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Map Skills. Compass Rose. Vocabulary Words. A map is a flat drawing of all or parts of the Earth. Vocabulary Words. A globe is a model of the earth in the shape of a ball. Vocabulary Words. A compass rose is a symbol that helps someone find directions on a map. Vocabulary Words. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Map Skills
Compass Rose
Vocabulary Words
• A map is a flat drawing of all or parts of the Earth.
Vocabulary Words
•A globe is a model of the earth in the shape of a ball.
Vocabulary Words
• A compass rose is a symbol that helps someone find directions on a map
Vocabulary Words
•North, South, East, and West are the four cardinal directions on the compass rose.
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
North America is west of Europe?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
West
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which continent is South of Africa?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
South
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
The Arctic Ocean is north of the Indian Ocean.
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
PacificOceanIndian
Ocean
AtlanticOceanPacific
Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which ocean is east of Asia?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
East
PacificOceanIndian
Ocean
AtlanticOceanPacific
Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Vocabulary Words
•Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are the four intermediate directions on the compass rose.
NE
SESW
NW
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
South America is southwest of Europe?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Sout
hwes
t
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which ocean is northwest of Australia?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
PacificOceanIndian
Ocean
AtlanticOceanPacific
Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Northwest
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Australia is southeast of Europe?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Southeast
Use the compass to answer the following questions.
Which continent is northeast of Africa?
Africa
North America
South America Australia
Europe Asia
Antarctica
Northeast
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
EuropeAsia
Antarctica
PacificOcean
IndianOcean
AtlanticOcean
PacificOcean
Arctic Ocean