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1
What is a large body of water called?
lake
pool
bath
ocean
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True or False? Where Europe and Asia come together, we call it Eurasia.
True
False
3
True or False? A large landmass is called a continent.
False
True
4
What degrees latitude is the equator?
90 degrees
0 degrees
1,000,000 degrees
180 degrees
5
What would be the proper name for the intermediate direction between South and West?
Southwest
Southnorth
Westsouth
Southeast
6
Which ocean was just newly recognized?
Arctic
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
7
What does the word hemisphere mean?
round globe
happy circle
half sphere
round sphere
8
True or False. Lines of Latitude run North and South?
False
True
9
What are all the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
North, Southwest, East, South
North, South Northeast, Southwest
North, South, West, Northest
10
Which direction is the most important?
West
North
South
East
11
What shape is the globe?
rectangle
sphere
circle
octagon
12
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Equator
The speedline
13
What is another name for the South Pole?
90 degrees south latitude
0 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude
90 degrees north latitude
14
What can we use to help determine distance on a map?
legend
compass rose
scale
map key
15
What object on the map shows direction?
map key
left and right
scale
compass rose
16
True or False? We live closest to the Indian Ocean.
False
True
17
Which direction to lines of Latitude run?
East to South
East to West
North to East
North to South
18
Which large landmass is a continent, country, and island?
Africa
North America
Australia
Europe
19
What degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian?
55 degrees
0 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
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We live in what two parts of the hemispheres?
Southern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Northern and Western
Northern and Eastern
