1. What is a map? A map is a smaller representation of an area.

2. What are the four parts of a map? 1. title 2. key 3. compass 4. scale

3. What is the title? Tells what the map is about The World’s Features Natural Wonders Important Land and Water Area of the World The World Map Fantastic Wonders

4. What is the key? Tells what the symbols of the map mean

5. What is the compass rose? Is the direction marker What are the cardinal directions? Are the middle directions NE- NW-SE-SW Are the main directions N-S-E-W What are the intermediate directions?

6. What is the scale? Shows distance in relation to a measurement or standard

7. What is the inset map? A small map within a larger map

8. What is the locator? A small map or picture, within a map, that shows where the region on the main map is located in a state, country, continent or world.

9. What is a grid? Lines that run north-south and east-west to help locate a place on a map

10. What are lines of longitude? Lines that run north-south on a map What are lines of latitude? Lines that run east-west on a map

11. 0 o latitude divides the northern and southern hemispheres 0 o longitude divides the eastern and western hemispheres What is the equator? What is the Prime Meridian?

12. What are the four hemispheres? Northern, southern, eastern, and western

13. What are the seven continents? North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica

14. What are the four oceans? Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic