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5th Grade geography vocabulary
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1
The Atlantic and Pacific are oceans on the Earth, the other 3 are
Indian, Artic and Southern
Antartic, Indian and Southern
Northern Artic and Indian
Northern, Southern and Artic
2
Which of the following is NOT an Ocean?
Southern
Indian
Atlantic
Northern
3
The Northern Hemisphere has Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and Australia in it
False
True
4
Elevation Maps show the land masses above sea level
True
False
5
Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
Pacific
Southern
Indian
Atlantic
6
A guide to directions on a map or globe.
compass rose
immediate directions
north, south, east, west
cardinal directions
7
Anything shaped like a sphere is
a globe
round
a map
a ball
8
This LINE divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Tropic of Cancer
Artic Circle
Tropic of Capercorn
Prime Meridian
9
Which answer lists only continents?
Europe, Artic, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia
North America, America, Asia, Antarctica, Australia
North America,South America,India, Antartica,Europe
Asia, Antartica, North America, Africa, South America
10
This map shows mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes
Elevation Map
Special Interest Map
Political Map
Physical Map
11
Intermediate Directions are
Northeast Northsouth, Southeast and Southwest
North South East and West
on the map
Northeast, Southwest, Northwest and Southeast
12
This line of latitude is 23 1/2 degrees North and is above the equator.
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capercorn
13
The Tropic of Cancer is located in the Northern Hemisphere
True
False
14
Which of the following is NOT a hemisphere?
The Western Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere
The Southeastern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere
15
_______ is a model of the Earth.
map
sphere
geography
globe
16
Which circle is at 66 1/2 degrees NORTH Latitude?
The Tropic of Cancer
The Antartic Circle
The Equator
The Artic Circle
17
Large masses of land are called
states
counties
countries
continents
18
There are 6 continents
False
True
19
The type of map that shows national or state borders as well as cities and capitals
Historical Map
Physical Map
Elevation Map
Political Map
20
Coordinate Grids are used to
to show what the symbols on a map mean
Drive to a friend's house
determine how far apart 2 cities are
to locate a specific location on a map
21
The study of the surface of the Earth and the ways it is used
geometric
history
geography
historical
22
What tells the subject of a map?
scale
political
key
title
23
Where is the Artic Circle located?
66 1/2 degrees north latitude
66 1/2 degrees north longitude
66 1/2 degrees south latitude
66 1/2 degrees south longitude
24
What is a degree?
A unit of measurement to describe a map
A unit of measurement to describe the equator
A unit of measurement to describe a globe
A unit of measurement to describe longitude and latitude
25
The Western Hemisphere contains
Africa
North America
Europe
Asia
26
____________ compares a distance on a map to the distance in the real world.
compass rose
geography
map scale
ledgend
27
The title of the map tells what all the symbols are for
False
True
28
A map legend
shows what the symbols on the map mean
shows the distance between 2 cities
tells what the map is about
shows state and country borders
29
___________ explains the symbols on a map.
A map scale
A compass rose
A legend
A grid
30
Which 2 hemispheres do you live in?
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Northern and Western
