4th Grade - MAP Features, 7 Continents, 4 Oceans

What are the 7 continents?

1. Asia 2. Europe 3. Australia 4. Africa 5. North America 6. South America 7. Antarctica

The main directions are __________

1. North 2. South 3. East 4. West

What are the 4 intermediate directions?

1. Northeast 2. Northwest 3. Southeast 4. Southwest

continents

7 large bodies

Globe

A copy of the earth.

Equator

An imaginary line that lies halfway between the north and the south pole.

Antarctica

Continent on the south of the Earth

continents

Globes show the seven large bodies called ___________

Hemisphere

Half of a globe

Asia

Largest continent

Map Key

Map Key This gives the meaning of each symbol used on the map.

Atlantic Ocean

Ocean that is East of North America

Which ocean is the largest?

Pacific Ocean

What are the 4 oceans?

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Artic Ocean, Indian Ocean

Symbol

Something that stands for something else.

Geography

The science that deals with Earth's surface (mountains, rivers, oceans)

Locator

The small map set on to the main map.

compass rose

This helps people find their destinations.

Map Time

This names the area of the map.

compass rose

a symbol that shows the main directions on a map.

map key

an explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for

Map Title

explains what the map is going to be about. The map's main idea.

Earth's bodies of water are called ___________

oceans

hemisphere

one half of Earth.

distance scale

shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth