1. Continents Oceans Equator/Prime Meridian
Map Skills
Continents
Oceans
Equator/Prime Meridian

2. Compass Rose
A compass rose shows direction. The cardinal directions are
North (N), East (E),
South (S), and West (W).
A good way to remember the directions is:
Never Eat Shredded Wheat

4. Continents There are seven (7) continents in the world.
A continent is a body of LAND.
The continents are:
1. North America
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. Africa
5. South America
6. Australia
7. Antarctica

5. ¾ of the Earth is covered by oceans

6. Oceans There are four (5) oceans in the world.
An ocean is a large body of salt water.
The four oceans are:
1. Indian Ocean
2. Artic Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean
5. Southern Ocean
An easy way to remember the oceans is:
Indians Always Point Arrows South.

7. The Continent of North America
The United States of America is on the continent of North America

8. Equator
The Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres. It is 0 degrees latitude.

9. Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres. It is 0 degrees longitude.

10. Hemispheres
Half of a sphere (globe) created by the prime meridian or the equator.