map skills. quick review: where do we live? planet earth
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Map Skills
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Quick Review: Where do we live?
Planet Earth
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United States of America
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Minnesota
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Reading A Map
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Drawing of a place from above Can show all of earth or just a
small part of it
What is a map?
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This picture shows a globe
A globe is a model of the earth
The North and South poles help you tell directions
Understanding Directions
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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
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Cardinal Directions
The four main directions on a compass rose:NorthEastSouthWest
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Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest
Intermediate Directions
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Intermediate Directions
The four directions located halfway between the cardinal directions on a compass roseNortheastNorthwestSoutheastSouthwest
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In your notebook:Fill in the compass rose
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A scale is a ruler that helps you measure distance on a map
Map Scale
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Landforms and Water Formations
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A line that marks the limit of a country’s, state’s, or community’s territory
Ex: Minnesota/Wisconsin State Line
Boundary (Border)
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Boundary
A line that marks the limit of a
country’s, state’s, or community’s
territory
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A body of water joining two larger bodies of water
Ex: English Channel
Channel
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Channel
Body of water joining two
larger bodies of water
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Triangular section of land at the mouth of a river
Ex: Nile River Delta
Delta
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Delta
Triangular section of land at the mouth of a
river
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Narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that joins two larger land areas
Ex: Panama
Isthmus
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Isthmus
Narrow strip of land between two
bodies of water that connects two larger land areas
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An area of fairly level, flat land that is surrounded by steep slopes on several sides
Ex: The Mexican Plateau
Plateau (Mesa)
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Plateau
An area of fairly level, flat land that is surrounded by steep slopes on
several sides
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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
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Reservoir
A lake that forms behind a dam,
made by humans to hold water from
one or more streams or rivers
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Narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water
Ex: Strait of Magellan
Strait
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Strait
Narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water
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How Maps and Globes are Divided
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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
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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
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Hemisphere
Half of the globe – divided by Equator or Prime Meridian
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Continents and Oceans
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North America South America Africa Europe Asia Australia Antarctica
The Continents
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Atlantic Pacific Indian Arctic (Southern)
The Oceans
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Continents
North AmericaSouth AmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
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Oceans
AtlanticPacificIndianArctic
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Let’s Look at North America!
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United States of America Canada Mexico Greenland
North American Countries:
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Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean
Oceans that Border North America
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Using an Atlas
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A collection of maps found in book form Usually organized by region (continent,
country, etc)
What is an atlas?