Maps and Globes Review

What is one of the earth's four largest bodies of water?

• A continent

• An ocean

• A lake

• A river

What is a globe?

• An imaginary line halfway between the north and south poles.

• Anything that stands for something else.

• A small drawing on a map that shows directions.

• A round object or sphere.

Northeast, southeast, northwest, and southeast are cardinal directions.

• True

• False

We live on which continent?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

There are__________ continents and ______________ oceans.

• five continents and seven oceans

• seven continents and five oceans

• three continents and seven oceans

• seven continents and three oceans

What county do we live in?

• Nassau County

• Kings County

• Orange County

• Suffolk County

We live in New York.

• True

• False

What is a small map or globe, set onto another map that shows where the main map is located?

• A scale

• A locator

• A symbol

• A Map key

What is a compass rose

• An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent.

• Anything that stands for something else.

• A small drawing on a map that shows directions.

• Directions of the globe, North, South, West, and East.

What two hemispheres is North America in?

• The Northern and Eastern

• The Southern and Eastern

• The Northern and Western

• The Southern and Western