Map Skills Reflection
In the basic map skills I find the Compass Rose easy. I find it easy because we already learned about a Compass Rose and how to use it correctly. All we had to do this year is show our understanding on how to use it and we had to be able to tell in what direction one spot on a map is from another spot. I also found the oceans and continents easy because like the Compass Rose we had already learned about the continents and the names off the oceans. I struggle most with Latitude and Longitude. I find it more difficult because it’s very specific numbers and you have to measure in both directions which I am not good at. Basic map skills are necessary because if you get lost you can know how to use a Compass Rose to find your way back. Basic map skills also help me to understand geography better because I now know how to find Latitude and Longitude, I know how to use a Compass Rose better than I used to, and I learned how to find a scale of how f...