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6th Grade Geography Skills
6th Grade Geography Skills
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1
Scholars who study human society are called
archeologists
historians
social scientists
geographers
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Which ocean is this?
Indian
Arctic
Pacific
Southern
3
Geographers study the
natural
features of Earth, such as
windmills, roads, barns
highways, streets, street lights
restaurants, gas stations, homes
water, landforms, plants
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You should always read the map _____ to see what symbols stand for on each map.
legend
compass
symbol
triangle
5
History is the story of the _______.
past
future
present
nighttime
6
These lines runs east to west and show distance in degrees north and south of the equator
curvy lines
latitude lines
cute lines
longitude lines
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The line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is called the
hemisphere
parallels
equator
prime meridian
8
Which continent is this?
Africa
North America
South America
Europe
9
A globe shows Earth's seven _________?
oceans
volcanos
seas
continents
10
When geographers study
human
made features they look at
waterfalls, streams, rivers
mountains, hills, valleys
peninsulas, bays, gulfs
towns, roads, bridges
11
Lines running north and south that measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian are
latitude lines
longitude lines
parallel lines
poles
12
What is the largest continent?
Australia
Asia
Africa
North America
13
Maps use ______to give information. They stand for something on the map.
signs
arrows
symbols
mountains
14
What is an example of the
relative location
of Hillview Middle School?
37.4530° N, 122.1817° W
1100 Elder Ave.
next to Santa Cruz Ave.
California
15
North, South, East and West are ____________ directions.
great
Intermediate
Blue Bird Directions
Cardinal
16
Which ocean touches the continents of North and South America, Europe, and Africa?
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
17
The _________tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared to the real distance.
scale
key
compass rose
symbol
18
What is an example of
absolute location
?
In California
Menlo Park, CA
37.4530° N, 122.1817° W
Northwest
19
Hemisphere means
4 spheres
two spheres
half a sphere
quarter of a sphere
20
Intermedite directions on the compass rose include
Forward, Backward, Sideway
N, S, E, W
Up and Down
NE, SE, NW, SW