Directions on a map Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
What is a compass?	A method of finding direction
What is a compass rose?	A compass rose is used to indicate direction on a map
What shape is the compass rose?	A compass rose is in the shape of a circle (360 degrees)
what are the four cardinal points (compass directions)	North, East, South, West
What are the 12 ordinal points?	NE, SE, SW, SE, NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW
Newfoundland is ______ of Quebec	Newfoundland is east of Quebec
Toronto is ____ of Winnipeg	Toronto is east of Winnipeg
Canada is _____ of the United States	Canada is north of the United States
Victoria BC is ____ of Vancouver	Victoria BC is south of Vancouver
Saskatchewan is ____ of Alberta	Saskatchewan is east of Alberta
Montreal is ____ of Quebec city	Montreal is Southwest of Quebec city
Mexico is ____ of the United States	Mexico is south of the United States
Ontario is ____ of Quebec	Ontario is east of Quebec
Canada is ___ of Brazil	Canada is north of Brazil
Edmonton is ___ of Calgary	Edmonton is north of Calgary
Lake Ontario is ___ of Lake Erie	Lake Ontario is east of Lake Erie
BC is ___ of the Yukon	BC is south of the Yukon
Nunavut is ___ of Quebec	Nunavut is north of Quebec
Novia Scotia is on the ___ coast of Canada	Novia Scotia is on the east coast of coast of Canada
BC is on the ____coast of Canada	BC is on the west coast of Canada
Europe is ____ of North America	Europe is east of North America
To travel from South America to Austria you would go ___________ and cross the ________ocean	To travel from South America to Austria, you would go northwest and cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Europe lies _____ of South America across the _________ocean	Europe lies east of South America across the Atlantic Ocean.
Antarctica is ________of Europe, Asia, and North America	Antarctica is south of Europe, Asia, and North America
Africa lies _______ of Antarctica	Africa lies north of Antarctica
The continent of _______is northeast of Africa	The continent of Asia is northeast of Africa.
The continent of ________________is east of Asia across the _______ocean	the continent of North America is west of Asia across the Pacific Ocean
The _________ ocean separates Africa and Asia	The red sea (or indian ocean? seperates africa and asia
The continents of _______ and asia are really parts of the same land mass	The continents of Europe and asia are really parts of the same land mass
The continent of _________is south of North America	South America
Which continent is the largest?	Asia
Which continent is the smallest?	Australia
On which continent do we live?	North America
Which continent reaches the furthest south?	Antarctica reaches the furthest south
Which continent is the farthest from where we live?	Asia is farthest from North America
Which continent is connected to ours?	South America is connected to North America
Which 3 continents are joined together?	Africa, Europe, and Asia
Which continent almost touches ours?	Europe
Name the world's largest ocean	The Pacific Ocean
Which ocean is the furthest south?	The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean
Which 3 oceans touch North America?	Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean
which oceans do not touch North America?	Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
True or false: North America is the largest continent	False; Asia is the largest continent
True or false: Australia is south of Asia	True
True or false: Africa is between the Pacific and Indian oceans	false: Africa is located between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east.
True or false: All continents touch 3 different oceans	False. Not all continents touch three different oceans. Antarctica, for example, is surrounded by the Southern Ocean and does not touch three separate oceans.
True or false: The earth's surface is mostly water, not land	True. The Earth's surface is predominantly covered by water
True or false: South America is closer to Africa than North America is to Europe	False. South America is not closer to Africa than North America is to Europe.
North America is closer to South America than it is to Asia	True: North America is closer to South America than it is to Asia
The Indian ocean touches 3 continents	True. The Indian Ocean touches three continents: Africa, Asia, and Australia.
The atlantic ocean touches only 3 continents	False. The Atlantic Ocean touches four continents: North America, South America, Africa, and Europe.

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