Maps

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Maps Globes by Brad Hinch
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Objective Students will learn to interpret
maps and globes.
3rd Grade Curriculum
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GLOBE A globe is a model of the earth.
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The North Pole is the point farthest north on
the Earth. The South Pole is the point farthest
south on the Earth. The Equator is an imaginary
line going around the Earth ahlfway between the
North and South Poles. The area above the
equator is the Northern Hemisphere and the area
below the equator is the Southern Hemisphere.
North Pole
Northern Hemisphere
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
South Pole
South Pole
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Cardinal Directions There are 4 cardinal
directions, they are north, south, east, and
west. Compass Rose The compass Rose is a small
drawing on a map that helps you find where the
directions are on the map. It helps you orient
the map.
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Smartnotebook pages World North America
United States
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Map Key a map key tells you what the symbols on
the map you are looking at stand for. Locator
Map a small map on a bigger map that shows where
the area is located on the bigger map.
Locator Map
Map Key
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Using a Grid Map
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References Clipart Microsoft Word
Clipart Missouri Map, Wrld Map
Enchantedlearning.com Owensville Map
Mapquest.com