know your planet

A model of the earth.

• map

• scale

• globe

The Portuguese explorer who sailed around the world .

• Gerardus Mercator

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Martin Behaim

A book of maps.

• Physical map

• Scale

• Atlas

The large land masses on the earth.

• Oceans

• Continents

• Seas

The large water bodies on the earth.

• lakes

• Oceans

• Continents

The first person who published a collection of maps .

• Copernicus

• Magellan

• Mercator

A map which shows mountains, plateaus, plains and rivers.

• Political map

• Physical map

• Population map

The symbol used to show a city on a map.

• Triangle

• Rectangle

• Small Circle

The symbol used to show the land boundary of a country.

• Dashes

• Thick dashes and dots in black

• Thick dots in red

A colour used to show plains or lowlands on a map.

• Blue

• Brown

• Green