Map Skills

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Map Skills
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What is a map?

• A map is a drawing of a place from above.
• A map can show all of Earth or just a small part
  of it.

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Map Basics

• A map has symbols on it.
• A symbol is a drawing that stands for something
  real.
• A symbol can also be a color or a pattern.
• The map key tells what each symbol is.

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Map Keys
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Globe

• This is a globe.
• A globe is a model of Earth.
• A globe is the same shape as Earth but smaller.

North
West
East
South
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Compass

• A compass shows the four main directions on a
  map.
• N North
• S South
• E East
• W West

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IntermediateDirections
North West
North East
NW
NE
SW
SE
South West
South East
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The World on a Globe

• A globe shows all of Earth
• You can see the Earths continents and oceans.

North America
Pacific Ocean
South America
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Equator
North Pole

• The equator is an imaginary line that circles the
  globe halfway between the North and South Poles.

Northern Hemisphere
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
South Pole
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Hemispheres
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Equator
Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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Map Grid

• A grid is a pattern of lines that cross to form
  squares.
• Each square has a letter and number.

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• Lets use the grid.

• 3B

Skidmore College

• 6D

Saratoga Lake

• 2D

Wilton
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• Find 3C

Find E5
Find D1
Where are the Doritos?
B5
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Distance

• A map can show where places are in relation to
  one another.

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• Find the Zoo.

What building is to the East?
High School
Is the Green River or Jones Lake closer?
Find the Hospital.
Green River
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