SS Assessment (Understanding Maps, 7 Continents, 50 States)

What is the purpose of a map?

• to know how to use a G.P.S. system

• to know how to drive

• to know how to follow directions

• to know where people live & know where everything is

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

• to understand how to follow directions

• to know how to use a G.P.S. system

• to know the North, South, East, West directions

• to know where everything is

What is the purpose of a map key?

• to know & understand what the symbols mean on a map

• to know where to go using a G.P.S. system

• to know where everything is on a map

• to know how to read a map

Which of the following is a map?

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Which of the following is a globe?

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How many states are in the United States of America?

• 25 states

• 50 states

• 75 states

• 100 states

Which state do you currently live in?

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• United States of America

Which continent do you currently live in?

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• United States of America

How many continents do we have in the world? (South America, North America, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe)

• 3

• 7

• 4

• 50

What is the nickname for South Carolina?

• The South Carolinian State

• The American State

• The Palmetto State

• The Southern State