Map Skills Basics
Why we use maps:
Maps help us locate _______________ all over the ______________. Maps are _________________ to globes because:
1. Maps show more __________________2. Maps are _________________ to use 3. Maps are more ______________
Continents:
There are______ large landmasses on the earth. We recognize these___________________ as _______________.
North America, ______________________, Europe, _______________, Africa and ______________________. Asia is
the __________________ continent in both _____________ and ____________________.
Oceans:
The Earth has ________ major ocean that we divide into ________. Pacific Ocean, __________________, Indian Ocean
and ____________________.The question of the___________ ocean? ________________________.
How we look at the Earth:
The Earth is divided into 4 ___________________. East and ____________ North and ______________. Hemisphere: a
________________ of the earth in _________________.
Latitude:
Latitude or _______________: east and _________________circles around the _______________. Equator: __________
latitude~ cuts the earth into ___________________ and ____________________ hemispheres.
Longitude:
Longitude or ________________: north and _______________ circles around the ________________. Prime Meridian:
0 degrees ___________________- cuts the Earth into ________________ and ________________ Hemispheres. Runs
through _____________________, England. Longitude lines meet at the ____________ and South ______________.
Scale:
______________ is used to _________________ the size of an area on a ___________ or ____________. Helps us to
determine _______________ between _____________ or more ____________________.
Using Scale to Determine Distance:
1. Place a small piece of paper along the scale so you can see the miles just above the edge of the paper.
2. On the edge of the paper, mark the map distances
3. The edge of your paper should now look like a make scale. Use it to measure the distance between locations.
Compass Rose:
Compass Rose shows the ___________________ on a ___________. Cardinal ______________: North, ___________,
East and ______________. Intermediate ______________: Northeast, _____________________, Southwest and
__________________________.
Key or Legend:
A ___________________ (also known as a ________________) tells what the ___________________ on a map
________________. Every map key may be __________________.