map skills compass rose. vocabulary words a compass rose is a symbol that helps someone find...

Map Skills

Compass Rose

Vocabulary Words

• A compass rose is a symbol that helps someone find directions on a map

Vocabulary Words

•North, South, East, and West are the four cardinal directions on the compass rose.

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

North America is west of Europe?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

West

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

Which continent is South of Africa?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

South

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

The Arctic Ocean is north of the Indian Ocean.

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

Pacifi cOceanIndian

Ocean

Atlanti cOceanPacifi c

Ocean

Arcti c Ocean

No rt h

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

Which ocean is east of Asia?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

East

Pacifi cOceanIndian

Ocean

Atlanti cOceanPacifi c

Ocean

Arcti c Ocean

Vocabulary Words

•Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are the four intermediate directions on the compass rose.

NE

SESW

NW

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

South America is southwest of Europe?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

Sout

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t

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

Which ocean is northwest of Australia?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

Pacifi cOceanIndian

Ocean

Atlanti cOceanPacifi c

Ocean

Arcti c Ocean

Northwest

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

Australia is southeast of Europe?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

Southeast

Use the compass to answer the following questions.

Which continent is northeast of Africa?

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

Europe Asia

Antarctica

Northeast

Africa

North America

South America

Australia

EuropeAsia

Antarctica

Pacifi cOcean

IndianOcean

Atlanti cOcean

Pacifi cOcean

Arcti c Ocean