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Geography Handbook

Geography Handbook

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Geography Handbook

Geography with Mr. Smith

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Geography is the study of the physical of the Earth and how humans affect the natural world.

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Grid

Geographers use a pattern of imaginary lines that circle the globe in east -west and north-south directions.

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A grid is

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study of the grass.

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study of water.

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study of the patterns of imaginary lines that circle the globe.

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study of the rivers and lakes that flow through the universe.

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Which of these make up the hemisphere?

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Northern

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Southern

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Eastern

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Western

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Grid

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Multiple Choice

______________ are features on Earth's surface that are formed by ______________.

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Maps, cartographers

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Lagoons, waterfalls

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Landforms, nature

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Hills, mountains

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Multiple Choice

Shows distances on a map

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map key

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ruler

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map scale

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latitude

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A type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water

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climate map

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physical map

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resource map

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political map

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The imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.

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latitude

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Prime Meridian

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equator

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longitude

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Lines that go across a map or around a globe. They run east and west.

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latitude

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equator

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longitude

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vertical

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A type of map that includes boundaries, cities, and states

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climate map

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physical map

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political map

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population map

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Lines that go up and down on a map or globe. They run north and south.

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longitude

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vertical

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latitude

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horizontal

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Multiple Choice

Separates the Earth into east and west hemispheres

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longitude

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equator

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latitude

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Prime Meridian

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Multiple Select

This tells what the symbols on a map stand for

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map key

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map scale

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legend

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title

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Multiple Choice

A term that means "half of the Earth"

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longitude

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equator

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latitude

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hemisphere

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The directions that are midway between two cardinal directions.

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intermediate directions

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cardinal directions

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GPS directions

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location

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What is the name of the large body of water between Africa, Asia and Europe?

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Atlantic Ocean

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Black Sea

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Caribbean Sea

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Mediterranean Sea

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Multiple Choice

A POLITICAL MAP shows the boundaries between each country. Select the POLITICAL MAP.

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Multiple Choice

A PHYSICAL MAP shows what the land looks like in a country. Select the picture of a PHYSICAL MAP.

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Multiple Choice

The EQUATOR is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth?

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

North, south, east and west are known as the 
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compass rose
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cardinal directions
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map
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GPS

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Multiple Choice

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Start at the school and walk home to your neighborhood, which direction are you walking?
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south
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north
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east
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southwest

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Look at the map what is directly EAST of the barn?
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the neighborhood
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the school
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the forest
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the airport

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The star is a symbol for
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a city
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the police
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the road
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the river

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Use the map key to answer the questions.  The triangles are a symbol for?
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Mountains
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River
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Railroad
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River

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Which color continent is the United States?
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orange
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yellow
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green
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blue

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The picture on the right of this map are part of the 
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map key
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compass rose
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cardinal directions
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a globe

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Multiple Choice

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What is this a picture of?
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map
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Earth
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globe
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compass rose

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Multiple Choice

A symbol is
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a map
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a globe
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a picture or thing that stand for something else
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geography

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Fill in the Blanks

_________ and _________ maps are two of the most common maps, but there is also many types of __________ maps.

Type answer...

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Multiple Choice

Earth's surface that is divided into seven large masses.

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hemispheres

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equator

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degrees

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continents

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How do you feel about your knowledge of Lesson 5 Geography Handbook.

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1- I don't understand

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2- I somewhat understand

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3- I understand it but can't teach it.

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I understand and I can teach it.

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Multiple Choice

The east-west lines in the grid are lines of

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longitude

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latitude

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lateral

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degrees

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Poll

Which of these mean latitude?

parallels

degrees

meridians

minutes

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Fill in the Blanks

The north-south imaginary lines are lines of _______ and also called______.

Type answer...

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Multiple Choice

Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that divides the globe into

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north and south halves

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north

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south

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East and west halves

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Multiple Select

Which one of these features are map features?

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compass rose

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Scale

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Title and Locator map

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degrees

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legend

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not something that can be distorted on a map
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size and shape
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legends or keys
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distance and direction

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What is this?
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A North Arrow
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A Scale
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A Compass Rose
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A Legend

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Multiple Choice

Which "map essential" can also be called a key?
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locator map
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scale 
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legend
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directional indicator

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Multiple Choice

Which "map essential" shows where in the world the area on the map is located?
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legend
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title
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locator map
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scale

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What term describes the "stretching" that happens when we try to make a flat map out of our round Earth?
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stretch
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distortion
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shape
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direction

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The bank is ____ of the pet store.
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East
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North
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West
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South

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The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
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South
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East
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North
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West

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Multiple Choice

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Lemon street runs _____________.
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East and West
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North and South
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South and West
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North and East

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Multiple Choice

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The school is ____ of the pet store.
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North
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South
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East
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West

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Multiple Choice

What is the name for the line of latitude that measures 0°?
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Prime Meridian
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Tropic of Cancer
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Tropic of Capricorn
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Equator

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Multiple Choice

What unit do we use to measure lines of latitude and longitude?
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Degrees
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Miles
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Feet
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Inches

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of the 0° longitude line?
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Equator
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Arctic Circle
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Tropic of Cancer
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Prime Meridian

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Multiple Choice

If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

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The back of the map.

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The title of the map

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The map legend

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The compass rose

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Multiple Select

Political Maps show...

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countries

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states

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Rivers

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boundaries

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Multiple Select

Physical maps show...

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Deserts

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Mountains

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Rivers

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countries

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______ map shows geographic features such as deserts, rivers, oceans, mountains

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independent

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physical

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geographic

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resource

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Multiple Choice

What is a scale bar for?
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to know the cardinal points
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to know the symbology of a map
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to know distances in a map
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to know the political divisions

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Multiple Choice

Which part of a map lets you know the symbology in it?
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compass rose
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capital
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scale bar
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key

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Multiple Choice

Which part of a map helps you find the cardinal point of a place.
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scale bar
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compass rose
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key
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title

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Multiple Choice

Which maps divides boundaries or borders, and shows roads?
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Political map
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Physical map
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Vegetation map
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Historical map

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Multiple Choice

Which map shows the mountains and lakes on it?
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Vegetation map
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Contour map
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Physical map
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Historical map

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Multiple Choice

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How many continents are on the Earth?
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7
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4
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5
4
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