Map Skills Vocabulary

1. Map Skills Vocabulary Mrs. Martin Grade 3

2. Earth • We live on the planet _______________. • A ____________________ is a flat model of the Earth’s surface. We use a _____________________ as a 3-D model of the Earth. map globe

3. continent A ____________________ is a large body of land. We have _________________ continents on our planet Earth. An ___________________ is a large body of water. 7 ocean

4. island • An ____________________ is a body of land surrounded by water. • A __________________ is a 3D shape that looks like a ball. Our Earth is in the shape of a ____________ Half a sphere is called a ________________ sphere sphere hemisphere

5. latitude • Lines of ________________________ are the imaginary lines that run from East to West. These ____________________ lines run horizontally or across. The ______________________ is the line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. latitude Equator

6. longitude • Lines of _______________________ are the imaginary lines that run from the south pole to the north pole. These _______________________ lines run vertically or up and down. The ________________________________ is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. longitude Prime Meridian

7. compass rose • A __________________________ is on a map key, it shows the directions on a map. • The _______________________ directions are the main directions. North, South, East, West, are the _______________________ directions. cardinal cardinal

8. intermediate • The ___________________________ directions are the “in-between” directions. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest, are the ______________________ directions. intermediate

9. Name this continent. Africa

10. Name this continent. Australia

11. Name this continent. Asia

12. Name this continent. Europe

13. Name this continent. North America

14. Name this continent. South America

15. Name this continent. Antarctica