6th Grade Interim 1- Content

How many Continents are there?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

This map type is one that shows boundaries, major cities, states or providences and human made features.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

This map type shows natural features of the earth, like mountains, rivers, landforms and large bodies of water.

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

• Physical Map

This tells you what the symbols, lines & colors on a map mean

• labels

• compass rose

• scale

• legend

Another name for legend is key

• False

• True

What is this a picture of?

• compass rose

• compass tulip

• direction rose

• direction star

Latitude & Longitude lines tell us what?

• an exact location on the planet

• an ocean's name

• a state's name

• a country's name

These are elevated areas that are smaller than mountains. 

• Valleys
• Plateaus
• Moutains
• Hills

What are bodies of water surrounded by land?

• Oceans
• Rivers
• Lakes
• Deltas

A lowland between mountains and hills is called a

• plateau

• plain

• valley

• national park