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Maps Class Introduction
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1
On Earth, how long is a year?
24 hours
365 days
366.31434364673235 days
365.2422 days
2
What is the Earth's revolution?
The Earth moving in a straight line
The Sun moving around the Earth
The Earth orbiting the sun
The Earth spinning on its axis
3
What are latitudes?
lines that measure how hot a place is.
Lines that measure how east or west a place is.
lines that tell us how cold a place is.
lines that measure how north or south a place is.
4
It is summer in China, so what season is it in Australia?
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
5
Look at this flag. Where do you think it should be, so it matches it's neighbours?
Asia
North America
South America
Europe
6
What are very large pieces of land called?
countries
continents
cities
capitals
7
The Earth is tilted. By how much?
53.2°
25.3°
35.2°
23.5°
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What is a biome?
A type of plant
a tropical place
a small animal group
a large area with similar plants and animals
9
What seasons do they have on the equator?
wet and dry seasons
hot and cold seasons
spring and autumn
summer and winter
10
What is different about each biome?
Only the plants
The weather and the animals
Nothing, they are all the same
Only the size
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Why are the deserts dry?
They are too far from the ocean.
The air falls over the deserts, making it very dry.
The are always hot and never cold.
They only get rain at night.
12
Why is it always summer on the equator?
The sun's rays hit the equator directly all year.
The equator is closer to the sun than other places.
The equator has the longest days all year.
The equator is always tilted towards the sun.
13
What is the name of the line at 0° west?
Prime Meridian
The Tropics
The Rainforest
Equator
14
Look at this flag. What does the flag tell us about the country?
A connection to the United States.
The country’s European history.
Volcanic mountains, the sea, sunshine, and African heritage.
Green mountains and peace.
15
What is Earth's rotation?
The Earth spinning on its axis
The Sun spinning around the Earth
The Earth moving in a straight line
The Earth orbiting the sun
16
Look at this flag. It looks different to the countries around it. Where do you think the country should be?
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Europe
17
What is the line that goes around the middle of the earth?
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The North Pole
The Tropics
18
Which biome is the driest?
ocean
grassland
forest
desert
19
Which land biomes are the wettest?
Desert
Grassland
Rainforest
Tundra
20
If it is 8pm Tuesday night, in China, what time would it be in New York, USA?
8pm Monday
8am Wednesday
8am Tuesday
8pm Wednesday
21
What happens at the North Pole every winter?
The sun stays up all day
It snows every day
It is dark for a few months
The ice melts
22
Fill out the words on the worksheet.
False
True
23
When is summer on the equator?
Around December
In Spring
Always summer
Around June
24
What is strange about Venus?
Venus has no day or year.
A day on Venus is shorter than a year.
A day is longer than a year.
A day on Venus is the same length as a year.
25
The equator cuts the world into two halves. What are they called?
day time and nighttime
summer and winter
hemispheres
biomes
26
A country starting using this new flag this week. Where do you think this country is?
Europe
South America
West Asia (Middle East)
North America
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What shape is the earth?
Circle
Rectangle
Ball
Square
28
What is on the other side of the world from the Prime Meridian?
The International Date Line
The tropics
The Rain Forest
The Middle of the World
29
During that time, what is happening on the South Pole?
It rains all the time
The sun never sets
It is dark all day too
It is cold and snowy
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Why are rainforests wet?
The trees make the rain.
The warm air rises and then rains.
They are next to the sea.
The soil holds a lot of water.
