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For each photograph you see on the screen, list the map type and the map purpose below.
Map Type:
Map Purpose:
Map Type:
Map Purpose:
Map Type:
Map Purpose:
Map Type:
Map Type:
Map Purpose:
Map Purpose:
Map Type:
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Learning Essential Map Skills 1
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V o c a b u l a r y
Look at the world map your teacher projects. Write the correct term and letter
for each definition.
Term
Letter
Definition
a diagram on a map that shows directions such as
north, south, east, and west
one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth
a box or other display on a map that explains the
meaning of the symbols used on the map
an element of a map that shows how a unit of distance
on the map (such as an inch) relates to actual distance
on the surface of Earth
0° longitude, from which all other degrees of longitude
are measured
one half of a sphere; earth can be divided into eastern
and western hemispheres or into northern and
southern hemispheres
one of a set of imaginary lines that run east and west
around the globe and parallel to the equator
one of a set of imaginary lines that run from the North
Pole to the South Pole
an element of a map that shows what the main subject
of the map is
0° latitude and divides the globe into the northern
hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
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N O T E B O O K
P r o c e s s i n g
Use the space below to draw a colorful, freehand world map that includes
these elements:
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map title
all seven continents
all four oceans
compass rose
• prime meridian
• equator
• International Date
Line
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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