Maps Skill Reflection

I find the cardinal directions the easiest because they were the basic directions- North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest. The continents and oceans are also easy because if you really think about it, the Western Hemisphere are the America’s and then the Northern Hemisphere is North America and the Southern Hemisphere is South America. Africa is in the middle and then Europe is connected to Asia which is kind of above Australia. The oceans if you really think about it, Southern Ocean is near Antarctica, and the Indian Ocean is near India, Arctic- North, Pacific- on both sides, Atlantic-in the middle. Also I know the continents and oceans by heart so it’s really easy. The map key and the legend is also easy because once you follow the map key on what color is which part of the map like if you are looking at an physical map, then maybe yellow would code the mountain ranges all around the world. The most difficult thing was the coordinates, to find the coordinates and to locate what the question was asking was tough because I might have been a few numbers off which would mess up the place that I had to find. Basic map skills are necessary because they help you understand the world around us more and if you need to navigate yourself on a drive to somewhere like New Hampshire or Maine, you might need to know the certain land features you come across(ex.- White mountains) to help you find yourself (where you are) on the map.