Map Study Skills
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- map symbols
- pictures on a map that stand for real things
- compass rose
- helps you tell direction on a map
- cardinal directions
- north, south, east, west
- intermediate directions
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fall halfway between the cardinal directions
NE, NW, SE, SW - distance scale
- helps to find out how far away from each other things are on a map
- grid
- lines that go up and down and from side to side, forming squares or boxes on a map. We use them to locate places and things on a map.
- Western Hemisphere
- the half of the world that includes North America and South America
- Eastern Hemisphere
- the half of the world that includes Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia
- geography
- the study of the earth's surface
- equator
- an imaginary line that encircles the earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- the smallest continent
- Australia
- the largest continent
- Asia
- the second largest continent
- Africa
- the smallest ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- the continent with only one country
- Australia
- the largest ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- the coldest ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- the warmest ocean
- Indian Ocean
- the ocean that separates Europe and North America
- Atlantic Ocean
- the most heavily traveled ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- circumference of the earth
- 25,000 miles
- hemisphere with the most people
- Eastern Hemisphere
- continent with the most people
- Asia
- most mountainous continent
- Asia
- only continent with no permanent residents
- Antarctica
- sea
- a large area of saltwater smaller than an ocean and partly or completely enclosed by land
- bay
- a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into the land, generally with a wide opening
- gulf
- a part of an ocean or sea which reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay
- lake
- an inland body of water (usually fresh)
- river
- a natural flow of water emptying into another body of water
- source (of a river)
- the place where a river begins
- mouth (of a river)
- the place where the river flows into a larger body of water
- delta
- the land deposited at the mouth of a river
- upstream
- the direction from which a river flows
- downstream
- the direction toward which a river flows
- channel
- a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water; also, the deepest part of a river or harbor
- canal
- a narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water
- world's longest river
- Nile River in Africa
- world's second longest river
- Amazon River in South America
- desert
- a place too dry or too cold to grow many plants
- oasis
- a desert area made fertile by the presence of water
- mountain
- a raised area of the earth's surfact that rises somewhat abruptly and is larger than a hill
- mountain range
- a long row of mountains
- valley
- a lowland between hills or mountains
- sea level
- the level of teh ocean waters. Sea level is used as a starting point to measure the height or depth of a location on earth.
- altitude
- elevation; height above sea level
- Sahara Desert in Africa
- world's largest desert
- Gobi Desert in Africa
- world's coldest desert
- Himalayan Mountains
- highest mountain system in the world
- Ural Mountains
- divide Europe and Asia
- pledge
- a promise to do something
- allegiance
- devotion or loyalty
- documents
- writings
- freedom
- libert
- freedom of speech
- we do not have to be afraid to say what we believe
- freedom of the press
- we can print things in books and newspapers for everyone to read and think about
- freedom of assembly
- we can freely meet together in churches and other meetings
- freedom of religion
- we are free to go to any religious gathering we want to, read the Bible for ourselves, and openly worship God