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Map Skills
Compass Rose
Vocabulary Words
• A map is a flat
drawing of all
or parts of the
Earth.
Vocabulary Words
•A globe is a
model of the
earth in the shape
of a ball.
Vocabulary Words
• A compass rose
is a symbol that
helps someone
find directions
on a map
Vocabulary Words
•North, South,
East, and West
are the four
cardinal
directions on the
compass rose.
Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
North America is west of Europe?
West
Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
Which continent is South of Africa?
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Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
The Arctic Ocean is north of the Indian Ocean.
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Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
Which ocean is east of Asia?
East
Vocabulary Words
•Northeast, Southeast,
Northwest, and
Southwest are the four
intermediate
directions on the
compass rose.
Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
South America is southwest of Europe?
Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
Which ocean is northwest of Australia?
Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
Australia is southeast of Europe?
Use the compass to answer the
following questions.
Which continent is northeast of Africa?
Map Skills
Longitude and Latitude
Vocabulary Words
• Maps and globes contain two sets of lines
that form a grid around the earth.
Vocabulary Words
• Horizontal lines that run parallel around the
earth are called latitude lines.
Vocabulary Words
• The 0 line of latitude is called the equator.
Vocabulary Words
• The area north of the Equator is called the
Northern Hemisphere.
The Northern Hemisphere
• The lines in the Northern Hemisphere begins
at 0 and ends at 90⁰N.
Vocabulary Words
• The area south of the Equator is called the
Southern Hemisphere.
The Southern Hemisphere
• The lines in the Southern Hemisphere begins
at 0 and ends at 90⁰S.
Vocabulary Words
• The second set of lines that run around the
earth are called longitude lines.
Vocabulary Words
• The 0 line of longitude is called the prime
meridian.
Vocabulary Words
• The area west of the prime meridian is called
the Western Hemisphere.
The Western Hemisphere
• The lines
in the
Western
Hemisphere
begins at
0 and ends
at 180⁰W.
Vocabulary Words
• The area east of the prime meridian is called
the Eastern Hemisphere.
The Eastern Hemisphere
• The lines
in the Eastern
Hemisphere
begins at 0
and ends
at 180⁰E.
Using a Grid
• This grid is used to find locations on a map or
globe.
Map Practice
Which continent is located at 40⁰N, 80 ⁰W?
Map Practice
What is the location of the star on the map below?