Equator/Prime Meridian Map Skills Continents Oceans Equator/Prime Meridian

Compass Rose Never Eat Shredded Wheat A compass rose shows direction. The Cardinal Directions are - North (N), East (E), South (S), and West (W). A good way to remember the directions is: Never Eat Shredded Wheat

Continents There are seven (7) continents in the world. A continent is a body of LAND. The continents are: 1. North America 2. Europe 3. Asia 4. Africa 5. South America 6. Australia 7. Antarctica

About 75% of the Earth is covered with water Text

Oceans I Am A Person. There are four (4) oceans in the world. An ocean is a large body of salt water. The four oceans are: 1. Indian Ocean 2. Arctic Ocean 3. Atlantic Ocean 4. Pacific Ocean An easy way to remember the oceans is: I Am A Person.

The Hemispheres

Two halves are called hemispheres. sphere - a round object hemi – half hemisphere – one-half of a round object --- like the earth. 3.5b using the equator and prime meridian to identify the four hemispheres

equator - an imaginary line that runs around the center of the earth and divides it into a northern half and southern half.

Prime Meridian – divides the earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere Prime Meridian

Western Hemisphere http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

Eastern Hemisphere