USING MAPS AND GLOBES
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Learning Objectives
Test
Students will:
True/False:
1)
Understand the basic components of maps
including the compass rose, cardinal and
intermediate directions, scale, symbols and
legends.
1)
The directions on a map tell us which way to turn
the map. ___T ___ F
2)
The equator divides earth into the eastern and
western hemispheres. ___T ___ F
2)
Understand how to read and make a grid map.
3)
3)
Know the function of lines of latitude and
longitude.
Lines of longitude run north and south on the
globe. ___T ___ F
4)
4)
Understand the roles of the equator, hemisphere
and tropics.
Latitude and Longitude lines are parallel
___T ___ F
5)
5)
Identify the Prime meridian, time zones, and
International Date Line
The International Date Line runs right on top of
the prime meridian ___T ___ F
Multiple Choice:
6)
Be able to create mental maps.
6)
_____ lines go around the earth from east to west
(a) Latitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Equator
(d) Prime meridian
7)
The invisible belt around the earth where the sun
shines almost directly overhead all year long is
called the:
(a) prime meridian
(b) international dateline
(c) tropics
(d) south pole
Suggested Activities
7)
8)
Trip around the world. Ask students to imagine
that they are being given the opportunity to take a
trip around the world. Encourage students to
choose places to visit on the globe and create an
itinerary for their trip. Much like the cruise in the
program. Students should note where they are
traveling, how far they travel in each direction,
and note the latitude and longitude of each
destination. Students should record when they
cross the equator, International Date Line, etc.
Build a globe. Using papier mache over an inflated
balloon, have students create their own globes.
Each student should design his or her own globe
within the limits that they have to be readable and
include the continents, oceans, prime meridian,
equator, the tropics, the International Date Line,
and several locations determined by latitude and
longitude. If students choose to make a globe
using creative symbols, be sure they include a
legend.
8)
The earth is divided into how many time zones?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 30
(d) 24
9)
The compass rose shows
(a) Cardinal directions (b) Intermediate directions
(c) Symbols
(d) a and b
10) Latitude and longitude is measured in
(a) Degrees and minutes
(b) Miles and feet
(c) Kilometers and meters
(d) Hours and minutes
TEACHER’S GUIDE
Vocabulary
Cardinal directions – The four main directions
– North, South, East, and West
Compass rose – The diagram on the map that
shows the points of direction
Equator – An imaginary circle around the earth
that divides the earth into the North and South
hemispheres
Grid map – A map that uses letters and
numbers in boxes to describe the location of
objects
Hemisphere – One half of the earth
Intermediate directions – Northwest, northeast,
southwest, and southeast
International Date Line – The imaginary line
where the date changes
Latitude – The imaginary, parallel lines that run
east and west around the globe
Longitude – The imaginary lines that run north
and south around the globe
Prime Meridian – The 180th degree of
longitude
Scale – Shows how big the object on the map is
compared to the real object
Symbol – Something that represents an object
or idea
Time Zone – One of 24 areas of time divided
by lines of longitude
Tropics – The belt around the world where the
sun shines almost directly overhead year round.
Answers:
1T, 2F, 3T, 4F, 5F, 6A, 7C, 8D, 9D, 10A
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