A Map Grid and Index

Squares formed by the grid are marked with letters and numbers.

On some maps, the letters run across the top and the numbers run down the side.

Grids help people locate specific things easier on a map.

Vocabulary Words

grid – a pattern of lines that form squares

Index – an alphabetical listing of place names on a map and the grid squares in which they are found

Physical map – a map that shows natural landforms and waterways on Earth’s surface

South Pole – the point on the Earth located at 90°south latitude, where the lines of longitude meet.

Answers

MONDAY 1. D2 2. Alexander Island

1. Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound TUESDAY 1. Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound 2. C6 and C7

2. Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, Ross Sea, and Weddell Sea WEDNESDAY 1. 7 grid squares 2. Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, Ross Sea, and Weddell Sea

1. Ronne Ice Shelf and Ross Ice Shelf THURSDAY 1. Ronne Ice Shelf and Ross Ice Shelf 2. Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans

1. East Antarctica; by counting the number of grid squares FRIDAY 1. East Antarctica; by counting the number of grid squares 2. Weddell Sea; B1