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Texas!
100
These bodies of water aren't little lakes for summer skiing. These are Earth's largest bodies of water.
What are OCEANS?
100
Directions describe the way you face or move to get somewhere. These four directions are the MAIN directions in which we move. List the four, and give the name for this group of directions.
What are north, south, east, west, the CARDINAL DIRECTIONS?
100
ALL maps are smaller than the REAL area they show. This map tool shows the relationship between distances on a map and the real distances. Name this helpful tool.
What is a SCALE?
100
An area with common features that set it apart from other areas goes by this name.
What is a REGION?
200
The globe is a perfectly round sphere, shaped like Earth. This word refers to HALF a sphere.
What is a HEMISPHERE?
200
This small drawing on a map can help you find *directions*.
What is a COMPASS ROSE?
200
A *small* map set onto the *main* map that shows where the area of the main map is located goes by this name, and helps us see the "bigger picture."
What is a LOCATOR? (That was easy!)
200
This word names the shapes that make up Earth's surface. List three of these shapes.
What are LANDFORMS? Mountains, hills, plains.
200
In which region of the United States is Texas located?
What is the Southwest Region?
300
These huge bodies of LAND are shown on the globe, and contained within the bodies of land are countries and territories.
What are CONTINENTS?
300
"In-between directions" are those that are not truly and only north, south, east, and west, but lie a little bit "in-between." What is the name for these "in-between" directions?
What are INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS?
300
This TYPE of map shows information such as cities, capital cities, states, and countries.
What is a POLITICAL map?
300
Physical maps that show the shapes or landforms in Earth's surface go by this name.
What are LANDFORM MAPS?
300
In which continent of the United States is Texas located?
What is the continent of North America?
400
This imaginary line lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the EQUATOR?
400
This term is given to a picture, item, figure or anything that "stands for" something else.
What is a SYMBOL?
400
This marking is used to show borders on political maps.
What are LINES?
400
This kind of map shows how you can travel from one place to another.
What is a TRAVEL MAP?
400
List the three countries located in the continent of North America.
What are Canada, United States, and Mexico?
500
List the four hemispheres, and name the TWO in which WE live!
What are the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres? We live in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
500
The same symbol is sometimes used to mean different things on different maps, for example, a star. Name the small "guide" on a map that gives the meaning of each symbol used on a map.
What is a MAP KEY?
500
This marking is used to show the areas of different states or countries on political maps.
What are COLORS?
500
This map shows information about past events and where they occurred, such as the establishment of colonies or battles in a war. Name this type of map.
What is an HISTORICAL MAP?
500
Countries work with and depend on one another for the exchange of material goods, information, and help. What word names this cooperation and need for countries to work together?
What is INTERDEPENDENCE?
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