helps us understand the shape of our planet

The 7 continents are....

Africa, Asia, Australia, NA, SA, Antarctica, Europe

what distance on a map equals on Earth

Indian, Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic

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Shows where people live
population map
political map
weather map
physical map
2
2 lines that divide the earth into hemispheres...
latitude and longitude
straight and narrow
wavy and rippled
equator and prime meridian
3
lines of latitude run...
vertically
wavy
smooth
horizontally
4
A globe...
is easy to carry around
is distorted
can zoom in on an object
helps us understand the shape of our planet
5
Lines of latitude run...
north to south
east to north
east to west
north to east
6
The 7 continents are....
Europe, Asia, Africa
England, Asia, Peru, USA
Europe, South America, North America, Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, NA, SA, Antarctica, Europe
7
The cardinal directions include...
N, S, SE, SW
N,S E,W
N,S,SE S
N,S, W, SW
8
A map is...
sphere in shape
not easy to carry
distorted
shows the whole earth
9
How many continents are there?
5
8
7
6
10
lines of longitude run....
wavy
smooth
vertically
horizontally
11
A population map shows...
temperature
how many people live there
physical features
weather
12
What divides the earth into 2 halves?
lines
circle
hemisphere
sphere
13
A map scale shows
what distance on a map equals on Earth
what time on a map it is
what the surface is on a map
what the weather is on a map
14
The intermediate directions include.....
NE,SE,W,N
N,S,E,NE
N,S, W,E
NE,NW,SE,SW
15
Longitude lines run...
east to north
north to east
north to south
east to west
16
a map is flat and ....
not easy to carry, is accurate
easy to carry, shows detail
17
what tells you what each symbol on a map represents
map surface
map lock
map key
map scale
18
There are how many major oceans?
7
5
6
4
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The 5 oceans are...
Indian, Europe, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic
Indian, Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic
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A map scale shows...
the weather
the symbols
the river and lakes
the distance to a place

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