4.2.1 Map Skills

Open Ended

Why do you think studying ancient world history is important for us today?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following skills is most important when reading a map?

• Identifying colors

• Understanding symbols and legends

• Memorizing place names

• Drawing straight lines

Match

Match the following: Positives and Negatives of Maps

• Can focus on smaller areas

• Distorts size and placement of land and sea

• Correct representation of size and location of the world

Positive

Negative

Neither

• Positive

• Negative

• Neither

Match

Match the following: Positives and Negatives of globes.

• Positive

• Negative

• Neither

Accurately shows sizer and shape

Not portable

Is fun to play volleyball with

• Accurately shows sizer and shape

• Not portable

• Is fun to play volleyball with

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Multiple Choice

What are the main functions of a map key and a map scale?

• Map key shows directions, map scale shows symbols

• Map key explains symbols, map scale shows distances

• Map key shows distances, map scale explains symbols

• Map key explains colors, map scale shows locations

Labeling

Label the compass rose

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

North

Northwest

East

West

Northeast

South

Southeast

Southwest

Multiple Select

Lines of Latitude run _______ to _______

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Select

Lines of Longitude run ________ to ________

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere do we, in the United States, live in?

• Northwestern Hemisphere

• Northeastern Hemisphere

• Southwestern Hemisphere

• Southeastern Hemisphere

Match

Match the following

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

Latitude

Longitude

Tropic of Cancer

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Tropic of Cancer

Labeling

Label the following lines of Latitude and Longitude.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Antarctic Circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Artic Circle

Prime Meridian

Labeling

Label the following lines of Latitude and Longitude.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Equator

Northwestern Hemisphere

Southeastern Hemisphere

Northeastern Hemisphere

Southwestern Hemisphere

Prime Meridian

Labeling

Label the continents.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Asia

South America

Australia

Antartica

Europe

Africa

North America

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The imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the

.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about the Prime Meridian are correct?

• It runs horizontally around the Earth

• It divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• It is a line of longitude

• It divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Multiple Choice

Which major line of latitude is located at 0 degrees and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

Open Ended

How do the climate zones change as you move from the Equator toward the poles?

Open Ended

What types of landforms in these temperate zones would impact how humans live in those areas AND HOW?

Example: Mountain Ranges can provide protection from outside invaders.

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about map skills or ancient world history after today's lesson?

Open Ended

How do you think learning map skills can help you better understand ancient world history?