Map Skills Vocabulary Mrs Martin Grade 3 We

Map Skills Vocabulary Mrs. Martin Grade 3

► We Earth live on the planet ________. map __________ is a flat model of the Earth’s surface. ►A globe We use a ___________ as a 3 -D model of the Earth.

continent A __________ is a large body of land. 7 We have _________ continents on our planet Earth. ocean An __________ is a large body of water.

island __________ is a body of land surrounded by water. ► An sphere _________ is a 3 D shape that looks like a ball. ►A sphere Our Earth is in the shape of a ______ hemisphere Half a sphere is called a ________

latitude of ____________ are the imaginary lines that run from East to West. ► Lines latitude These __________ lines run horizontally or across. Equator The ___________ is the line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

longitude of ____________ are the imaginary lines that run from the south pole to the north pole. ► Lines longitude These ____________ lines run vertically or up and down. Prime Meridian The ________________ is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.

compass rose _____________ is on a map key, it shows the directions on a map. ►A ► The ____________ cardinal directions are the main directions. North, South, East, West, are the ____________ directions. cardinal

intermediate ______________ directions are the “in-between” directions. ► The Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest, are the intermediate ___________ directions.

Name this continent. Africa

Name this continent. Australia

Name this continent. Asia

Name this continent. Europe

Name this continent. North America

Name this continent. South America

Name this continent. Antarctica