Map Skills

Large land mass that cover the earth Continent: Large land mass that cover the earth

Ocean: the large body of salt water that covers nearly 3/4 of the earth. It is divided into 4 parts. The Atlantic , Pacific, Indian and Arctic. Ocean:

intermediate directions: compass rose: cardinal directions: intermediate directions: latitude: parallel: a symbol that shows the directions on a map. the directions north, south, east and west. Directions between the cardinal directions. They are: northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. lines on a map that run east to west. another name for a line of latitude.

longitude: meridian: equator: prime meridian: lines on a map that run north to south another name for a line of longitude The equator is the line of latitude located at 0 degrees latitude. It divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. It runs east to west. The line of longitude that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. It is located at 0 degrees longitude. It runs north to south.

Can you name all of the continents?

Can you name the oceans?