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Social Studies, Grade 3
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Study Guide Map & Compass Skills Social Studies, Grade 3
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TYPES
OF
MAPS
AND
COMPASS
SKILLS
What
are
Maps?
Maps
are
pictures
that
show
places
from
above,
as
is
they
were
drawn
by
someone
in
an
airplane.
Maps
have
titles
to
tell
what
the
map
shows.
Globe
-
a
model
of
the
Earth,
a
very
small
copy
of
Earth
in
its
actual
round
shape,
which
is
called
a
sphere
Flat
map
-
a
drawing
of
a
place
on
a
flat
piece
of
paper.
Also
called
a
Mercator
Projection.
Physical
Map
-
shows
landforms
and
bodies
of
water
Political
Map
-
shows
borders
of
states
and
countries.
It
shows
where
cities
are
located.
Capital
cities
are
usually
marked
with
a
star.
History
map
-
shows
an
area
as
it
was
in
the
past.
A
map
of
the
Thirteen
Colonies
is
a
history
map.
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Grid
maps
-
have
a
pattern
of
lines
that
form
squares
with
numbers
and
letters.
Numbers
may
go
across
the
bottom.
Letters
may
go
up
the
sides.
By
finding
a
square
associated
with
a
letter
and
a
number
you
can
easily
locate
places.
Locator
map
-
a
small
inset
that
shows
how
a
place
fits
into
a
bigger
place
What
is
a
Compass?
A
compass
is
a
tool
for
determining
direction
by
using
a
magnetic
needle
which
points
to
the
North
Pole.
Compass
rose
-
a
drawing
of
a
compass
on
a
map
showing
cardinal
directions.
This
symbol
helps
a
reader
orient
the
map
to
the
physical
location.
Cardinal
directions
-
North,
South,
East,
West
Intermediate
directions
-
places
between
the
cardinal
directions,
northeast,
northwest,
southeast,
southwest
Other
Map
Vocabulary
Words:
Atlas
-
a
book
of
many
maps
Border
-
a
boundary
line
that
divides
one
state
or
country
from
another
Symbol
-
a
shape,
line
or
color
that
stands
for
something
on
a
map
Map
key
-
a
box
in
which
all
the
symbols
are
explained.
Sometimes
called
a
map
legend
Scale
-
a
tiny
ruler
that
compares
the
actual
distance
to
the
distance
on
a
map
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Try
this!
Look
at
a
map
of
the
United
States.
Find
your
state.
What
are
the
states
that
border
your
state?
Do
you
have
an
ocean
or
another
country
as
a
border?
Can
you
find
the
Map
Key?
Can
you
find
the
scale?
Find
the
compass
rose.
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