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6th Grade Map Skills
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1
What is the main line of latitude at zero degrees?
Tropic of Cancer
Parallels
Equator
Prime Meridan
2
What are the three major types of map projections?
Mercator, Robinson, and Polar
Projected, protracted, and animated
Eastern, western, and topical
Physical, political, and thematic
3
What is used to measure distance on a map?
Compass Rose
Physical map
Legend
Scale
4
What are the three major types of maps?
Northern, southern, and eastern
Physical, political, and thematic
Mercator, Robinson, and Polar
Population, climate, and resource
5
Name the purple-shaded continent:
South America
Antarctica
North America
Australia
6
Which ocean is located COMPLETELY ABOVE the Equator?
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
7
What is the definition of geography according to the five areas/strands of Social Studies?
A record of the past
Study of people, places and the environment
Knowing whether to use a map or an atlas
Using a map to find things
8
The Equator divides which two hemispheres?
Eastern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Southern
Northern and Western
9
What information would you find on a climate map?
It is not a map at all. It is a projection.
The amount of temperature & precipitation over a “long” period of time
A map showing only the countries in an area
A map showing the location of natural resources
10
Name this continent:
North America
Europe
South America
Africa
11
Name this continent:
South America
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
12
Name this continent:
Europe
North America
South America
Africa
13
Name this continent:
North America
South America
Australia
Europe
14
How do coordinates appear when written out?
(x,y)
(a,b)
(y,x)
(b,c)
15
Which type of map would be necessary for finding the names of specific countries?
Population map
Political map
Precipitation map
Physical map
16
What is the main line of longitude at zero degrees?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
17
What are the five areas/strands of Social Studies?
North, South, East, West, and Southeast
Political, Physical, and Thematic
Geography, History, Culture, Government, and Economics
Mercator, Robinson, Polar, Interrupted, and Physical
18
Which ocean is located south of Asia?
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
19
What type of map would best be used for looking up physical features?
Precipitation map
Political map
Physical map
Climate map
20
Which ocean is located on both the east and the west side of the map?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
21
Name this continent:
Europe
South America
Africa
North America
22
What tool shows you what each symbol represents?
Rake
Legend
Map
Compass Rose
23
The Prime Meridian divides which two hemispheres?
Northern and Southern
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Eastern and Western
24
Which ocean is located COMPLETELY SOUTH of the Equator?
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
25
Which ocean is located between North America and Europe?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
26
What are the intermediate directions?
Northnorth, Southsouth, Westwest, Easteast
Northeast, Southnorth, Southeast, Westeast
Northsouth, Eastwest, Southwest, Southeast
Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast
27
Name this continent:
Australia
South America
North America
Asia
28
This shows directions: North, South, East, West
Compass Rose
Map
Watch
Legend
29
What is the definition of culture according to the five areas/strands of Social Studies?
Beliefs, customs, laws, etc. of a group of people
Study of people, places and the environment
Something that shapes the future
A record of the past
30
What degree is the equator measured at?
-30 degrees
100 degrees
50 degrees
0 degrees
