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Map Skills, Continents and Oceans
Map Skills, Continents and Oceans
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1
The further away from the equator you are the.....
darker it gets.
the warmer it gets.
the more colorful it gets.
the colder it gets.
2
A political map shows us....
landforms.
who rules each country.
how people are voting this election.
boundaries of states and countries.
3
A Relief Map shows....
you where the best place to rest is.
how to find a hotel.
the physical properties of the land and ocean.
you where to find the "ring of fire".
4
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest are all examples of ........
the way the wind blows.
a tornado.
intermediate directions.
ocean currents.
5
Lattitude and Longitude form a _____.
grid system
a box
mathematical equation
6
Will it be colder or warmer at a high elevation than it is at ground level?
Neither, it will be the same if its the same lattitude.
Colder
Warmer
7
What imaginary line splits the earth into southern and northern hemispheres?
The blue one.
The hemisphere line.
The equator.
The thick line.
8
The scale on a map shows you...
How heavy your map is.
How far away someplace is.
what distance a specific measurement on the map represents.
How close someplace is.
9
An example of a cardinal direction is
down
east
a red bird flying towards the sun
up
10
True or False, Africa is the largest continent.
True
False
11
True or False, the smallest continent is Australia.
True
False
12
What is the name of the symbol that shows you what direction to orient a map?
Compass Rose
"You are here" dot.
Map Orienter
13
There are ____ continents.
Seven
Eight
Nine
Six
14
Our state of Maine is bordered by which ocean?
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
15
The legend, or key, of a map tells us_____.
which road is the best to take
what the symbols on the map mean
how big a forest is
where to find a campgound
16
Running from North to South at zero longitude, is the...
Equator.
Prime Meridian.
International Date Line.
Greenwhich, England.
17
This is ___________.
a globe
the world
mars
North and South America
18
Lattitude runs_______but measures_______.
east and west , measures north and south
north and south, measures east and west
