A Closer Look at Maps

Created by Miss Pflaumer

For 3rd Grade Students

Five Themes of Geography Skills

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Places & People Change Each Other

• Region

Which is a globe and which is not?

What’s the difference?

The Earth

• Third planet from the sun.

• An actual object in space.

• Visible from aerial photographs.

A Globe• A representation of an

actual object.• A spherical model of

the planet Earth.• Can easily fit in your

classroom and be held within your hands.

Key Vocabulary

• Map

• Border

• Title

• Symbol

• Key

• Legend

• Compass Rose

• North

• South

• East

• West

Map Key or Legend

• It helps you find things on the map.

• It will show what the various symbols or colors stand for.

Compass Rose• Shows the cardinal

directions.– North

– South

– East

– West

• Use the compass to write or follow directions.

• It will help you know which direction you are headed when traveling.

Of what is this a map?

Our Continent: North America

Of what is this a map?

The United States

What color is our state?

It is GREEN. Can you find it?

Of what is this a map?

•What color is our county?

•Need a closer look?

Here’s a closer look…

A little closer still…

Did you figure out that

JEFFERSON COUNTY is

green?

Of what is this a map?

This is a closer look at

Jefferson County.

Can you find Hanover?

What landform is this?

• Mountain

• Butte

• Canyon

• Prairie

• Mesa

• Hill

This is a broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a butte, but smaller than a plateau.

What landform is this?

• Mountain• Butte• Canyon• Prairie• Mesa• Hill

A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has a flat top and steep sides.

What landform is this?

• Mountain

• Butte

• Canyon

• Prairie

• Mesa

• Hill

A deep valley with steep walls cut into the earth by running water.

What landform is this?

• Mountain

• Butte

• Canyon

• Prairie

• Mesa

• Hill

Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a mountain.

What landform is this?

• Mountain

• Butte

• Canyon

• Prairie

• Mesa• Hill

Elevation higher than a hill.

What landform is this?

• Mountain

• Butte

• Canyon

• Prairie

• Mesa

• Hill

A treeless plain usually covered by tall grass.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Peninsula

• Beach

• Desert• Archipelago

A dry area of land with fewer than 10 inches of precipitation each year.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Desert

• Beach

• Island• Archipelago

Land entirely surrounded by water.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Peninsula

• Beach

• Island• Archipelago

Landmass surrounded by water on three sides.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Peninsula

• Beach• Archipelago

Low place between hills or mountains.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Peninsula

• Beach• Archipelago

An opening in the Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, & gases are ejected.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Peninsula

• Beach• Archipelago

The shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbled.

What landform is this?

• Valley

• Volcano

• Peninsula

• Beach• Archipelago

A group or chain of islands.

What landform is this?

• Plateau

• Prairie

• Cliff

• Canyon

• Mesa

• Butte

A high, steep rock face.

What landform is this?

• Plateau

• Prairie

• Cliff

• Canyon

• Mesa

• Butte

High, flat land; larger than a mesa.

What body of water is this?

• Glacier

• Waterfall

• River

• Gulf

• Strait

• Ocean

A slow moving river of thick ice.

What body of water is this?

• Glacier

• Waterfall

• River

• Sea

• Ocean

• Lagoon

A large natural stream of water that empties into an ocean, a lake, or other body of water.

What body of water is this?

• Waterfall• Gulf• Glacier• Ocean• Strait• Sea• River • Lagoon

A large area of sea or ocean partly surrounded by land.

What body of water is this?

• Waterfall• Gulf• Ocean• Strait• Sea• Glacier • Lagoon

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

What body of water is this?

• Waterfall

• Glacier

• Ocean

• Sea

• River

• Lagoon

Shallow body of water along a coast but protected from the ocean.

What body of water is this?

• Glacier• Waterfall• River• Lake• Ocean• Sea• Strait

A flow of water that falls vertically.

What body of water is this?

• River• Gulf• Lagoon• Ocean• Strait• Sea• Glacier

A large body of salt water completely or partially enclosed by land.

What body of water is this?

• Glacier• Waterfall• River• Gulf• Ocean• Strait• Sea• Lagoon

Entire body of salt water that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface.

Now, let’s review for a test.

• What is a MAP KEY?

• It shows you what the symbols on the map represent.

• What is the difference between a GLOBE and the EARTH?

• A globe is a model of Earth. The Earth is huge and is in space while a globe can be held in your hands.

• How did the COMPASS ROSE get its name?

• The original compass had 32 points on it. A perfect rose has 32 petals. So, the compass on a map was named a compass rose.

• What are the CARDINAL DIRECTIONS?

• North, South, East, West

• What are the INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS?

• Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

• How many continents are there?

• 7

• Name them.

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, & South America

• How many oceans are there?

• 4

• Name them.

• Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific

• On what PLANET do we live?• Earth

• On what HEMISPHERE do we live?• Northern Hemisphere

• On what CONTINENT do we live?• North America

• On what COUNTRY do we live?• United States of America

• What is our country’s CAPITAL?• Washington, D.C.

• In what STATE do we live?

• Indiana

• In what COUNTY do we live?

• Jefferson

• In what TOWN is our school?

• Hanover