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5th Grade geography vocabulary
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Where is the Artic Circle located?
66 1/2 degrees south longitude
66 1/2 degrees south latitude
66 1/2 degrees north latitude
66 1/2 degrees north longitude
2
Anything shaped like a sphere is
a globe
a ball
a map
round
3
A map legend
shows state and country borders
shows the distance between 2 cities
shows what the symbols on the map mean
tells what the map is about
4
____________ compares a distance on a map to the distance in the real world.
geography
ledgend
compass rose
map scale
5
Which 2 hemispheres do you live in?
Northern and Western
Southern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Eastern
6
A guide to directions on a map or globe.
immediate directions
cardinal directions
north, south, east, west
compass rose
7
There are 6 continents
False
True
8
This LINE divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Artic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capercorn
9
The title of the map tells what all the symbols are for
True
False
10
The study of the surface of the Earth and the ways it is used
historical
geography
geometric
history
11
What is a degree?
A unit of measurement to describe a map
A unit of measurement to describe the equator
A unit of measurement to describe a globe
A unit of measurement to describe longitude and latitude
12
___________ explains the symbols on a map.
A grid
A map scale
A compass rose
A legend
13
Intermediate Directions are
on the map
Northeast Northsouth, Southeast and Southwest
North South East and West
Northeast, Southwest, Northwest and Southeast
14
Coordinate Grids are used to
Drive to a friend's house
to show what the symbols on a map mean
to locate a specific location on a map
determine how far apart 2 cities are
15
Elevation Maps show the land masses above sea level
True
False
16
This map shows mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes
Elevation Map
Physical Map
Special Interest Map
Political Map
17
Which circle is at 66 1/2 degrees NORTH Latitude?
The Tropic of Cancer
The Artic Circle
The Antartic Circle
The Equator
18
Large masses of land are called
counties
countries
states
continents
19
The type of map that shows national or state borders as well as cities and capitals
Physical Map
Elevation Map
Political Map
Historical Map
20
The Tropic of Cancer is located in the Northern Hemisphere
False
True
21
_______ is a model of the Earth.
map
sphere
geography
globe
22
The Atlantic and Pacific are oceans on the Earth, the other 3 are
Northern, Southern and Artic
Indian, Artic and Southern
Antartic, Indian and Southern
Northern Artic and Indian
23
This line of latitude is 23 1/2 degrees North and is above the equator.
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capercorn
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
24
Which answer lists only continents?
Europe, Artic, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia
Asia, Antartica, North America, Africa, South America
North America, America, Asia, Antarctica, Australia
North America,South America,India, Antartica,Europe
25
Which of the following is NOT an Ocean?
Atlantic
Indian
Northern
Southern
26
The Northern Hemisphere has Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and Australia in it
True
False
27
What tells the subject of a map?
political
scale
title
key
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The Western Hemisphere contains
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
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Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
