Why have geographers named 5 oceans on Earth?

Because there are five separate sections of water.

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

to help find the direction that you need to go

Why would we use a map scale?

to show how far away a place is in real life

What is the purpose of the title on a map?

to tell you what the map is about

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Duplicate of Geography Review

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1
What are the largest areas of land?
fields
continents
oceans
space
2
Which type of map shows the borders between countries?
elevation
physical
political
population
3
What continent is the United States part of?
Australia
North America
South America
Asia
4
Why have geographers named 5 oceans on Earth?
Names were given to sections of water separated by land
5 was the favorite number of the geographer who named them.
Because there were 5 geographers who discovered the oceans.
Because there are five separate sections of water.
5
Which type of map shows the height of the land?
physical
political
elevation
population
6
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
to show you the elevation
to tell you what the symbols mean
to tell you the distance between two places
to help find the direction that you need to go
7
What is change in the shape and size of an object?
distortion
growing
magnification
expanding
8
What is the area at the top or bottom of a globe?
Pole
Equator
Symbol
Northern Lights
9
What type of scale is this?
weight scale
round scale
linear scale
word scale
10
Why would we use a map scale?
to show how far away a place is in real life
to show how big the map is
to show how much the map weighs
to show how tall a building is in real life
11
What is the study of earth?
chemist
volcanologist
geography
astrology
12
What is another name for a map key?
compass rose
legend
scale
title
13
What is half the globe called?
Distortion
Pole
Hemisphere
Symbols
14
How many continents are there?
6
7
8
5
15
Which type of map shows where mountains and plains are located?
resource
physical
elevation
population
16
What is the largest continent on Earth?
Australia
Asia
Antarctica
Africa
17
What is the smallest continent on Earth?
Africa
South America
Europe
Australia
18
What is the purpose of the title on a map?
to help you read
to let you know you are looking at a map
everything needs a title
to tell you what the map is about

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