Maps Skills

We will be learning how to use different maps this week.

 

Each student will need to learn how to use and find

 key, scale , legend, capital, bonudary, symbols, border,

Check out this activity on Maps!

Landforms

Landforms

We need to know these features. Try to find them on the picture above or in the activity below. Draw a picture of each into the correct block on your homework paper.

 Plateau, desert, gulf, island, lake , peninsula, mountain, mesa, plains, rainforest, river, sea

click this link to practice the different types of landforms

more practice

Directions

More than just North South East and West!

Do the activity below

Practice your direction skills

Continents and Oceans

Geography




We will work with the seven conintents tomorrow. You will need to know where they are located on the globe.

The seven continents are:
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
Europe
North America
South America
Africa


Use the link below to practice
Do this activity!

Geography

This year we will be learning about geography. We will discuss different landforms, how to use maps, and how the globe is organized.


Some Vocabulary words you need to look for are:
equator
prime meridian
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere

Using the map below look at the gray areas to learn the hemispheres and the red line to learn which way the equator and prime meridian go.





Use the information above to help you fill out your homework sheet.