Transcript Social Studies Map Skills Place the following places in order from smallest to largest. • • • • • State/province Country Continent City Parish/county.

Social Studies
Map Skills
Place the following places in order
from smallest to largest.
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State/province
Country
Continent
City
Parish/county
Check yours SMARTS!!!
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City
Parish/county
State
Country
Continent
Vocabulary
City
• A very large important town
Parish/county
• A division or part of a state with its own local
government. It includes several cities.
State/Province
• A political unit that is a part of a country
Country
• A part of the world with its own borders and
government
Continent
• One of the seven large divisions of land on the
Earth
Homework
• After each vocabulary word put where you live
• Example: State/Province– a political unit that
is part of a country (Louisiana)
Day 2
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Vocanos
Hurricanes
Tornados
How do they affect the land?
Volcanoes
• Destroy vegetation with flowing lava and ash
falling from sky
• All things die under lava; less area to grow
plants
• Lava turns into rock creating new land and
rocks
Hurricanes
• Erosion of land( loss of land)
• Strong winds destroy plants and vegetation
• Too much water can cause soil to be useless
for growing crops
Tornadoes
• Strong winds cause damage to trees and other
plants
• Less oxygen contributes to global warming
• The area has less people because homes are
destroyed.
Homework
• Pick 1 natural disaster and draw a picture to
show the damage it would cause
Study guide
1. Be able to put vocabulary in order by size
2. Know the different names of where you live
Ex: State= Louisiana ; City: Slidell
3. Know defintions
4. Know the effects of natural disasters
5. Look over Us Map
Map Vocabulary
• Be prepared to fill out your study guide
Symbols
• Symbols are pictures that represent something.
Key or legend
• A key or legend is an area on the map that
shows us what each symbol represents.
Scale
• Scale is the section of the map that shows how
much smaller the map is compared to the real
area it represents.
Directions
• Directions tell which way to go.
Compass Rose
• A compass rose is a symbol on a map which
indicates the directions for a map.
Cardinal Directions
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North
South
East
West
Equator
• The equator is a zero degree line of latitude
that separates the Northern hemisphere from
the Southern Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
• The prime meridian is the zero degree line of
longitude that separates the eastern and
western hemisphere.
Globe
• A model of the earth
Map
• A flat display of land
Homework
• 1. Study/look over map with
continents
• 2. make flashcards of
vocabulary