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| A flat piece of paper showing the earth. |
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| 2. Find an example of a lake on the map. Define a lake. |
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| Lake Erie. A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. |
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| 3. A ___________is a small drawing of arrows that shows directions on a map. |
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| 4. What is the name of the imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth? |
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| 5. The largest bodies of land on Earth are called ____________. |
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| 6. Place the 4 major or cardinal directions on a compass. |
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| North is on the top. South is on the bottom. East is on the right and West is on the left. (Sorry flash cards isn't good at pictures :-) |
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| 7. Use a map or globe to find and name the seven continents of the world. |
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1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Australia
4. Antartica
5. Europe
6. North America
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| 8. What map symbol is usually found next to a state's capital city? |
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| 9. A border is a line that marks the spot where one place or thing starts and another ends. What borders the state of Montana to the north? |
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| 10. A __________is a large body of water that flows through Land. |
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| 11. Find our state's capital. __________ Why is a capital city important? |
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| Frankfort. The government meets there and makes laws. |
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| 12. Do temperatures get cooler or warmer as you get closer to the equator? |
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| 13. What symbol is next to Washington D.C. on a map? What does this symbol mean? |
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| A star inside a circle. Shows a country's capital. |
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| 14. Which of the following is not a state: Idaho, Chicago, New Mexico? |
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| 15. What color is shown the most on a map of the world? |
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| 16. How many continents are there in the world? |
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| 17. How many states are there in the United States? |
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| 18. What is the state capital of Utah? |
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| 19. On what continent is the South Pole located? |
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| 20. How many states in the United States touch one another? |
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| 21. Bill and Tom went on a trip from North Dakota to Oklahoma. What states did they probably travel through to get there? |
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| South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. |
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| 22. What state borders Washington and Oregon to the east? |
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| 23. A very dry area where few plants grow is called a __________. |
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| 24. What are the names of the Earth's four oceans? |
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1. Atlantic
2. Artic
3. Indian
4. Pacific |
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| 25. Which is usually larger, a sea or an ocean? |
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| 26. What is the name given to the group of five large lakes in the northern part of the United States? |
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| 27. What is the name given to a body of land with water all around it? |
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| 28. What country is the closest southern neighbor for most of the United states? |
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| 29. Which oceans border Europe? |
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| 30. If you know that north is directly in front of you, in what direction would you turn to go east? |
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| 31. The _______ Pole is directly opposite the South Pole. |
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| 32. Name the 2 continents that make up a single large land mass. _______ and _____. |
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| 33. Which 3 oceans border the United States? |
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| Artic, Atlantic and Pacific. |
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| 34. Which country has more land, Mexico or the United States? |
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| 35. Are the Rocky Mountains east or west of the Mississippi River? |
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| 36. Which ocean is the largest in the world? |
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