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Map Skills
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7 Continents North America South America
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7 Continents Europe Africa
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7 continents Asia Australia
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7 Continents Antarctica
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4 Oceans Atlantic
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4 Oceans Pacific
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4 Oceans Indian
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4 Oceans Arctic
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Grid Pattern formed by lines of latitude and longitude on a map
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Latitude Lines that run east and west on the map
Measure north and south Also called Parallels Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle
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Equator 0 degrees Splits the world in half to form the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
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Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn degrees South Tropic of Cancer degrees North Between these two lines is where it stays warm year round.
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Arctic and Antarctic Circles
Arctic Circle- 68 degrees North Antarctic Circle- 68 degrees South Shows where it stays frozen year round
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Longitude Lines that run north to south Measures east and west
Also called meridians Meridians run from the North Pole to the South Pole
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Lines of Longitude Prime Meridian- 0 degrees
International Date Line- 180 degrees – imaginary line -Not straight – separates two consecutive calander days These two lines used together will split the world into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
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Map Title Subject of the map Usually located at the top of the map
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Map Key Also called the legend
Explains what the symbols on the map stand for
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Compass Rose Shows direction on the map
Cardinal directions- North, South, East, West Intermediate directions- Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
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Locator Small map or picture of the globe that shows the area on the main map
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Map Scale Shows distance on the map 0 miles 10 miles 20 miles
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Inset Map Small map within a larger map
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Political Maps Show boundaries, cities, roads, etc. Human features
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Physical Maps Show landforms and bodies of water Physical features
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Regions Areas with features that make them different from other areas
Examples: Swamp Desert
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