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Map Skills
Quick Review: Where do we live?
Planet Earth
United States of America
Minnesota
Reading A Map
Drawing of a place from above Can show all of earth or just a
small part of it
What is a map?
This picture shows a globe
A globe is a model of the earth
The North and South poles help you tell directions
Understanding Directions
A symbol that shows the four main directions on a map
Important to check the compass rose when reading a map – North might not always be up!!
Compass Rose
Cardinal Directions
The four main directions on a compass rose:NorthEastSouthWest
Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest
Intermediate Directions
Intermediate Directions
The four directions located halfway between the cardinal directions on a compass roseNortheastNorthwestSoutheastSouthwest
In your notebook:Fill in the compass rose
A scale is a ruler that helps you measure distance on a map
Map Scale
Landforms and Water Formations
A line that marks the limit of a country’s, state’s, or community’s territory
Ex: Minnesota/Wisconsin State Line
Boundary (Border)
Boundary
A line that marks the limit of a
country’s, state’s, or community’s
territory
A body of water joining two larger bodies of water
Ex: English Channel
Channel
Channel
Body of water joining two
larger bodies of water
Triangular section of land at the mouth of a river
Ex: Nile River Delta
Delta
Delta
Triangular section of land at the mouth of a
river
Narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that joins two larger land areas
Ex: Panama
Isthmus
Isthmus
Narrow strip of land between two
bodies of water that connects two larger land areas
An area of fairly level, flat land that is surrounded by steep slopes on several sides
Ex: The Mexican Plateau
Plateau (Mesa)
Plateau
An area of fairly level, flat land that is surrounded by steep slopes on
several sides
A lake that forms behind a dam, made by humans to hold water from one or more streams or rivers
Ex: Big Stone Lake Reservoir
Reservoir
Reservoir
A lake that forms behind a dam,
made by humans to hold water from
one or more streams or rivers
Narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water
Ex: Strait of Magellan
Strait
Strait
Narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water
How Maps and Globes are Divided
grid of intersecting lines on a globe enables us to identify every location on earth with a set of numbers or letters
A circle is 360 degrees – Divide the circle in half, each side is 180 degrees
North and South poles are 180 degrees apart from one another
Both poles are 90 degrees from the equator
Dividing our Globe
Equator divides the earth into two halves called hemispheres (Northern and Southern)
Prime Meridian divides the earth into two halves called hemispheres (Eastern and Western)
Hemispheres
Hemisphere
Half of the globe – divided by Equator or Prime Meridian
Continents and Oceans
North America South America Africa Europe Asia Australia Antarctica
The Continents
Atlantic Pacific Indian Arctic (Southern)
The Oceans
Continents
North AmericaSouth AmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
Oceans
AtlanticPacificIndianArctic
Let’s Look at North America!
United States of America Canada Mexico Greenland
North American Countries:
Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean
Oceans that Border North America
Using an Atlas
A collection of maps found in book form Usually organized by region (continent,
country, etc)
What is an atlas?
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