Maps and Globes

What do people use maps for?

• to find places and directions on Earth

• to go shopping

• to find moons and stars

What shape is the Earth?

• circle

• sphere

• square

• rectangle

What is a model of the Earth?

• a globe

• a map

• a continent

• a capital

What is a continent?

• a country’s political center

• an area of land surrounded by water

• a nation with its own government

What would be the best title for this visual?

• The Continents and Oceans

• Where I Live

• A Sphere

What does this visual show?

• how to get to Africa

• the size of the Earth

• the continents and oceans

A map key explains_____.

• how many cars are on the road

• symbols on the map such as a tree for a forest

• what type of map is being used

How many directions, both cardinal and intermediate, can be found on a compass rose?

• seven

• two

• eight

A political map shows_____.

• boundaries of the states

• things like mountains and bodies of water

• how many people live in each state

A physical map shows_____.

• boundaries of the states

• things like mountains and bodies of water

• how many people live in each state