The Globe
Maps
Parts of a Map
Our Community
Other
100
What is the shape of a globe?
It is shaped like a ball.
100
What is a map?
A flat drawing showing an area.
100
What is a map key?
A list that explains the symbols on a map.
100
What is our smallest community? (Think of the big picture.)
Our classroom.
100
What is culture?
The way a group of people live.
200
What is a globe?
A round model of the Earth.
200
What is a large body of salt water?
An ocean.
200
What does a compass rose show?
It shows directions.
200
What is our largest community? (Think of the big picture.)
The World.
200
What is geography?
The study of the Earth. It is the region where we live.
300
What is the imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth?
The equator.
300
What is one of the seven largest areas of land called?
A continent.
300
What directions are shown on a compass rose?
N, S, E, E, NE, NW, SE, SW
300
What is a community?
A group of people with common interests living together within a larger society.
300
A picture on a map that stands for something real.
A symbol.
400
How many continents are there?
7
400
What continent do we live on?
North America
400
What is the name of a map is called?
title
400
Fill in the blank. (Think of the big picture.) classroom, school, town, county, _____, country, continent, world
classroom, school, town, county, COUNTRY, country, continent, world
400
Name 3 continents.
Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America.
500
How many oceans are there?
5
500
Which continent is our closest neighbor?
South America
500
What are intermediate directions?
NE, NW, SE, SW
500
Fill in the blank. (Think of the big picture.) classroom, school, town, county, state, country, _______, world
classroom, school, town, county,state, country, CONTINENT, world
500
Name the 5 oceans.
Southern, Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.
M
e
n
u