Map and Globe Skills

Question 1

Name this continent:

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 2

A line that tells what a map is about

Accepted Answer

title

Question 3

How do coordinates appear when written out?

Accepted Answer

(x,y)

Question 4

A small map that shows where the main map is located within a larger area

Accepted Answer

locator

Question 5

Which type of map would be necessary for finding the names of specific countries?

Accepted Answer

Political map

Question 6

What are the three major types of maps?

Accepted Answer

Physical, political, and thematic

Question 7

Imaginary circles that go north and south around Earth

Accepted Answer

longitude

Question 8

Which ocean is located COMPLETELY SOUTH of the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Southern Ocean

Question 9

What is the definition of geography according to the five areas/strands of Social Studies?

Accepted Answer

Study of people, places and the environment

Question 10

Which ocean is located on both the east and the west side of the map?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 11

What type of map would best be used for looking up physical features?

Accepted Answer

Physical map

Question 12

Imaginary circles that go east and west around Earth

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 13

What tool shows you what each symbol represents?

Accepted Answer

Legend

Question 14

What degree is the equator measured at?

Accepted Answer

0 degrees

Question 15

A map feature that tells what all of the symbols mean

Accepted Answer

key

Question 16

Which ocean is located COMPLETELY ABOVE the Equator?

Accepted Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 17

What is the definition of culture according to the five areas/strands of Social Studies?

Accepted Answer

Beliefs, customs, laws, etc. of a group of people

Question 18

What is the main line of latitude at zero degrees?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 19

What are the three major types of map projections?

Accepted Answer

Mercator, Robinson, and Polar

Question 20

The Equator divides which two hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Northern and Southern

Question 21

Which ocean is located between North America and Europe?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 22

What is the main line of longitude at zero degrees?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 23

What are four of the seven continents?

Accepted Answer

North America, Africa, Europe, Antarctica

Question 24

One of two equal parts of Earth

Accepted Answer

hemisphere

Question 25

A small drawing, line, or color that stands for something else

Accepted Answer

symbol

Question 26

A map that shows landforms and bodies of water

Accepted Answer

physical map

Question 27

An imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles that divides Earth into two parts

Accepted Answer

equator

Question 28

This shows directions: North, South, East, West

Accepted Answer

Compass Rose

Question 29

There are ____ continents.

Accepted Answer

7

Question 30

Name this continent:

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 31

What are the five areas/strands of Social Studies?

Accepted Answer

Geography, History, Culture, Government, and Economics

Question 32

What is a globe?

Accepted Answer

a small copy of Earth

Question 33

What is used to measure distance on a map?

Accepted Answer

Scale

Question 34

What information would you find on a climate map?

Accepted Answer

The amount of temperature & precipitation over a “long” period of time

Question 35

Which ocean is located south of Asia?

Accepted Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 36

The Prime Meridian divides which two hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Eastern and Western

Question 37

Name this continent:

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 38

Name this continent:

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 39

A map that shows the locations of cities, states, and countries

Accepted Answer

political map

Question 40

Name the purple-shaded continent:

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Question 41

Name this continent:

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 42

Name this continent:

Accepted Answer

North America

Question 43

A pointer on a map that shows the four major directions

Accepted Answer

compass rose

Question 44

What are the four oceans?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean

Question 45

There are ___ oceans.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 46

An imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole

Accepted Answer

prime meridian

Question 47

What are the intermediate directions?

Accepted Answer

Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast

Question 48

What continent do you live on?

Accepted Answer

North America

Map and Globe Skills

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Map and Globe Skills

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