Map & Globe SkillsMiss Belis, Grade 6 Social Studies

Look at all these scales!!!

Using Scale On A Map

Please turn to page 6 & 7

Take a look at the two maps on page 7.

Which map shows the larger area? (The top or bottom map?)

Looks can be deceiving…

What is the scale on a map anyway?

A scale tells how many feet or miles each in on the map stands for

Why would we need a scale on a map??

Maps are always drawn smaller than the places they show.  The scale is needed to

translate distances on the map to distances in the real world.

Now, it’s your turn to use scale on a map! • Page 6 answer questions 1-6 on a sheet of paper.

•Use a ruler or make your own ruler by taking a sheet of paper and mark the beginning and end of the scale on your paper.

Take the line on this paper and line it up as you would a regular ruler!

Let’s check our work!

1. a) Top map: 1 inch= 100 miles b) Bottom map:1 inch= 200 miles c) BOTTOM

2. 175 miles

3. SAME

4. a) Map of Nicaragua b) Map of Central America

5. a) 75 miles b) 255 miles

6. a) 850 miles b) 100 miles c) 350 miles d) 220 miles

Page 6 Answers…

We’re Almost Done…

•On a blank sheet of paper, please use your own words to define what a scale is on a map.

•Use at least one sentence to tell me why we need a scale on a map.

•Make sure your name is on this sheet of paper!

Your Homework Assignment

Skills Worksheet #3 “Using Scale”

Using Directions On A Map

Directions on a map are different than the directions we used in our everyday life.

“Yeah, turn left then make a right after that hill and down the brick road you make another left then you’re there!”

Directions like that are not the most accurate and definitely would not be helpful when you’re traveling or trying to locate things on a map.

Vocabulary

North Pole- The most northern point on the Earth

South Pole- The most southern point on the Earth

Cardinal Directions- North, South, East, and West

Intermediate Directions- “In-Between” directions. Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

Vocabulary Continued

Compass Rose- An arrow that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions.

Continents- The largest bodies of land on Earth

Oceans- The largest bodies of water

Isthmus- A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land

Let’s get a better look!

The top pictures is of the four cardinal directions. North, South, East, West.

The bottom picture is a combination of the

cardinal and intermediate directions. This makes

the compass rose.

How about some practice?

Volunteers will come to the board and fill in the correct directions on this compass rose.

Questions 1-10 on page 8We will do these questions together! Refer to this map or the

one in your book on page 9.

Let’s Review…

What two guides help people find their way from one part of the Earth to another?

 What are the four cardinal directions?

How are directions displayed on a map?

How are directions displayed on a map?

We’re Almost Done…

On a blank sheet of paper draw the compass rose. Label the cardinal and intermediate directions.

Your Homework Assignment

Skills Worksheet 4 “Using Directions”

Using Latitude and Longitude On A Map

Please turn to pages 12-13

Has anyone ever been on an airplane? Did you ever wonder how the pilot knows where he is going?

The pilot uses these imaginary lines called latitude and longitude to guide him through the skies. These lines are also drawn on our maps

A great way to remember

latitudeis to think that latitude lines look like the rungs on a

ladder.

Latitude-ladder sound similar.

A great way to remember

the longitudelines is it

sounds like loooongitude lines,

like long lines.

Questions 1-10 on page 13

These questions will be done as a class.

Identify the following locations using the map on

page 13.1. 20°S,

140°E

2. 20°N, 140°W

3. 40°S, 60°W

4. 40°N, 60°E

5. 0°,80°W

6. 0°, 80°E

7. 60°N, 140°W

8. 60°S, 140°E

9. 20°N, 0°

10.20°S, 0°

Your Homework Assignment

Skills Worksheet #6, Using Latitude and Longitude