A Closer Look at Maps
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A Closer Look at Maps
Created by Miss Pflaumer
For 3rd Grade Students
Five Themes of Geography Skills
• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Places & People Change Each Other
• Region
Which is a globe and which is not?
What’s the difference?
The Earth
• Third planet from the sun.
• An actual object in space.
• Visible from aerial photographs.
A Globe• A representation of an
actual object.• A spherical model of
the planet Earth.• Can easily fit in your
classroom and be held within your hands.
Key Vocabulary
• Map
• Border
• Title
• Symbol
• Key
• Legend
• Compass Rose
• North
• South
• East
• West
Map Key or Legend
• It helps you find things on the map.
• It will show what the various symbols or colors stand for.
Compass Rose• Shows the cardinal
directions.– North
– South
– East
– West
• Use the compass to write or follow directions.
• It will help you know which direction you are headed when traveling.
Of what is this a map?
Our Continent: North America
Of what is this a map?
The United States
What color is our state?
It is GREEN. Can you find it?
Of what is this a map?
•What color is our county?
•Need a closer look?
Here’s a closer look…
A little closer still…
Did you figure out that
JEFFERSON COUNTY is
green?
Of what is this a map?
This is a closer look at
Jefferson County.
Can you find Hanover?
What landform is this?
• Mountain
• Butte
• Canyon
• Prairie
• Mesa
• Hill
This is a broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a butte, but smaller than a plateau.
What landform is this?
• Mountain• Butte• Canyon• Prairie• Mesa• Hill
A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has a flat top and steep sides.
What landform is this?
• Mountain
• Butte
• Canyon
• Prairie
• Mesa
• Hill
A deep valley with steep walls cut into the earth by running water.
What landform is this?
• Mountain
• Butte
• Canyon
• Prairie
• Mesa
• Hill
Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a mountain.
What landform is this?
• Mountain
• Butte
• Canyon
• Prairie
• Mesa• Hill
Elevation higher than a hill.
What landform is this?
• Mountain
• Butte
• Canyon
• Prairie
• Mesa
• Hill
A treeless plain usually covered by tall grass.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Peninsula
• Beach
• Desert• Archipelago
A dry area of land with fewer than 10 inches of precipitation each year.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Desert
• Beach
• Island• Archipelago
Land entirely surrounded by water.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Peninsula
• Beach
• Island• Archipelago
Landmass surrounded by water on three sides.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Peninsula
• Beach• Archipelago
Low place between hills or mountains.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Peninsula
• Beach• Archipelago
An opening in the Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, & gases are ejected.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Peninsula
• Beach• Archipelago
The shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbled.
What landform is this?
• Valley
• Volcano
• Peninsula
• Beach• Archipelago
A group or chain of islands.
What landform is this?
• Plateau
• Prairie
• Cliff
• Canyon
• Mesa
• Butte
A high, steep rock face.
What landform is this?
• Plateau
• Prairie
• Cliff
• Canyon
• Mesa
• Butte
High, flat land; larger than a mesa.
What body of water is this?
• Glacier
• Waterfall
• River
• Gulf
• Strait
• Ocean
A slow moving river of thick ice.
What body of water is this?
• Glacier
• Waterfall
• River
• Sea
• Ocean
• Lagoon
A large natural stream of water that empties into an ocean, a lake, or other body of water.
What body of water is this?
• Waterfall• Gulf• Glacier• Ocean• Strait• Sea• River • Lagoon
A large area of sea or ocean partly surrounded by land.
What body of water is this?
• Waterfall• Gulf• Ocean• Strait• Sea• Glacier • Lagoon
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
What body of water is this?
• Waterfall
• Glacier
• Ocean
• Sea
• River
• Lagoon
Shallow body of water along a coast but protected from the ocean.
What body of water is this?
• Glacier• Waterfall• River• Lake• Ocean• Sea• Strait
A flow of water that falls vertically.
What body of water is this?
• River• Gulf• Lagoon• Ocean• Strait• Sea• Glacier
A large body of salt water completely or partially enclosed by land.
What body of water is this?
• Glacier• Waterfall• River• Gulf• Ocean• Strait• Sea• Lagoon
Entire body of salt water that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface.
Now, let’s review for a test.
• What is a MAP KEY?
• It shows you what the symbols on the map represent.
• What is the difference between a GLOBE and the EARTH?
• A globe is a model of Earth. The Earth is huge and is in space while a globe can be held in your hands.
• How did the COMPASS ROSE get its name?
• The original compass had 32 points on it. A perfect rose has 32 petals. So, the compass on a map was named a compass rose.
• What are the CARDINAL DIRECTIONS?
• North, South, East, West
• What are the INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS?
• Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
• How many continents are there?
• 7
• Name them.
• Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, & South America
• How many oceans are there?
• 4
• Name them.
• Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
• On what PLANET do we live?• Earth
• On what HEMISPHERE do we live?• Northern Hemisphere
• On what CONTINENT do we live?• North America
• On what COUNTRY do we live?• United States of America
• What is our country’s CAPITAL?• Washington, D.C.
• In what STATE do we live?
• Indiana
• In what COUNTY do we live?
• Jefferson
• In what TOWN is our school?
• Hanover