Mapping Review

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Mapping Review

• Vocabulary and Map Skills

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Vocabulary

• What am I?

I am a flat representation of the earth or a
part of the earth.
Map
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Vocabulary

• What Are We?

We are the seven large bodies of land that are
on the earth.
The Continents
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Vocabulary

• What Are We?

We are the Earths five large bodies of water.
The Oceans
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Vocabulary

• What am I?

I am a small model of the earth.
Globe
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Vocabulary

• What am I?

I am half a sphere a way the earth is divided.
Hemisphere
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Vocabulary

• What am I?

I am an imaginary horizontal line of latitude
around the center of earth.
Equator
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Vocabulary

• What am I?

I am an imaginary vertical line of longitude
that separates the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
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Where in the World?
The Continents
?
Europe
?
Asia
?
North America
?
Africa
?
South America
?
Australia
?
Antarctica
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Where in the World?
The Oceans
?
Arctic Ocean
?
Atlantic Ocean
?
Indian Ocean
?
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
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Parts of the Map
Map scale
Title
Locator
Mountain symbols
Legend/Key
Point to the map scale.
Point to the locator.
Point to the map key (legend).
Point to the map title.
Point to the compass rose.
Point to the symbol for mountains.
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Types of Maps

• What type of map is shown below?

This map shows information about something that
happened in the past.

• Political map b) Physical map
• c) Historical map d) Road map

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Types of Maps

• What type of map is shown below?

This map shows the natural shapes of the land in
the United States.

• Political map b) Physical map
• c) Historical map d) Road map

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Types of Maps

• What type of map is shown below?

This map shows man-made borders with cities,
states, and countries.

• Political map b) Physical map
• c) Historical map d) Road map

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Types of Maps

• What type of map is shown below?

This map shows routes of travel in New Jersey.

• Political map b) Physical map
• c) Historical map d) Road map

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The Compass Rose
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NE
NW
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2
?
3
SE
SW
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In what direction would you travel
to get to the forest from the lake?
Treasure Island
forest
Map Key River Mountains Lake Boat Camp
Treasure Oil
lake
X
X
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East or Northeast
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In what direction would you travel
to get from the forest to the oil?
Treasure Island
coal
Map Key River Mountains Lake Boat Camp
Treasure Oil
forest
X
fish
X
Coast
Ocean
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Northwest