Social Studies: Map Skills Flashcards

1

How many oceans does Earth have?

3
8
5
6

2

A ____________ is a very large body of land.

country
ocean
continent
state

3

What are the 4 main directions?

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

4

What is a compass rose?

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

5

What do directions do?

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

6

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

country
continent
state
ocean

7

What is a globe?

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

8

What is a map?

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

9

We live in the state of _______________.

New York
New Mexico
Florida
Pennsylvania

10

What is a map key?

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

11

What is an ocean?

very large bodies water
land and the people who live there
water in a bottle
land that is part of a country

12

The Earth has ____ continents.

6
4
5
7

13

Our country is called the ___________________________.

New Jersey
United States of America
Canada
Mexico

14

What is a symbol?

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

15

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

state
country
ocean
continent

Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15

Social Studies: Map Skills

Questions 15