🗺️ MAPS & GLOBES
What is a map?
A map is a picture of a place.
Name the four main compass points.
North, East, South, West.
What are symbols?
Pictures that give information without using words.
What line separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What do grid lines help us find?
Exact locations on a map.
Which is round: a map or a globe?
A globe.
Which direction is opposite North?
South
What explains the meaning of symbols on a map?
A map key.
Where is the Equator?
Around the middle of Earth.
What do letters represent on a grid?
Columns.
Which is easier to carry: a map or a globe?
A map.
What tool helps us find direction?
Compass
A picture of an airplane on a map could represent what?
An airport.
What two hemispheres does the Equator separate?
Northern and Southern.
What do numbers represent on a grid?
Rows.
What is a globe.
A globe is a model of earth.
What is the compass always searching for?
North
Why are symbols useful on maps?
They give information without using words.
True or False: The Northern Hemisphere is above the Equator.
True
If a treasure is at D3, what do you find first?
Column D and row 3.
How many dimensions does a globe have?
Three-dimensional.
What are the intercrdinal directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
Tell me three examples of symbols!
Open Answer
(Airport,Toilets, River, Forest, Camp, Fire,Gas station)
Where are the locations of the North and South Pole?
North Pole is in the North.
South Pole is in the South.
What are coordinates?
The coordinates are the combination of a number and a letter that tell you the exact location of something.