Building Geography Skills Day 5

Building Geography Skills Day 5

Word Splash Write all the words your teacher tells you. Underline any word for which you are not sure of the spelling. Circle any word for which you are not sure of the meaning.

Word Splash Write a brief story using all the words. The words may be in any order and you may use them as many times as you would like. You may also change the ending of the word if it helps. It needs to be at least 7 lines long.

Title Tells what the map is about

Political Map Shows the location of cities, states, and countries

Physical Map Shows landforms such as mountains and rivers

Compass Rose A decorative pointer that shows the four major directions

Cardinal Directions The four major directions: North, South, East, West

Intermediate Directions The pointers halfway between the cardinal directions: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest

SYMBOLS A mark, drawing, or color that stands for something on a map.

Map Key Also called a legend. Shows what symbols in a map stand for.

Locator A small globe or map found in a corner that shows you where the main map is located within an area of the Earth

SCALE Helps us figure out how far it is in real miles or kilometers from one point on a map to another