The 7 continents are....

Africa, Asia, Australia, NA, SA, Antarctica, Europe

Indian, Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic

what distance on a map equals on Earth

helps us understand the shape of our planet

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1
What divides the earth into 2 halves?
sphere
lines
circle
hemisphere
2
2 lines that divide the earth into hemispheres...
latitude and longitude
wavy and rippled
straight and narrow
equator and prime meridian
3
Lines of latitude run...
north to east
east to west
east to north
north to south
4
The intermediate directions include.....
N,S, W,E
N,S,E,NE
NE,SE,W,N
NE,NW,SE,SW
5
lines of longitude run....
smooth
horizontally
vertically
wavy
6
A population map shows...
weather
how many people live there
temperature
physical features
7
How many continents are there?
7
8
6
5
8
A map is...
distorted
not easy to carry
shows the whole earth
sphere in shape
9
The 7 continents are....
Europe, South America, North America, Asia
England, Asia, Peru, USA
Europe, Asia, Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, NA, SA, Antarctica, Europe
10
lines of latitude run...
smooth
wavy
horizontally
vertically
11
The 5 oceans are...
Indian, Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic
Indian, Europe, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic
12
A map scale shows...
the river and lakes
the weather
the distance to a place
the symbols
13
Longitude lines run...
east to west
north to south
north to east
east to north
14
A map scale shows
what distance on a map equals on Earth
what time on a map it is
what the weather is on a map
what the surface is on a map
15
There are how many major oceans?
4
5
7
6
16
A globe...
can zoom in on an object
helps us understand the shape of our planet
is easy to carry around
is distorted
17
The cardinal directions include...
N, S, SE, SW
N,S, W, SW
N,S,SE S
N,S E,W
18
what tells you what each symbol on a map represents
map key
map surface
map lock
map scale
19
a map is flat and ....
not easy to carry, is accurate
easy to carry, shows detail
20
Shows where people live
population map
weather map
physical map
political map

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