MAP Skills Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
How many continents are there? | SEVEN |
How many oceans are there? | 5 |
What does the equator and prime meridian do? | divide the globe into four hemispheres |
What are the four hemispheres? | Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western |
What tool do we use to locate places? | A simple letter-number grid system on maps |
How does the equator split the world? | NORTH AND SOUTH |
How does the prime meridian split the world? | EASTERN AND WESTERN |
What is a hemisphere? | Half of a sphere (globe |
How do you create a hemisphere? | the prime meridian or the equator |
What is the equator? | An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
What is the prime meridian? | An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres |
What is a region? | Places that have common characteristics |
What are the 7 continents? | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica |
What are the 5 oceans? | , Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern |
Which countries are found in EUROPE continent? | England, France, and Spain |
Where is the United States located? | continent of North America |
Where is city of San Salvador? | BAHAMAS |
Where is city of St. Augustine? | FLORIDA (in USA) |
Where is city of Quebec? | CANADA (above USA) |
Where is city of Jamestown? | VIRGINIA |
How do we know APPROXIMATE location of a place? | The letter (on the left) and number (at the bottom) coordinates of a grid system (A3, B2) |
What are the parts of a MAP? | MAP TITLE, MAP LEGEND, COMPASS ROSE |
What is found in a map legend or KEY? | symbols and words |
What is a symbol in a map legend? | a picture |
What is a compass rose? | has cardinal directions (north, south, west, and east) and INTERMEDIATE directions (NW, SW, SW, SE) |
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