Why do historians read old letters and diaries?

to find out what happened and why

Which question does cave art most help to answer?

What animals lived in the area?

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1
This line runs north and south at 0 degrees
prime meridian
equator
2
Why do historians read old letters and diaries?
to compare their ideas on history
to learn to speak a different language
to agree on plans for the future
to find out what happened and why
3
Which question does cave art most help to answer?
What language did ancient people speak?
What did people look like?
What do geographic shapes mean?
What animals lived in the area?
4
How many hemispheres are there?
3
2
1
4
5
What is the name of the part of the map that includes symbols?
compass rose
scale
directions
legend
6
Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
Indian
7
Which continent is completely in the southern hemisphere?
North America
Asia
Africa
Australia
8
How many continents are there?
7
6
5
8
9
Imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole are...
lines of longitude
the Equator
lines of latitude
the Prime Meridian
10
Which one is NOT a continent
Mexico
South America
Africa
Asia
11
A human-made feature that a geographer would study:
a road
a volcano
a spear
a cave
12
A hypothesis is
a tool used by geographers.
a proven fact.
a Greek letter.
an educated guess.
13
What degree is the equator?
100 degrees longitude
100 degrees latitude
0 degree latitude
0 degrees longitude
14
What is the shape of the earth?
circle
sphere
pentagon
octogon
15
Which of these is NOT an ocean?
Arctic
Pacifier
Atlantic
Indian
16
Which one is NOT a continent
Europe
Canada
North America
Australia
17
Social Scientists are most like
artists
teachers
builders
detectives
18
An object made or used by people in the past
artifact
document
ritual
theory
19
An archaeologist would
study Earth's features
read old newspapers
make maps
examine objects
20
What do we use a scale for on a map?
To figure out the population
To find mountains and rivers
To locate large cities
To measure distance
21
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time
before humans hunted animals
before people lived in cities
before electricity was invented
before history was written

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Map Skills and Lesson 1

21 termsStudBud Administration190 plays

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Flashcards21 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 21

Answers

1
This line runs north and south at 0 degrees
prime meridian
equator
2
Why do historians read old letters and diaries?
to compare their ideas on history
to learn to speak a different language
to agree on plans for the future
to find out what happened and why
3
Which question does cave art most help to answer?
What language did ancient people speak?
What did people look like?
What do geographic shapes mean?
What animals lived in the area?
4
How many hemispheres are there?
3
2
1
4
5
What is the name of the part of the map that includes symbols?
compass rose
scale
directions
legend
6
Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
Indian
7
Which continent is completely in the southern hemisphere?
North America
Asia
Africa
Australia
8
How many continents are there?
7
6
5
8
9
Imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole are...
lines of longitude
the Equator
lines of latitude
the Prime Meridian
10
Which one is NOT a continent
Mexico
South America
Africa
Asia
11
A human-made feature that a geographer would study:
a road
a volcano
a spear
a cave
12
A hypothesis is
a tool used by geographers.
a proven fact.
a Greek letter.
an educated guess.
13
What degree is the equator?
100 degrees longitude
100 degrees latitude
0 degree latitude
0 degrees longitude
14
What is the shape of the earth?
circle
sphere
pentagon
octogon
15
Which of these is NOT an ocean?
Arctic
Pacifier
Atlantic
Indian
16
Which one is NOT a continent
Europe
Canada
North America
Australia
17
Social Scientists are most like
artists
teachers
builders
detectives
18
An object made or used by people in the past
artifact
document
ritual
theory
19
An archaeologist would
study Earth's features
read old newspapers
make maps
examine objects
20
What do we use a scale for on a map?
To figure out the population
To find mountains and rivers
To locate large cities
To measure distance
21
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time
before humans hunted animals
before people lived in cities
before electricity was invented
before history was written