Vocabulary
Earth's largest bodies of water
Oceans
Name 4 Continents
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
Something that stands for something else on a map
Map Symbol
Transportation Map
The main directions used for navigation
Cardinal Directions
Large Bodies of land
Continents
How many oceans does the Earth have?
A small drawing on a map that can help you find directions
Compass Rose
A map that shows mountains, hills, and plains
Landform Maps
Name the 4 cardinal directions
North
East
South
West
half of a sphere "Cutting the globe in half"
Hemisphere
How many continents does the Earth have?
7
Used to describe how one direction is related to another
Relative Location
A map that shows information such as cities, capital cities, states, and countries
Political Maps
Directions that are in between cardinal directions on a compass rose
Intermediate Directions
The line that cuts the globe in half seperating East and West
Prime Meridian
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Antarctic
Arctic
A small map set onto the main map
Locator
A map that shows information about past events and where they occured
Historical Map
Name the 4 intermediate directions
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
The imaginary line that lines halfway between the North and South Pole
Equator
Which two hemispheres is Jackman located in?
Western and Northern Hemisphere
Used to show the relationship between the distance on a map and a real distance on ground
Scale
Gives the meaning of each symbol used on a map
Map Key or Map Legend
One saying that can help us remember the correct order of the 4 cardinal directions
Never Eat Shredded Wheat
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
Never Eat Sour Worms