/ 40 points Name: Date: Map Skills Review Stations Period: Directions: There are 9 stations. Your ultimate goal is to complete each station, but the stations marked with a are stations that you MUST COMPLETE. Follow the directions at each station and complete EVERY PART of the station questions. Draw a checkmark in the box next to each station when you have completed it. Station #1 Time Zones Grab an Expo marker and a wipe-off folder. Use the time zone map at this station to answer the questions on the wipe-off folder. Make sure to wipe off your answers before you leave this station! Station #2 Locating Funny (but REAL) City Names Use the latitude & longitude map and the U.S. state map to locate funny but real cities in the United States. Make sure to use BOTH maps at this station! WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS PACKET LOOK AT PAGE 2! Station #3 Continent Research, Part 1 Use the atlases at this station to answer questions about the world s continents. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS PACKET LOOK AT PAGE 3! Station #4 Continent Research, Part 2 Use the atlases at this station to answer questions about the world s continents. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS PACKET LOOK AT PAGE 4! Station #5 World Map Puzzle Help put together this puzzle of the world! Use resources in the classroom to help. If you finish the puzzle, mess it up and start again! Station #6 Mystery Word Use latitude and longitude to plot the points on a grid and discover a mystery word in the grid. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS PACKET LOOK AT PAGE 5! Station #7 Match the Continents! Match up the labels with the shape of each continent. Do this multiple times to see how fast you can do it! Then, try to arrange the continents in their correct locations. Station #8 Pictionary/Hangman! Grab a whiteboard and an Expo marker. Each of the cards at this station has a map skills/geography word on it. Play Pictionary or Hangman with your classmates at this station using the word cards. Station #9 Wall Maps & Posters Use the maps and posters in the corner of my classroom by the bookshelves to answer questions. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THIS PACKET LOOK AT PAGE 6! 1
Station #1 Funny (but REAL!) City Names (10 points) Use the latitude & longitude map and the U.S. state map to locate funny but real cities in the United States. Make sure to use BOTH maps at this station! Check your answers when you finish. Latitude Longitude City Name State 1. 31 N 98 W Ding Dong 2. 33 N 107 W Elephant Butt 3. 45 N 122 W Boring 4. 40 N 123 W Frying Pan 5. 35 N 98 W Cookietown 6. 38 N 93 W Tightwad 7. 35 N 92 W Toad Suck 8. 47 N 97 W Nimrod 9. 30 N 85 W Two Egg 10. 45 N 70 W Bald Head 2
Station #3 Continent Research, Part 1 (5 points) Use the atlases to answer the questions about North America, South America, and Europe. Use page 16 to answer: 1. Shade North America RED. Shade South America LIGHT BLUE. Shade Europe ORANGE. 2. Place the continents of North America, South America, and Europe in order from LARGEST POPULATION to SMALLEST POPULATION. #1 = (largest population) #2 = #3= (smallest population) 3
Station #3 Continent Research, Part 2 (5 points) Use the atlases to answer the questions about Africa, Asia, Australia (AKA, Oceania), and Antarctica. Use page 16 to answer: 1. Shade Africa YELLOW. Shade Asia PURPLE. Shade Australia (Oceania) GREEN. Shade Antarctica DARK BLUE. 3. Place the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia (Oceania), and Antarctica in order from LARGEST POPULATION to SMALLEST AREA POPULATION. #1 = (largest population) #2 = #3 = #4= (smallest population) 4
Station #7 Mystery Word (10 points) Plot these points on the grid below by making a dot at each point. Label your dots like you see below. Connect the dots to reveal a mystery word. Color the shapes to make them stand out more! Shape #1 1. 30 N, 20 W 2. 0 (Equator), 20 W 3. 30 N, 10 W 4. 20 N, 10 W Shape #2 5. 10 N, 10 W 6. 20 S, 10 W 7. 10 N, 0 (Prime Meridian) 8. 0 (Equator), 0 (Prime Meridian) 9. 0 (Equator), 10 W 10. 20 S, 10 E Shape #3 11. 40 S, 0 (Prime Meridian) 12. 20 S, 20 E 13. 40 S, 40 E 14. 30 S, 10 E 15. 30 S, 30 E 5
Station #10 Wall Maps (10 points) Use the United States Map Answer the questions below: 1. List 2 states that the 100 W line of longitude passes through. 2. List 2 states that the 30 N line of latitude passes through. Use the World Map Answer the questions below: 3. List 2 continents that the Equator passes through: 4. List 2 continents that the Prime Meridian passes through: 5. What ocean lies between the United States and Europe? 6. What country is part of both Europe and Asia? 7. What continent is China part of? Use the Latitude and Longitude Lines on wall Answer the questions below: 8. Draw a picture of lines of LATITUDE in the box below: 9. Draw a picture of lines of LONGITUDE in the box below: 6