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

2. Compass Rose Never Eat Shredded Wheat 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

3. 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

4. About 75% of the Earth is covered with water
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5. Oceans I Am A Person. There are four (4) oceans in the world.
An ocean is a large body of salt water.
The four oceans are:
1. Indian Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean
An easy way to remember the oceans is:
I Am A Person.

6. The Hemispheres

7. Two halves are called hemispheres.
sphere - a round object
hemi – half
hemisphere – one-half of a round object --- like the earth.
3.5b using the equator and prime meridian to identify the four hemispheres

9. equator - an imaginary line that runs around the center of the earth and divides it into a northern half and southern half.

11. Prime Meridian – divides the earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Prime Meridian

12. Western Hemisphere

13. Eastern Hemisphere