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Map Skills
Sept 4 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The country we live in is | The United States of America |
| a symbol that shows direction (north, south, east, and west) on a map is a | compass rose |
| Map | is a drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located |
| The 4 Main directions are | North, South, East, and West |
| This shows distance on a map | scale |
| 3 most important things to have on a map | Title, Map Legend, and Compass Rose |
| An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth | Equator |
| A title tells us | the name of the map or what kind of map it is |
| A globe is | a round model of the earth that show us where the continents and oceans are located |
| The state we live in is | Virginia |
| How many large bodies of ocean's are there on earth | 5 |
| The globe shows us that Earth has | 7 continents, 5 oceans, and an Equator |
| A small copy of something | model |
| A Legend includes | symbols that represent objects and places |
| How many continents are there on earth | 7 |
| Today you might see an electronic map called a | GPS |
| Our country is split into smaller pieces called | states |
| The Pacific Ocean touches North America on the | West |
| The Atlantic Ocean touches North America on the | East |
| A large body of salty water | ocean |
| A large body of land | Continent |
| To study our Earth | we use maps |
| Map Legend | explains what each symbol and shape stands for on the map |
| The United States of America has | 50 states |
| The Mississippi River is located | South of Virginia |
| The Appalachain Mountains run | through Virginia |
| The two mountain ranges that are important to remember are | Appalachain and Rocky Mountains |
| The Rocky Mountains are located | in the western part of the US |
| The Nile River is located in | Egypt |
| A large group of lakes on a map are called the | Great Lake |
| The Great Lakes are located in | The Northern Part of the United States |
| The Huang He River is located in | China |
| There are 3 rivers in the US that are important to remember they | James, Mississippi, and the Rio Grande |
| Virginia has a river running through it called the | James River |
| The Rio Grande River is located in | the southwestern part of the united states |
| There are 2 World rivers that are important to know the | Huang He River and the Nile River |
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