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The student will develop map skills by a) positioning and labeling the seven continents and four oceans to create a world map; b) using the equator and prime meridian to identify the four hemispheres; c) locating the countries of Spain, England, and France; d) locating the regions in the Americas explored by Christopher Columbus (San Salvador in the Bahamas), Juan Ponce de Léon (near St. Augustine, Florida), Jacques Cartier (near Quebec, Canada), and Christopher Newport (Jamestown, Virginia); e) locating specific places on a simple letter-number grid system.

Mapping Penny’s World

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Winnie The Pooh’s World

3.5a positioning and labeling the seven continents and four oceans to create a world map

3.5a positioning and labeling the seven continents and four oceans to create a world map3.5 c) locating the countries of Spain, England, and France

City: Danville cityLocation: 36:34:59N 79:24:30WPopulation (1990): 53056Elevation: 500 feet

City: Roanoke cityLocation: 37:16:42N 79:57:30WPopulation (1990): 96397Elevation: 940 feet

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This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.

Look it up! Clear

Play this map game by identifying the correct country or state.

equator - an imaginary line that runs around the center of the earth and divides it into a northern half and southern half.

The two halves are called hemispheres.sphere - a round objecthemi – halfhemisphere – one-half of a round object --- like the earth.

3.5b using the equator and prime meridian to identify the four hemispheres

Virginia is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Equator

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

prime meridian – divides the earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres

Virginia is in the Western Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

3.5 c) locating the countries of Spain, England, and France

3.5a positioning and labeling the seven continents and four oceans to create a world map3.5 c) locating the countries of Spain, England, and France

3.5 c) locating the countries of Spain, England, and France

Find these countries:

Find the oceans:

Make your own ships for each explorer.

Columbus Day

Columbus Day, holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's discovery of America.

It has been traditionally celebrated on Oct. 12 throughout most of the United States, parts of Canada, and in severalof the Latin American republics.

In the United States, however, since the observation in 1971 of the Uniform Holiday Act, it is celebrated on the Monday nearest to Oct. 12.

October 11, 2004

Columbus

SOL 3.5 d) locating the regions in the Americas explored by Christopher Columbus (San Salvador in the Bahamas), Juan Ponce de Léon (near St. Augustine, Florida), Jacques Cartier (near Quebec, Canada), and Christopher Newport (Jamestown, Virginia);

Mrs. Logan 2003-2004

•first European to develop a regular sea route from the Old World (Europe) to the New World (America)•sailed for Spain•discovered the "New World"; landed at San Salvador•mission was to find a westward sea route to Asia

Christopher Columbus 1451-1506

Juan Ponce de Leon 1460-1521

•sailed for Spain•first European to land in Florida (near St. Augustine)•wanted to discover riches and lands to conquer for Spain•popular legend says that he wanted to discover the Fountain of Youth (not proven)

Jacque Cartier 1491-1557

•sailed for France with a mission to discover riches and colonize the New World•explored the Saint Lawrence River Valley (near Quebec Canada) •gave France a North American claim

Christopher Newport 1560?-1617

•sailed for England•sought to discover riches (particularly gold), find a western sea route to Asia and colonize North America•arrived at present-day Jamestown

Understanding HemispheresSocial Studies Textbook Page 222-223, 227 (9-11)Social Studies Textbook Page 222-223, 227 (9-11)

Find Australia

Find Australia, Find Australia, Eastern Hemisphere, and Eastern Hemisphere, and

Southern Hemisphere.Southern Hemisphere.

Knowing the Hemisphere in Knowing the Hemisphere in which a place is located is an which a place is located is an important step in locating it important step in locating it on a map or a globe.on a map or a globe.

Point to the North.

Point to the South.

Point to the East.

Point to the West.

Locate Each Hemisphere on a globe

Study and Compare the Maps on Pages 222-223.

Name some jobs in which knowing about the four hemispheres would be valuable.

Pilots, Sailors, and Meteorologists

Pilots could use it to guide their aircraft and avoid other air traffic.

Sailors could use it to guide their ships.

Meteorologists could use it to help forecast weather.

Number and Write the Names of the Seven Continents.

Look for the Continents in Each Hemisphere.

After Each Continent’s Name, List the Hemispheres in Which It Can Be Found.

1.Africa Northern, Southern, and Eastern

2. Antarctica Southern, Eastern, and Western

3. Asia Northern and Eastern

4. Australia Southern and Eastern

5. Europe Northern and Eastern

6. North America Northern and Western

7. South America Northern, Southern and Western

Western Hemisphere

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

Eastern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

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