definitions
a change in the shape and size of an object
distortion
what are the pictures on a map called?
A. pictures
b. map
c. symbols
symbols
why do maps need a scale?
a. to show how big it is
b. to show how much it weighs
c. to show how tall a building is
d. to show how far away a place is in real life
D to show how far away a place is in real life
why is a globe a good model of the earth
it is the same shape as the earth
it can show the whole earth
it has no distortion
which continent has many rainforests
south america
half of the globe is called
Hemisphere
why have geographers named five oceans on earth?
a. because there are five separate sections of water
b. because five geographers discovered them
c. becuase five is our favorite number
d. they gave different names becuase they are separated by land
d. because they are separated by land
which type of map shows borders between countries?
a. physical
b.political
c. population
d. elevation
political
why is a globe not a good model of the earth?
you can only show very large places. smaller objects are too tiny to see on a globe
its also hard to carry a globe around
what is the most crowded continent?
asia
the study of earth is called
geography
what is the largest continent on earth?
a. asia
b. africa
c. austrailia
d. antarctica
a. asia
which type of map shows the height of the land
a. physical
b. political
c. population
d. elevation
d. elevation
why is a map not a good model of the earth
it is not the same shape as the earth, so there is distortion
what is the capital of Hawaii?
Honolulu
area at the top or bottom of the globe
north pole or south pole
what is the smallest continent on earth?
a. asia
b. africa
c. austraia
d. antarctica
c. austrailia
which type of map shows the mountains and the plains?
a. physical
b. political
c. population
d. elevation
physical
a climate map shows what
climate
name all seven continents
north america
south america
antarctica
asia
europe
africa
australia
the largest areas of land
continents
what continent is the united states apart of?
a. south america
b. australia
c. europe
d. north america
why is a map a good model of the earth?
it can show more detail and smaller objects than a globe.
its also easier to carry around
on a white board draw a compass rose correctly
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name all 4 of the oceans
atlantic
pacific
arctic
indian