What is a drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located?
A map
100
What does hemi- mean?
Half
100
How many continents are on Earth?
7 continents
100
What is democracy?
A type of government in which people vote to make rules and laws
100
What are the intermediate directions?
NW, NE, SW, SE
200
What is a round model of the Earth?
A globe
200
What is an imaginary line that goes from east to west around the middle of the Earth?
Equator
200
How many oceans are on Earth?
5 oceans
200
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
200
If you were swimming in the water at Virginia beach, what ocean are you swimming in?
The Atlantic Ocean
300
What explains what the symbols on a map mean?
A map legend or map key
300
What is an imaginary line that goes from north to south down the Earth?
Prime Meridian
300
Name the continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia
300
What term describes how people are different from one another?
Diversity
300
What ocean is west of the United States?
The Pacific Ocean
400
What is a picture that stands for something else?
A symbol
400
What does the Equator divide the Earth into?
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres
400
Name the oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern
400
Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and equality under the law are things that every American citizen is born with and cannot be taken away. What are these called?
Basic Principles
400
What is a place that has common characteristics called?
A region
500
What shows the four cardinal directions on a map?
A compass rose
500
What does the Prime Meridian divide the Earth into?
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres
500
What continent is directly south of North America?
South America
500
What is the difference between a rule and a law?
Rules are based on what people must or must not do based on a certain situation. Laws are followed at all times and are made by our government.
500
What is a series of lines that help make it easier to find places on a map? It uses letters along one edge and numbers along the other edge.