Compass Rose A compass rose is a tool that is found on maps to show directions. It contains cardinal directions, north, south, east, and west. You will see these abbreviated on the compass rose with the capital letters, N, S, E, and W. North will always point toward the North Pole and South points toward the South Pole.

You may also see intermediate directions on a compass rose. These directions are northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast. They are abbreviated NE, SE, NW, and SW. The intermediate directions are located between each of the cardinal directions as a way to be more specific.

Cut out and glue each each direction onto the correct place on the compass rose. Then, color each section of the compass rose using the key below.

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North – Red

South – Blue

East – Orange

West – Purple

Northeast – Pink

Northwest – Gray

Southeast – Yellow

Southwest - Green

NE W SW N E NW S SE Compass Rose QUIZ

1. Why is it important to include a compass rose on a map?

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2. What are the cardinal directions? Please write the whole word.

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3. What are the intermediate directions? Please write the whole word.

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4. Label the compass wrote with both the cardinal and intermediate directions. You may use the abbreviations.

using a Compass Rose Use the map and compass rose to answer the questions.

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SW SE S 1. Which state is northeast of Oklahoma? ______

2. Which state is east of Illinois? ______

3. Which state is southwest of Wyoming? ______

4. Which state is north of North Carolina? ______

5. Which state is west of Louisiana? ______

6. Arizona is south of which state? ______

7. West Virginia is southeast of which state? ______

8. Washington is northwest of which state? ______

9. Ohio is southeast of which state? ______

10. Colorado is west of which state? ______

Compass rose – following directions

Follow the directions below. Use the key and the compass rose to help you.

Oak Court

Elm Street BirchDrive Willow Road

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N Key/Legend NW NE playground school library W E police station hospital house SW SE post office golf course bus stop S

1. Draw a playground south of Elm Street and west of Birch Drive. 2. Draw a post office west of Willow Road and east of Birch Drive. 3. Draw a hospital east of Oak Court. 4. Draw a police station southwest of the hospital. 5. Draw a library west of Willow Road. 6. Draw a school northwest of the library. 7. Draw a bus stop north of Elm Street and west of Birch Drive. 8. Draw a house southeast of the playground. grids Sometimes a map has vertical and horizontal lines running through it. These lines divide the map into small equal squares to help make locating places easier. Many times you will see alphanumeric (numbers and letters) along the side and bottom of the map. These are called grid references. When referencing a location on the map, you should list the letter first and then the number. If you look at the map below, you will see that a post office is located at J7. Not all grids have both letters and numbers. Some grids only have numbers. In this case, you list the number running horizontally first, and then the number running vertically second. TOWN MAP 7

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PLAYGROUND ______LIBRARY ______GOLF COURSE ______Locating cities using grids Use the grid and the map of Pennsylvania to answer the questions below.

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Write the name of the city based on the grid reference.

1. D2 ______4. A6 ______

2. G1 ______5. E3 ______

3. F4 ______6. C2 ______

Locate the city and write the grid reference.

7. Harrisburg ______10. Scranton ______

8. Beaver Falls ______11. Lancaster ______

9. Philadelphia ______12. Wilkes Barre ______Creating a map grid Cut out the pirate symbols below. Glue them onto the island map grid. Then, write the grid reference for each symbol.

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1. Wheel ______6. Swords ______

2. Flag ______7. Hook ______

3. Cannon ______8. Ship ______

4. Skull ______9. Castle ______

5. Anchor ______10. Bomb ______

Following Directions Using A Map Grid Use the grid, legend, and compass rose to help answer the questions below.

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A B C D E F G H I J N Key/Legend NW NE playground school library W E police station hospital house SW SE post office golf course bus stop S

1. Start at the school. Go 3 blocks east and 4 blocks north. Where are you? ______

2. Start at the golf course. Go 7 blocks west and 3 blocks south. Where are you? ______

3. Start at the post office. Go 2 blocks north and one block west. Where are you? ______

4. How would you get to the house from the police station? ______

5. How would you get to the library from the playground? ______Parts of a globe A globe is a map of the earth. Unlike a map you might keep in your car, a globe is round because the Earth is round. This is the only way to really see how all the continents look, and where they are in relation to one another.

There are four parts to the globe. If you cut it in half horizontally across the middle, you will have a top and bottom section. The top section is called the Northern Hemisphere and the bottom is called the Southern Hemisphere. The imaginary line running horizontally across the middle of the globe is called the Equator.

Another way to partition the globe is to cut it in half vertically. When doing this, one half is the Western Hemisphere and the other half is the Eastern Hemisphere. The imaginary line running vertically across the middle of the globe is called the Prime Meridian

Trace the Equator in red.

Color the Northern Hemisphere green.

Color the Southern Hemisphere blue.

Trace the Prime Meridian in purple.

Color the Eastern Hemisphere yellow.

Color the Western Hemisphere orange. Latitude and longitude Using the latitude and longitude lines is another way to locate where you are on the globe. They are both imaginary lines that circle the Earth.

Latitude lines circle the Earth running east and west. One way to remember this is that lat is flat.

Longitude lines circle the Earth running north and south. To remember this, look at the first four letters in the word longitude. These are long lines running north and south on the globe.

When the latitude and longitude lines are together, the lines form squares like those on graph paper. If you look closely, you will see numbers and letters on or by the lines. These numbers help to give a specific “address” to places on Earth. These “addresses” are called absolute location.

Latitude and longitude Using the map of Louisiana below, answer the questions on latitude and longitude.

94°W 93°W 92°W 91°W 90°W 89°W 33°N 33°N

32°N 32°N

31°N 31°N

30°N 30°N

29°N 29°N 94°W 93°W 92°W 91°W 90°W 89°W

1. Baton Rouge is located between which two lines of longitude?______

2. Baton Rouge is located between which two lines of latitude?______

3. Which city is near 30°N and 93°W? ______

4. Monroe is located near which line of longitude? ______

5. Which line of latitude runs through the center of Louisiana?______Latitude and longitude

Follow the directions using the map of Africa below.

30°W 20°W 10°W 0° 10°E 20°E 30°E 40°E 50°E

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1. Find the country that has an absolute location of 20°N and 20°E. Color it red.

2. Find the country that has an absolute location of 10°N and 40°E. Color it orange.

3. Find the country that has an absolute location of 10°N and 10°W. Color it yellow.

4. Find the country that has an absolute location of 20°S and 20°E. Color it green.

5. Find the Equator. Color it blue.

6. Find the Prime Meridian. Color it purple. Key/Legend A map key and a map legend are the same thing. It is a list or chart that explains the symbols that are used on a map. Maps have different symbols that they use to represent something, so it’s important to look at it before reading the map. Symbols are used on a map because there is usually not enough space on a map to draw every detail that belongs on the map. Use the map and legend below to answer the questions.

1. On which island can you find a nursery? ______

2. Which agricultural product can be found on Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, and Maui?

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3. Which products can you find on the island, Molokai? ______

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4. Which agricultural products can be found on the island of Hawaii? ______

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5. On which island(s) can you find sugar cane? ______

______Key/Legend on a population map A population map shows how many people live in a certain area. Use the population map and the key to answer the questions. Amish Population by State

1. What do the shades of gray represent in this population map? ______

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2. Which states have the highest population of Amish residents? ______

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3. How many states have fewer than 100 Amish residents? ______

4. In what region of the map do the majority of Amish residents live? ______

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5. Why might some states not have any information available? ______

______Key/Legend on a Political map A political map shows state and national boundaries. Use the political map and the key to answer the questions.

1. What does a solid line represent on the map? ______

2. Name three provincial/territorial capitals. ______

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3. What does a dashed line represent? ______

4. What is the national capital of Canada? ______

5. Name three provinces/territories. ______

______Key/Legend – Create your own Create your own map with a key and compass rose.

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