Unit 1 Lesson 1: Map and Globe Skills

Where in the world is

California?

Lesson 1

Lesson Objective:

I will be able to learn about the map

and globe and how to use them to

locate a specific place.

Multiple Choice

What can a map show?

• countries

• cities

• states

• all of the above

Open Ended

Provide one type of a map

Multiple Choice

What part of a map would you find symbols?

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

• Title

• Map Scale

Open Ended

What is a MAP KEY?

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this part of the map?

• Legend

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

Multiple Choice

__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

• Latitude
• Cardinal
• Intermediate
• Longitudinal

Multiple Choice

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian

Multiple Choice

The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• North 
• South
• East
• West

Multiple Choice

 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.

• Physical
• Political
• Product
• Map

Multiple Choice

 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Northwest
• North

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

• key

• legend

• scale

• grid

Multiple Choice

 The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• Southwest
• Southeast
• South
• West

Multiple Choice

The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• North
• Northeast
• Northwest
• East

Multiple Choice

The red question mark is located to the _________ of the compass rose.

• North
• South
• Southeast
• Southwest

Multiple Choice

Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.

• Cardinal Directions
• Latitude Lines
• Longitude Lines
• Intermediate Directions

Multiple Choice

Which evidence from the text best supports the conclusion that a globe is a more realistic representation of Earth than a map?

• “When using a globe to describe a location on Earth, we use imaginary lines that go all the way around.”

• 
  “Earth is shaped like a sphere, or ball.”
  

• “There are different ways to represent features on Earth’s surface.”

  
  

• 
  “The top point of a globe is the North Pole, and the bottom is the South Pole.”

Multiple Choice

“The part of the globe north of the Equator is called the Northern Hemisphere. The part of the globe south of the Equator is called the Southern Hemisphere.” What is the meaning of the word hemisphere?

• A hemisphere is a type of weather pattern.
• A hemisphere is half of a sphere or a globe.

• A hemisphere refers to a specific country.
• A hemisphere is a measurement of temperature.

Multiple Choice

Which map part tells what the map is about?

• Title

• Scale

• Legend

• Key

Multiple Choice

__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or west

• Latitude 
• Longitude
• Lines
• Equator

Multiple Choice

The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

Multiple Choice

The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Northern and Southern

• Western and Eastern

Multiple Choice

0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the United Kingdom

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Multiple Choice

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Multiple Select

Which evidence from the text best describes the purpose of longitude and latitude? Choose two sentences.

• “To find an exact location, you can use latitude and longitude.”
  

• "The lines of latitude increase by one degree as you get closer to the North Pole and South Pole.”
  

• 
  “One way to describe a location on Earth is by its relative location on the lines on a globe.”
  

• 
  “The grid shows that California’s borders are within the 30° and 40° lines of north latitude and the 114° and 125° lines of west longitude.”

Multiple Choice

What are imaginary lines running parallel to the Equator? 

• Lines of longitude
• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Lines of latitude