Map Skills
What is a map used for?
To get where you're going
If lost
In a new place
hiking
What is Ms. Glasier favorite color?
pink!
What are the seven continents?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.
What is one greeting in Spanish?
Hola, Buenos Dias, Como estas, etc..
What is the name of the building where people can borrow books or hear stories?
Library
What are the four cardinal directions and what is a saying that can help you remember them?
North, East, South, West
Never eat soggy waffles
What if Ms. Glasier/one of our parent volunteers do not give you a library card? What does that mean?
This means that you did not bring your previous library book back to school, so you can not take out a new one.
Which continent is the biggest (land)?
Asia.
How do I say my name and ask someone else their name in Spanish?
Como te llamas / tu nombre es _______
What does fiction mean?
Books that are works of imagination/not true
What is a map key?
A map key, also called a legend, is a box on a map that explains what the symbols, colors, and lines represent
Where do you put a book you are looking at in the library, but decide you dont want anymore?
The "nevermind crate"
What continent has no full-time residents?
Antarctica
How do I ask where someone is from and say where I am from in Spanish?
de dónde eres
soy de puerto rico
What does non-fiction mean?
Books that are factual.
What is a map scale?
a map scale is like a secret code that helps you figure out how far apart things are in the real world by using a ruler on the map
Shrinks the map so it fits onto the paper
You are able to pick out 2 books. What types of books are you able to take out? One has to be….
One must be in Spanish and the other must be in English.
SEI- one must be non-fiction and the other must be fiction.
What continent is the most genetically diverse?
Africa.
Count 1-20 in Spanish.
uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, trece, catorce, quince, dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve, and veinte
What is the name of the organization system in the library?
The library is organized by the Dewey Decimal System.
What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest.
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington, D.C.
What continent is the only one without an active volcano?
Australia.
What country in South America does not speak Spanish and what language do they speak instead?
Brazil / Portuguese
What is the opposite of checking out a book?
Returning a book.