Map Skills
Continents
Oceans
Prehistory
Primary and Secondary Sources
100
What is this part of the map called?
The Compass or Compass Rose
100
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
100
How many oceans are there?
5
100
What is a Nomad?
Someone who does not have a set home, travels around looking for food and shelter.
100
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
A primary source is usually made by someone who was there when the event happened and a secondary source was made by someone who was not/wrote it after the event
200
What is the function of the Map Key or Legend?
To tell you how to read the map, what the symbols mean, etc
200
What continent do we currently live on?
North America
200
Which ocean is between the Americas and Africa?
Atlantic Ocean
200
Describe how a Hunter-Gatherer gets food.
They hunt animals and gather plants to eat.
200
What kind of source is a diary or journal entry?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary
300
What is the purpose of the Title of the Map?
To tell you what the map is about using words
300
Which continent is this?
Asia
300
What Ocean is between Asia and North America?
Pacific Ocean
300
What were the tools of the Early Humans made out of?
Wood, Stone, Animal Skin
300
What kind of source is a photo taken by someone who was there?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary
400
What direction is the Check from the X on the map?
South and East, or Southeast
400
Which continent is this?
Australia
400
What ocean surrounds Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean
400
What is one of the reasons why the Early Humans might have left Africa?
Climate Change, Lack of Food, Fighting over Resources.
400
Honey Boo Boo goes to the movie theater to watch a documentary about Ancient Rome. What kind of source is the documentary?
Secondary.
500
What direction would you go in to get to Colorado from Louisiana?
North and West or Northwest
500
Which continent is to the NORTH of Africa and the WEST of Asia?
Europe
500
What Ocean is to the East of Africa and the South of Asia?
Indian Ocean
500
What do we call the time of the Early Humans before they learned how to farm?
Paleolithic Age (bonus points if you said this one) or Stone Age
500
On a field trip to the museum, Pookie McChicken sees an artifact from Ancient Egypt. She goes home that night and makes a replica of it out of play dough. What kind of source is her version?
Primary or Secondary?
Secondary