Maps

What is a Map?

• The globe

• A drawing of a tree

• A picture of you and your sister

• A drawing of the earth's surface that shows us mountains, states, countries, cities and more.

A key containing symbols that shows what is on a map

• Legend

• Globe

• Compass Rose

• Prime Meridian

A sphere model of Earth

• Latitude

• Map

• Equator

• Globe

Maps help people find locations.

• Yes

• No

What is a cartographer?

• A person who makes maps

• A person who pushes a cart

• A type of map

• Another name for a geographer

Where do you look to find what the symbols mean on a map?

• compass rose
• map key
• title

Title on the map tells us

• what story we will be reading.

• author's name.

• illustrators's name

• name of the country/place/area/city

How many oceans and continents are there on Earth?

• 3 oceans and 4 continents

• 1 ocean and 5 continents

• 5 oceans and 7 continents

What are the four main directions on a compass rose?

• North, South, East and West
• North, South, Up and West
• Down, Under, North, South

What does a compass rose show?

• Key
• Distance
• Directions
• States