Social Studies: Map Skills Flashcards

1

What do directions do?

an object that stands for something else
help you find the location of things
tells what the symbols on a map mean
very large bodies of salt water

2

What is a map?

an object that stands for something else
a model of Earth
a drawing of a place
a diagram that shows direction

3

What is an ocean?

large body of fresh water
land and the people who live there
very large bodies of salt water
land that is part of a country

4

A piece of land that is part of a country is called a _________.

continent
ocean
state
country

5

How many oceans does Earth have?

4
3
6
8

6

What is a compass rose?

a diagram that shows direction
a model of Earth
a drawing of a place
an object that stands for something else

7

Our country is called the ___________________________.

Canada
Mexico
New Jersey
United States of America

8

What are the 4 main directions?

North, South, East, West
North, South, Southeast, Southwest
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
North, East, Northeast, Northwest

9

What is a map key?

tells what the symbols on a map mean
a diagram that show direction
an object that stands for something else
helps you find the location of things

10

A ____________ is a very large body of land.

country
continent
state
ocean

11

What is a symbol?

a piece of land that's part of a country
tells what the symbols on a map mean
an object that stands for something else
a land and the people who live there

12

What is a globe?

a drawing of a place
a model of Earth
a large body of land
a diagram that shows direction

13

The Earth has ____ continents.

7
4
6
5

14

We live in the state of _______________.

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York

15

A large piece of land and the people who live there is called a ______________.

country
state
ocean
continent

Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15

Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15