Map & Globe Skills | Essential Skills

Map & Globe Skills

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Designed for students in grades 3 to 6, Map & Globe Skills introduces the basic concepts of maps and map reading:

Targeted Skills

Punctuation

Types of Maps

Co-ordinates

Cardinal Directions

Intermediate Directions

Latitude

Longitude

Latitude & Longitude

Scales

Forms of Land & Water

Look at this climate map of Australia, and click where instructed

Using the map as reference, type the co-ordinates to answer each question

Features a wide assortment of colorful maps and photographs

Students learn to use and work with co-ordinates

Color photographs demonstrate and reinforce different forms of land and water

Built-in “Help” function provides students with definitions and examples of concepts

Look at the map and click on the city that lies at 45 degrees latitude

Look at the compass and click on the direction or directions that are missing

Teaches and reinforces vocabulary related to maps and map reading

Difficulty progresses as students work through the program

Provides students with an understanding of different map types including, climate, population, political, topographical, and more