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What is a globe? BY MISS. NOWIKI
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So what is it? A small copy of the earth. sphere- shaped
Shows the parts of earth that are land and water.
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Vocabulary Oceans- earths largest bodies of water Atlantic ocean
Arctic ocean Indian ocean Pacific ocean
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Continets Continents- seven large bodies of land. 1. Africa
2. Antarctica 3. Asia Australia Europe North America South America
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hemisphere Hemisphere- half a sphere the earth is divided into four parts 1. northern hemisphere 2. southern hemisphere 3. western hemisphere 4. eastern hemisphere
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Equator An imaginary line that lies halfway between north pole and the south pole
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Types of maps Political maps:
Show info such as cities, states, and countries Use lines to show borders States and countries are shown in different colors
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Physical maps Show the natural features of earth
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Landform maps Show landforms, or shapes that make up Earths surface
Examples: mountains, and plains show bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.
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Using maps Cardinal directions- north, south, east, and west
Compose rose- a small drawing on a map that can help you find directions Intermediate directions- in- between directions- northwest, northeast southwest southeast Symbol- something that stands for something else Map key- gives the meaning of each symbol used on the map
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Scale- shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distsnces
Locater- a small map set onto the main map
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Brain storm!!! Write down what you think historical maps means and transportation maps?
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