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Duplicate of Map Skills

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4th grade map skills

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1
What are the Cardinal Directions?
North, East, South, Right
North, Ocean, South, West
North, East, South, West
North, East, Arctic, West
2
What hemisphere do we live in?
South
West
East
North
3
What is latitude and longitude used for?
They are used to find specific locations using coordinates
To decorate the earth with a grid
To get to places
To find directions
4
A small map set onto the main map to show where the map is located in the world is called a...
locator
map key
map scale
compass rose
5
Why are compass roses needed?
To add decoration
To help the map make more sense
So that you know which way is which
So you don't get lost
6
Why do we need a Map Key (Map Legend)?
To write random stuff in
To take up space
To label things so we know what they are
So the map makes sense
7
What is a globe?
A sphere with the Earth's features printed on it
A round ball that has nothing on it
A flat piece of paper with the Earth printed on it
An image from google Earth
8
Which ocean is on the East coast of the United States?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
9
Is the Equator…?
A horizontal longitude line
A horizontal latitude line
A vertical latitude line
A vertical longitude line
10
Which ocean is on the West coast of the United states?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
11
What continent do we live on?
North America
South America
the United States
Asia
12
What is a Map Scale?
To see how long the map is
To see how much the map weighs
Ratio of distance on the map to the distance on the Earth
Ratio of the distance on Earth to the distance of the moon