Maps and Globes

How many continents are on planet Earth? 

• 4

• 7

• 5

• 102

A large body of salt water

• Sea

• Lake

• Ocean

• River

A model of the Earth that is round like a ball. 

• Sphere

• Globe

• Map

• Orb

Which tool is flat?

• Maps

• Globes

• Both

A continent is_______________.

• A large body of water

• A body of land

• A tool that helps you find the direction you want to go

A hemisphere is half of a sphere, globe, or Earth

• True

• False

The equator is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• True

• False

What feature tells you what the symbols on a map represent? 

• map

• scale

• key

• equator

What feature on a map show directions? 

• key

• scale

• equator

• compass rose

The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into Eastern and Southern Hemispheres. 

• true

• false