North Pole Map of the World Arctic Ocean Europe Asia North America Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Africa Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean South America Equator Australia N Prime Meridian W E Southern Ocean S Antarctica South Pole

Think – Brainstorm individually Pair – Brainstorm with others Directions – The map on the front needs to be labeled. Before we write anything on the map, you are going to work individually then with a group to brainstorm important things you think might need to go on the map. Hint: There are 17 items that you are going to label. Some are more obvious than others. Think – Brainstorm individually Pair – Brainstorm with others Important Question Using the map on the front, how could you describe to someone how to get from one place to another? Get the students’ responses and talk about them. You want to make sure you bring up latitude and longitude and how these can help. Longitude – These lines tell you your distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Latitude – These lines tell you your distance north or south of the equator.

Questions To Ask the Students The ______________ Ocean is north of the United States. The ______________ Ocean lies to the west of the United States. The continents of ______________ and ______________ lie south of the United States. The continent of Africa lies ___________ of the United States. The Atlantic Ocean lies _________ of the United States. The United States is a ____________. Is part of the ______________ called North America. The United States lies ____________ of South America. Asia is west of the United States. We have to cross the ____________ Ocean to get there. Traveling west from the United States, after crossing the Pacific Ocean, you would run into the ____________ Ocean. The ________________ Ocean is the furthest ocean south of the United States.