| Vocabulary | ||
| #1 | the study of the earth | georgraphy |
| #2 | pictures on a map | symbols |
| #3 | the largest areas of land | continent |
| #4 | a change in the shape of size of an object | distortion |
| #5 | half of the globe | hemisphere |
| Oceans/Continents | ||
| #1 | What is the largest continent on Earth? | Asia |
| #2 | What is the smallest continent on Earth? | Australia |
| #3 | What continent is the United States a part of? | North America |
| #4 | Why have geographers named five oceans on Earth? | Geographers gave different names to sections of water separated by land |
| #5 | What continent is mostly desert? | Antartica |
| Map Skills | ||
| #1 | What type of map shows the borders between countries? |
A Political Map |
| #2 | What type of map shows the height of the land? |
An Elevation Map |
| #3 | What type of map shows where mountains and plains are located? |
A Physical Map |
| #4 | What are the cardinal directions and the intermediate directions on a compass rose? |
N, S, E, W NE, NW, SE, SW |
| #5 | Why do maps need a map scale? |
to show you how far away a place is in real life |
| Name that Continent | ||
| #1 |
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Australia |
| #2 |
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North America |
| #3 |
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Asia |
| #4 | Africa |
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| #5 |
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Europe |
| Random! | ||
| #1 | What are the areas at the top and bottom of a globe called? |
Poles |
| #2 | What is one reason a globe is a GOOD model of Earth? |
Same shape as Earth Shows the whole Earth at once No distortion |
| #3 | Why is a glove NOT a good model of Earth? |
It can only show very large places Small objects are hard to see on globes Hard to carry around You can only see half the Earth at a time. |
| #4 | Why is a map a GOOD model of the Earth? |
It can show more detail Easy to carry |
| #5 | Why is a map NOT a good model of Earth? |
It is not the same shape as Earth. Some objects are distorted. |
| Final Question | |
Name all 5 oceans! |
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, Southern OCEANS! |
