4th Grade - Map Skills

Globe

a model of the earth

Map

Flat drawing of a place

Hemisphere

Half of a sphere

Equator

Imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole

0 degrees latitude

Where is the equator measured?

Prime meridian

Imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

0 degrees longitude

Where is the prime meridian measured?

7

How many continents are in the world?

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Antarctica

• Australia

Name all the continents in the world

5

How many oceans are on Earth?

• Arctic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Southern

Name all the oceans on Earth

1. Map title

2. Symbol(s)

3. Map key (or legend)

4. Compass rose

5. Map scale

A good map must have what items?

Map title

Tells what a map is about

Symbol(s)

lines, small drawings or colors that stand for something else

Map key (or legend)

A small box that tells what each symbol stands for

Compass rose

Shows directions

Map scale

Compares distance on a map with a distance in the real world

Cardinal directions

North, South, East and West are called ______________.

Intermediate directions

Northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest are called ____________.

Map grid

System of rows of imaginary squares on a map

• mountain

• Ocean

• Plain

• Lake

• River

• Desert

• Bayou

• Creek

• Swamp

Name three geographic features.

Label all the continents and the oceans on this map.