Mapping Skills 1
What is a map?
What is a picture that shows up a place
What is a cute saying to help remember directions?
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
What does a map key have?
It has symbols (pictures) of the places on the map.
Where is the North POle?
up on the map or globe
Where does a compass always point?
North
What is a globe?
What is a map shaped like a ball.
What is another name for directions?
Cardinal
What is a compass rose?
A tool that shows North, South, East and West on a map. It helps you find your way.
Where is the South Pole?
Down or south on the map
What is a bird's eye view?
When you fly in the sky and see a map from above
What do you need to know when reading a map?
Directions
What is east?
Left
What is all the blue on the globe?
That is water
Where is North point on a map?
Up
What is a symbol?
A symbol is a simple picture.
What are the four cardinal directions?
What is north, south, east and west?
Where is Canada on the map?
North of the USA (North America)
What are the four intermediate directions?
What is northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest?
Where is south on a map?
What is a key on a map?
A key is a chart that helps you read the map.
What is West
Pointing right
Where is Edmonton on the map?
It is south of Canada and North of U.S.A
How much water covers our globe?
More that half of it