map skills compass rose. vocabulary words a map is a flat drawing of all or parts of the earth
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Map Skills
Compass Rose
Vocabulary Words
• A map is a flat drawing of all or parts of the Earth.
Vocabulary Words
•A globe is a model of the earth in the shape of a ball.
Vocabulary Words
• A compass rose is a symbol that helps someone find directions on a map
Vocabulary Words
•North, South, East, and West are the four cardinal directions on the compass rose.
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
North America is west of Europe?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
West
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which continent is South of Africa?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
South
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
The Arctic Ocean is north of the Indian Ocean.
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Pacifi cOceanIndian
Ocean
Atlanti cOceanPacifi c
Ocean
Arcti c Ocean
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Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which ocean is east of Asia?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
East
Pacifi cOceanIndian
Ocean
Atlanti cOceanPacifi c
Ocean
Arcti c Ocean
Vocabulary Words
•Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are the four intermediate directions on the compass rose.
NE
SESW
NW
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
South America is southwest of Europe?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Sout
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Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which ocean is northwest of Australia?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Pacifi cOceanIndian
Ocean
Atlanti cOceanPacifi c
Ocean
Arcti c Ocean
Northwest
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Australia is southeast of Europe?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Southeast
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which continent is northeast of Africa?
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Northeast
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
EuropeAsia
Antarctica
Pacifi cOcean
IndianOcean
Atlanti cOcean
Pacifi cOcean
Arcti c Ocean
Map Skills
Longitude and Latitude
Vocabulary Words
• Maps and globes contain two sets of lines that form a grid around the earth.
Vocabulary Words
• Horizontal lines that run parallel around the earth are called latitude lines.
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• The 0 line of latitude is called the equator.
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• The area north of the Equator is called the Northern Hemisphere.
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere
• The lines in the Northern Hemisphere begins at 0 and ends at 90⁰N.
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• The area south of the Equator is called the Southern Hemisphere.
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
• The lines in the Southern Hemisphere begins at 0 and ends at 90⁰S.
Vocabulary Words
• The second set of lines that run around the earth are called longitude lines.
Vocabulary Words
• The 0 line of longitude is called the prime meridian.
Vocabulary Words
• The area west of the prime meridian is called the Western Hemisphere.
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere
• The lines in the Western Hemisphere begins at 0 and ends at 180⁰W.
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• The area east of the prime meridian is called the Eastern Hemisphere.
Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere
• The lines in the Eastern Hemisphere begins at 0 and ends at 180⁰E.
Using a Grid
• This grid is used to find locations on a map or globe.
Map Practice
Which continent is located at 40⁰N, 80 ⁰W?
NorthAmerica
Map Practice
What is the location of the star on the map below?
10⁰S
40⁰E