Duplicate of Social Studies: Map Skills Flashcards

1

We live in the state of _______________.

New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Mexico

2

What is a symbol?

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

3

Our country is called the ___________________________.

Mexico
New Jersey
Canada
United States of America

4

What is a compass rose?

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

5

What is a map key?

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

6

What is an ocean?

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

7

What are the 4 main directions?

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

8

What do directions do?

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

9

How many oceans does Earth have?

8
5
6
3

10

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

state
country
continent
ocean

11

The Earth has ____ continents.

4
5
7
6

12

A ____________ is a very large body of land.

country
ocean
state
continent

13

What is a map?

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

14

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

country
ocean
state
continent

15

What is a globe?

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

Duplicate of Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15

Duplicate of Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15