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A globe is a model of the _______.
Which one of these is NOT a continent?
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Which one of these is NOT a continent?
Canada
Europe
Africa
Australia
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A globe is a model of the _______.
Land
Oceans
Solar System
Earth
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What region of the United States is N.C. in?
Pacific-Coastal
South-Eastern
Mid-Atlantic
South-Western
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This continent is the coldest, driest, and windiest. It is a frozen desert.
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
Australia
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Geography is the study of
Rocks and Minerals.
Earth's physical features.
Maps.
Earth's land only.
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The most Southern Point on the Earth is:
Artica
North Pole
South Pole
Antartica
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Physical Maps might show:
Capitals and Cities
Roads
Mountains
Rivers
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The equator passes right through the middle of this continent making its weather hot year round
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
Africa
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Which continent is the furthest south?
South America
North America
Antarctica
Asia
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A _______tells you the kind of map.
Map Title
Map Monkey
Map Scale
Map Key
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The largest landmasses are called ________.
Hemispheres
Countries
Consonants
Continents
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Saline lakes are more commonly known as:
Fresh lakes.
Salt lakes.
Soup lakes.
Saline = Salt
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Two salt lakes are located in
California
Cansas
Connecticut
Carolina
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_______ is a smaller map inside of a larger map
Map Monkey
Scale
Map Key
Inset Map
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If you were at the North pole you would be standing:
no legs
On Land
In Water
On Air
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If you were at the South Pole you would be standing:
handstand
On Air
On Land
In Water
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The Compass Rose tells you?
The location.
The directions.
The distance.
The name.
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The Map Key is important because _________
It explains map symbols.
It opens the map.
It open doors.
It explains hidden secrets.
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The 2 Oceans that border the U.S. are?
Pacific, Indian
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico
Arctic, Pacific
Atlantic, Pacific
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A Historic Map might show:
Capitals
Cities
Old people
Past Battles
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If you split the Earth in half around its middle you would have?
2 Cheetos
2 Hemispheres
2 Globes
2 Continents
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The largest areas of land are called:
Countries
Continents
States
Territories
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Which 2 states are not attached to the Continental United States? (In Inset Maps)
Hawaii, Bahamas
Alaska, Hawaii
Mexico, Canada
Michigan, Oregon
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This country has the worlds largest rain forest and the longest river.
Asia
Europe
South America
North America
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The largest continent is:
Antarctica
Asia
Africa
Australia
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the Map Scale ________
Tells you how heavy the map is.
Is a fish scale.
Shows distance on a map.
Tells you how large the map is.
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The most Northern point on the earth is:
Antartica
South Pole
North Pole
Artica
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North, East, South, and West are ____________.
Intermediate Directions
Bad Directions
One Direction
Cardinal Directions
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This is the only continent that is also a country
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
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Approximately ___ of the Earth is covered in oceans.
6/8 ths
1/4 ths
1/2
3/4 ths
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Political Maps might show:
Valleys
Capitals
Plains
Country Borders
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A locator ________
Is a close up of the map.
Helps locate where the map is on the Earth.
Is Google Earth.
Is GPS
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Symbols stand for:
the map key.
something in the real world.
little pictures.
something imaginary.
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An imaginary line that goes around Earth's middle?
Hemisphere
Platypus
Equal
Equator