Map Skills Compass Rose. Vocabulary Words A map is a flat drawing of all or parts of the Earth

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

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Ocean

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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.

Vocabulary Words

• The 0 line of latitude is called the equator.

Vocabulary Words

• 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.

Vocabulary Words

• 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.

Vocabulary Words

• 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