Hello, 4th/5th Graders!
What a great first three days we have had! I am so impressed by your thoughts and our discussions this week on "where are we" and what it feels like to have been "lost!"
Our first full week will include more discussion of the Five Themes of Geography and our helper, MR. LIP! You will be applying these concepts to your own adventures and travels through life so far. You will have your first test on Tuesday, September 4 over the spelling words listed below. The only trick is that you will have to spell them correctly on a map, and you will have to place those words in the correct continent or ocean. You have your map, but if you can't find yours or forgot to bring one home, you can look at the one at the top of this page and use it to study. Remember that the names of the continents and oceans ARE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. You will only need to write the PACIFIC and ATLANTIC OCEANS in one place on the map--you don't need to label it as North or South.
Have a great weekend!
You will need to MEMORIZE the 5 oceans, how to spell them, and be able to locate them on the map.
You will need to MEMORIZE the 7 continents, how to spell them, and be able to locate them on the map.
You will need to MEMORIZE the 7 special lines of latitude and longitude, how to spell them, and be able to locate them on the map. You must also be able to give a MEMORIZED definition of latitude and longitude.
There will be no word bank for these 19 items.
Remember to write the names of ALL continents and oceans IN ALL CAPS!
You will also have a matching test where you must recognize the definitions and pictures for the parts of a map listed below.
STUDY GUIDE: Spelling/Map Test on September 4, 2012
These places should be spelled correctly, and placed in the
correct location on the world map.
latitude—show a
line of latitude on the map with an arrow and be able to write the following
definition in the margin: the imaginary
east-west grid lines that run around the earth parallel to the Equator to help
tell the exact location of a place.
longitude— show
a line of longitude on the map with an arrow and be able to write the following definition in the margin: the imaginary north-south grid lines that run
around the earth
parallel to the Prime Meridian to help tell the exact location of a place.
Prime
Meridian—be able to trace this line in red and label it
Prime Meridian
Equator—be
able to trace this line in red and label it Equator
International
Date Line—be able to trace this line in red and label it
Arctic
Circle—be able to trace this line in red and label it
Antarctic
Circle—be able to trace this line in red and label it
Tropic
of Cancer—be able to trace this line with a red dotted line and label it
Tropic
of Capricorn—be able to trace this line with a red dotted line and label it
OCEAN--you
will have to write this word 5 times on your map because there are 5 oceans!
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
SOUTHERN OCEAN
ARCTIC OCEAN
NORTH
AMERICA
SOUTH
AMERICA
EUROPE
AFRICA
ASIA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA
You will also have to identify the following map items by
picture and by definition:
key: a box on a map that explains the
symbols that are used
legend: the same as a map “key”
scale: is
often found in the key or legend. It is
a ratio of numbers that indicates how many units
on the earth's surface is equal to one unit on the map. For example, it can be expressed as 1/100,000
( fraction) or 1:100,000 (a ratio). It will tell you what 1 unit on the map is
equal to: 1 cm = 100 miles, or 1 inch =
1000 miles.
compass rose: the icon on a map that indicates where
North is
cardinal directions:
the directions (clockwise) North, East, South, West
ordinal directions:
the intermediate (intercardinal, or ordinal)
directions are north-east (NE),
south-east (SE), south-west (SW), and north-west (NW).
