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Duplicate of 6th Grade Map Skills
Duplicate of 6th Grade Map Skills
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#6thGradeMapSkills over #longitude #latitude #legends #directions
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This shows directions: North, South, East, West
Map
Legend
Watch
Compass Rose
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Name this continent:
North America
South America
Europe
Australia
3
Which ocean is located south of Asia?
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
4
What is the definition of geography according to the five areas/strands of Social Studies?
Knowing whether to use a map or an atlas
Study of people, places and the environment
A record of the past
Using a map to find things
5
The Equator divides which two hemispheres?
Eastern and Western
Northern and Western
Northern and Southern
Southern and Eastern
6
Name this continent:
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
South America
7
Name this continent:
Europe
South America
Africa
North America
8
Christianity is the most popular religion in the world?
True
False
9
What type of map would best be used for looking up physical features?
Physical map
Climate map
Political map
Precipitation map
10
What are the intermediate directions?
Northsouth, Eastwest, Southwest, Southeast
Northeast, Southnorth, Southeast, Westeast
Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast
Northnorth, Southsouth, Westwest, Easteast
11
Name this continent:
Africa
South America
Europe
North America
12
Which ocean is located COMPLETELY ABOVE the Equator?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
13
Name this continent:
South America
Asia
Australia
North America
14
How do coordinates appear when written out?
longitude, longitude
longitude, latitude
latitude, longitude
latitude, latitude
15
What are the three major types of maps?
Population, climate, and resource
Northern, southern, and eastern
Mercator, Robinson, and Polar
Physical, Political, and Topographic
16
The Prime Meridian divides which two hemispheres?
Southern and Western
Northern and Southern
Eastern and Western
Northern and Eastern
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What information would you find on a climate map?
The amount of temperature & precipitation over a “long” period of time
A map showing the location of natural resources
It is not a map at all. It is a projection.
A map showing only the countries in an area
18
Name this continent:
North America
Europe
Africa
South America
19
What are the five areas/strands of Social Studies?
Political, Physical, and Thematic
Geography, History, Culture, Government, and Economics
North, South, East, West, and Southeast
Mercator, Robinson, Polar, Interrupted, and Physical
20
Which ocean is located between North America and Europe?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
21
What is used to measure distance on a map?
Legend
Physical map
Scale
Compass Rose
22
What is the main line of longitude at zero degrees?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
23
Which ocean is located COMPLETELY SOUTH of the Equator?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
24
Which of these receive the most amount of rain?
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
Cool Zone 😎
Temperate Zone
25
What degree is the equator measured at?
0 degrees
100 degrees
50 degrees
-30 degrees
26
Name the purple-shaded continent:
South America
North America
Antarctica
Australia
27
What tool shows you what each symbol represents?
Map
Rake
Legend
Compass Rose
28
Which continent do live on?
Asia
North America
South America
Europe
29
What is the main line of latitude at zero degrees?
Prime Meridan
Parallels
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
30
What is the definition of culture according to the five areas/strands of Social Studies?
A record of the past
Study of people, places and the environment
Beliefs, customs, laws, etc. of a group of people
Something that shapes the future
31
Which type of map would be necessary for finding the names of specific countries?
Precipitation map
Physical map
Population map
Political map
32
Which ocean is located on both the east and the west side of the map?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
33
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone?
Dry
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
