Name the continent we live on.
Name all 7 continents.
Using the atlas, choose one continent and describe its population. see p. 18 and 19
Using the atlas, choose one continent and describe its physical features. see p. 10 and 11
Using the atlas, choose one continent and describe its Environmental features. see p. 16 and17
Name the ocean to the east of North America.
Name the ocean to the west of North America.
Name all four oceans.
Which is the northern most ocean?
Which is the largest ocean?
What is the name of the tool which tells direction?
Where should I look to find the symbol for a school?
What is a map key?
How do you use a map key?
What are the cardinal and intermediate directions found on the compass rose?
Describe a map.
What is the name of the reference book filled with maps?
What color usually represents water on a map?
Will you always be able to see the equator on a map? Why or why not?
What sort of map would I look at to find directions from Cheshire to New Haven?
Describe the globe.
What is the difference between a map and globe?
What is the imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What is the imaginary line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
On which hemispheres is the United States located?
North America
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
Varies
Varies
Varies
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocea
Compass Rose
Map Key
A box that shows what symbols represent certain items on the map.
You look at the symbols on the map key to identify roads, places, trees, parks, etc. on a map.
North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
A flat, 2D, picture of the world, continent, country, state, town, road, park, etc.
Atlas
Blue
No, because not all maps show the whole world
State Map
A 3D representation of the Earth.
A Map is 2D and can show the whole world or smaller locations. A globe always shows the whole world.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
