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North, South, East and West are ____________ directions.
great
Cardinal
Blue Bird Directions
Intermediate
2
You should always read the map _____ to see what symbols stand for on each map.
symbol
triangle
compass
key
3
A globe shows Earth's seven _________?
continents
oceans
seas
volcanos
4
Geographers study the natural features of Earth, such as
water, landorms, plants
windmills, roads, barns
restaurants, gas stations, homes
highways, streets, street lights
5
Maps use ______to give information. They stand for something on the map.
arrows
signs
symbols
mountains
6
Scholars who study human society are calleds
archeologists
geographers
social scientists
historians
7
A narrow body of water that connects to larger bodies of water.
river
strait
lake
stream
8
Hemisphere means
half a sphere
two spheres
quarter of a sphere
4 spheres
9
The _________tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared to the real distance.
symbol
compass rose
key
scale
10
History is the story of the _______.
past
future
nighttime
present
11
A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
isthmus
longitude
peninsula
island
12
Part of the ocean that is partially surrounded by land
island
sea
gulf
desert
13
A body of water that is partially enclosed by land
gulf
lake
bay
peninsula
14
Lines running north and south that measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian are
longitude lines
parallel lines
latitude lines
poles
15
These lines runs east to west and show distance in degrees north and south of the equator
cute lines
latitude lines
curvy lines
longitude lines
16
An oral tradition is
passing on history by word of mouth
passing on written stories
passing on stories by dreaming
passing on stories by acting out plays
17
Intermedite directions on the compass rose include
N, S, E, W
Up and Down
Forward, Backward, Sideway
N, S, E, W, NE, SE, NW, SW
18
The line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is called the
hemisphere
prime meridian
equator
parallels
19
When geographers study human made features they look at
mountains, hills, valleys
towns, roads, bridges
peninsulas, bays, gulfs
waterfalls, streams, rivers
20
An ___________ is an object made by someone in the past.
artifact
birdhouse
oral tradition
pyramid