map skills
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- North
- South
- East
- West
- North Pole
- South Pole
- equator
- globe
- Africa
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Australia
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- map key
- symbols
- locator
- grid map
- landform map
- continent
- ocean
- cardinal directions
- intermediate directions
- What is the equator?
- The equator is an imaginary line around the center of the earth.
- Name the cardinal directions.
- The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west.
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What are intermediate directions?
Name the intermediate directions. -
Intermediate directions are the directions in between the cardinal directions.
The intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest. - What is a grid map?
- A grid map is a map that uses boxes to find locations.
- What is a landform map?
- A landform map is a map that shows what the land looks like.
- What is a compass rose?
- A compass rose shows directions on a map.
- What are symbols?
- Symbols are pictures that stand for something on a map.
- What is a map key?
- A map key gives information about symbols used on a map.
- What is a hemisphere?
- A hemisphere is half of the earth. The earth can be divided into 4 hemispheres. They are the northern, southern, eastern, and western hemispheres.
- What is a locator?
- A locator is a small box on a map which shows land areas that cannot be seen on the regular map.
- Name the 7 continents
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Europe,
Asia,
Africa,
Australia,
Antarctica,
North America, and
South America - Name the 4 main oceans
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Arctic Ocean,
Indian Ocean,
Atlantic Ocean, and
Pacific Ocean