Cottrell Social Studies: Map Skills Flashcards

1

What is a globe?

a diagram that shows direction
a large body of land
a model of Earth
a flat drawing of a place

2

What is a map?

a flat drawing of a place
an object that stands for something else
a model of Earth
a diagram that shows direction

3

A piece of land that is part of a country is called a _________.

country
state
ocean
continent

4

What do directions do?

tells what the symbols on a map mean
an object that stands for something else
help you find the location of things
very large bodies of salt water

5

Our country is called the ___________________________.

Mexico
United States of America
New Jersey
Canada

6

What are the 4 main directions?

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
North, South, East, West
North, East, Northeast, Northwest
North, South, Southeast, Southwest

7

A ____________ is a very large body of land.

country
continent
ocean
state

8

What is a compass rose?

a diagram that shows direction
a drawing of a place
an object that stands for something else
a model of Earth

9

We live in the state of _______________.

New Mexico
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey

10

What is an ocean?

very large bodies of salt water
large body of fresh water
land that is part of a country
land and the people who live there

11

A large piece of land and the people who live there is called a ______________.

state
country
ocean
continent

12

What is a symbol?

a land and the people who live there
an object that stands for something else
a piece of land that's part of a country
tells what the symbols on a map mean

13

How many oceans does Earth have?

5
8
3
6

14

What is a map key?

tells what the symbols on a map mean
an object that stands for something else
a diagram that show direction
helps you find the location of things

15

The Earth has ____ continents.

6
5
4
7

Cottrell Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15

Cottrell Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15