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Map Skills, Continents and Oceans
Map Skills, Continents and Oceans
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1
What is the name of the symbol that shows you what direction to orient a map?
"You are here" dot.
Map Orienter
Compass Rose
2
There are ____ continents.
Six
Seven
Nine
Eight
3
The legend, or key, of a map tells us_____.
where to find a campgound
which road is the best to take
what the symbols on the map mean
how big a forest is
4
True or False, Africa is the largest continent.
False
True
5
Our state of Maine is bordered by which ocean?
Arctic
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
6
What imaginary line splits the earth into southern and northern hemispheres?
The hemisphere line.
The equator.
The thick line.
The blue one.
7
An example of a cardinal direction is
up
a red bird flying towards the sun
down
east
8
This is ___________.
mars
North and South America
a globe
the world
9
Lattitude and Longitude form a _____.
grid system
a box
mathematical equation
10
The further away from the equator you are the.....
the warmer it gets.
the more colorful it gets.
darker it gets.
the colder it gets.
11
Running from North to South at zero longitude, is the...
Greenwhich, England.
Prime Meridian.
International Date Line.
Equator.
12
True or False, the smallest continent is Australia.
True
False
13
A Relief Map shows....
the physical properties of the land and ocean.
you where the best place to rest is.
you where to find the "ring of fire".
how to find a hotel.
14
Lattitude runs_______but measures_______.
north and south, measures east and west
east and west , measures north and south
15
A political map shows us....
who rules each country.
how people are voting this election.
boundaries of states and countries.
landforms.
16
The scale on a map shows you...
what distance a specific measurement on the map represents.
How heavy your map is.
How far away someplace is.
How close someplace is.
17
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest are all examples of ........
the way the wind blows.
ocean currents.
intermediate directions.
a tornado.
18
Will it be colder or warmer at a high elevation than it is at ground level?
Colder
Neither, it will be the same if its the same lattitude.
Warmer
