South Korea and South Vietnam on the map.
Finally, students should color the non-aligned nations
with a yellow color pencil, following the darker shading on the map that
stretches from Africa to Southeast Asia.
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