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Map Skills 3rd grade
Map Skills Vocabulary 3rd Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardinal directions | north, south, east and west |
| Intermediate directions | northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast |
| Compass rose | a symbol that shows directions on a map |
| Hemisphere | name for half of the Earth |
| Southern hemisphere | bottom half of the Earth |
| Northern hemisphere | top half of the Earth |
| Equator | an imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth |
| Map key | list of symbols to help you read a map |
| Scale | helps you measure distance on a map |
| Globe | map or model of the Earth |
| Continent | large mass of land on Earth. |
| How many continents are on Earth? | 7 |
| Latitude | lines go east to west around the globe |
| Longitude | lines go north to south around the globe |