Warm-Up (3/10) Can you name the following? – The 7 Continents – The 4 Oceans – The 4 Hemispheres (Which one do we live in?) What lines divide the earth’s hemispheres? What is a map scale?

Cardinal Directions 4 Cardinal Directions – North – South – East – West 4 Intermediate Directions – Northeast – Northwest – Southeast – Southwest

Continents There are 7 continents in the world North America (We live here!) South America Europe Africa Asia (Largest) Australia Antarctica

Oceans There are 4 oceans in the world Atlantic (Closest to us) Pacific Indian Arctic

Hemispheres The Equator divides the earth into North and South

Hemispheres The Prime Meridian divides the earth into East and West

Scale Scale is what is used to measure distances on maps Usually, one inch will represent a certain number of miles on the map On larger maps, one inch will represent hundreds of miles

Practice How far between San Antonio and Houston? Which direction are you traveling if you start in Houston?

Practice Answer How far between San Antonio and Houston? About 200 miles Which direction are you traveling if you start in Houston? West or Southwest

Practice How far between Lubbock and Houston? Which direction are you traveling if you start in Lubbock?

How far between Lubbock and Houston? About 450 miles Which direction are you traveling if you start in Lubbock? Southeast

Practice How far from Charlotte to Wilmington? What direction if you start in Charlotte?

Practice Answers How far from Charlotte to Wilmington? About 175 miles What direction if you start in Charlotte? Southeast

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The Roman Empire compared to the United States

The Roman Empire By 117 AD, the Roman Empire had expanded to be the largest empire ever The island of Britannia in the northwest Hispania (Iberian Peninsula) in the southwest Northern Africa, Egypt, and Sinai to the south and southeast Mesopotamia and the Anatolian Peninsula to the east and northeast The Balkan Peninsula and Gaul (France) to the north

Brittania (Britain) Discovered by the Greek explorer Pytheas Conquered by Julius Caesar in 55 BCE Today it is home to the modern-day countries of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Hispania (Spain) Located on the Iberian Peninsula Today, it is home to the modern-day countries of Spain and Portugal

Mesopotamia & Egypt

Greece and the Balkan Peninsula

Gaul (France)

On the Road Again… Tomorrow, you and your group with use a Roman Roads map to take an adventure This will be a formal grade! For you to complete your trip, you must: – Oceans and continents – Equator and prime meridian – Hemispheres – Four cardinal and four intermediate directions – Calculate distances using map scale

Practice The Arizona Cardinals are traveling to Miami to play against the Miami Dolphins – How far do the Cardinals have to travel? Which direction?

Practice The Dallas Cowboys are traveling to Cleveland, Ohio to take on the Browns – How far do the Cowboys have to travel? Which direction?

Practice The Carolina Panthers are traveling to Seattle to take on the Seahawks – How far do the Panthers have to travel? Which direction?

Answers Miami to Phoenix is about 1,700 miles and to the southeast Dallas to Cleveland is about 900 miles and is to the northeast Charlotte to Seattle is about 2,000miles and to the northwest All measurements are according to the map scale!