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If you split the Earth in half around its middle you would have?
A locator ________
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A locator ________
Helps locate where the map is on the Earth.
Is Google Earth.
Is GPS
Is a close up of the map.
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If you split the Earth in half around its middle you would have?
2 Continents
2 Cheetos
2 Hemispheres
2 Globes
3
If you were at the North pole you would be standing:
no legs
On Air
On Land
In Water
4
Which 2 states are not attached to the Continental United States? (In Inset Maps)
Mexico, Canada
Alaska, Hawaii
Michigan, Oregon
Hawaii, Bahamas
5
Which continent is the furthest south?
North America
Asia
Antarctica
South America
6
The most Northern point on the earth is:
North Pole
Antartica
Artica
South Pole
7
An imaginary line that goes around Earth's middle?
Hemisphere
Equal
Platypus
Equator
8
This is the only continent that is also a country
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
9
_______ is a smaller map inside of a larger map
Inset Map
Map Key
Scale
Map Monkey
10
North, East, South, and West are ____________.
Intermediate Directions
Cardinal Directions
One Direction
Bad Directions
11
The largest landmasses are called ________.
Continents
Countries
Consonants
Hemispheres
12
Which one of these is NOT a continent?
Australia
Canada
Africa
Europe
13
Approximately ___ of the Earth is covered in oceans.
1/2
6/8 ths
3/4 ths
1/4 ths
14
The Compass Rose tells you?
The distance.
The location.
The directions.
The name.
15
If you were at the South Pole you would be standing:
On Land
handstand
In Water
On Air
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A _______tells you the kind of map.
Map Scale
Map Key
Map Monkey
Map Title
17
Geography is the study of
Rocks and Minerals.
Earth's physical features.
Earth's land only.
Maps.
18
Saline lakes are more commonly known as:
Fresh lakes.
Salt lakes.
Saline = Salt
Soup lakes.
19
The equator passes right through the middle of this continent making its weather hot year round
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
20
The Map Key is important because _________
It explains map symbols.
It open doors.
It explains hidden secrets.
It opens the map.
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Political Maps might show:
Country Borders
Capitals
Valleys
Plains
22
A globe is a model of the _______.
Earth
Solar System
Land
Oceans
23
Two salt lakes are located in
California
Cansas
Connecticut
Carolina
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This continent is the coldest, driest, and windiest. It is a frozen desert.
Africa
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
25
What region of the United States is N.C. in?
Mid-Atlantic
Pacific-Coastal
South-Eastern
South-Western
26
This country has the worlds largest rain forest and the longest river.
Asia
Europe
South America
North America
27
The largest continent is:
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
Africa
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the Map Scale ________
Tells you how heavy the map is.
Tells you how large the map is.
Shows distance on a map.
Is a fish scale.
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Physical Maps might show:
Mountains
Rivers
Roads
Capitals and Cities
30
A Historic Map might show:
Capitals
Cities
Past Battles
Old people
31
The 2 Oceans that border the U.S. are?
Arctic, Pacific
Atlantic, Pacific
Pacific, Indian
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico
32
The most Southern Point on the Earth is:
South Pole
North Pole
Antartica
Artica
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The largest areas of land are called:
Continents
Countries
States
Territories
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Symbols stand for:
little pictures.
the map key.
something in the real world.
something imaginary.