G.L.E: H-1A-E3: Interpret informatin in a map, table or graph.
Vocabulary
1. Cardinal directions - north, south, east, west
2.Intermediate directions- northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
3. Compass Rose - used to show direction on a map.
4. Equator- an imaginary line which divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
5. Prime Meridian - an imaginary line which divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.
6. Map scale - the part of a map that compares distance on a map to distance in the real world.
7. Latitude - parallels that run east and west
8. Longitude - meridians that run north and south
9. Tropic of Cancer - Line of latitude at 23 1/2 degrees North
10. Tropic of Capricorn - Line of Latitude at 23 1/2 degrees South
Brain Pop : Latitude and Longitude
Parts of a Globe Flip Chart: Latitude, Longitude, Capricorn, Cancer, merdian
Global Knowledge: Where in the World Am I? hemispheres,etc.
Major Topgraphical Resources of the U.S.: rivers, latitude, longitude