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1 What is a globe? BY MISS. NOWIKI

2 So what is it? A small copy of the earth. sphere- shaped
Shows the parts of earth that are land and water.

3 Vocabulary Oceans- earths largest bodies of water Atlantic ocean
Arctic ocean Indian ocean Pacific ocean

4 Continets Continents- seven large bodies of land. 1. Africa
2. Antarctica 3. Asia Australia Europe North America South America

5 hemisphere Hemisphere- half a sphere the earth is divided into four parts 1. northern hemisphere 2. southern hemisphere 3. western hemisphere 4. eastern hemisphere

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

7 Types of maps Political maps:
Show info such as cities, states, and countries Use lines to show borders States and countries are shown in different colors

8 Physical maps Show the natural features of earth

9 Landform maps Show landforms, or shapes that make up Earths surface
Examples: mountains, and plains show bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.

10 Using maps Cardinal directions- north, south, east, and west
Compose rose- a small drawing on a map that can help you find directions Intermediate directions- in- between directions- northwest, northeast southwest southeast Symbol- something that stands for something else Map key- gives the meaning of each symbol used on the map

11 Scale- shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distsnces
Locater- a small map set onto the main map

12 Brain storm!!! Write down what you think historical maps means and transportation maps?


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