6th Social Studies Culture & Physical Geography

Match the following...Types of Maps

• POLITICAL

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• PHYSICAL

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• SPECIAL PURPOSE (THEMATIC)

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The largest & deepest ocean is the ​ (a)   . The smallest ocean, which encircles the North Pole, is the ​ (b)   . The ​ (c)   Ocean circles the continent of Antarctica. The ​ (d)   Ocean is found between North & South America and Europe & Africa. The ​ (e)   Ocean keeps that world's oil industry moving.

• PACIFIC
• ARCTIC
• ATLANTIC
• INDIAN
• SOUTHERN

Organize these COUNTRIES into the correct CONTINENT CATEGORY....

Groups:

(a) ASIA

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(b) South America

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(c) Africa

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(d) Europe

• KENYA

• BRAZIL

• SPAIN

• JAPAN

• INDIA

• VENEZUELA

• GERMANY

• NIGERIA

• CHINA

• EGYPT

• ARGENTINA

• FRANCE

Which HEMISPHERE(S) is NORTH AMERICA located in?

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Reorder the following CONTINENTS in terms of POPULATION....(HIGHEST to LOWEST)

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There are over 4.6 BILLION people who live on this CONTINENT...

Transportation CORRIDOR or BARRIER? You decide!

Groups:

(a) BARRIER

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(b) CORRIDOR

• DESERT

• RIVER

• CANAL

• STRAIT or CHANNEL

• MOUNTAIN or MOUNTAIN RANGE

• FOREST

• OCEAN

• CANYON

MAP SKILL MATCHING

• LINES OF LONGITUDE

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• COMPASS ROSE

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• LINES OF LATITUDE

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• KEY or LEGEND

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• SCALE

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The ​ (a)   tells you what the map is about. The ​ (b)   provides directions using the compass rose. The ​ DATE tells you when the map was created. The ​ (c)   is who made the map. The ​ (d)   tells you what the symbols mean. The ​ (e)   explains the ratio between distance on a map and distance in real life.​

• TITLE
• ORIENTATION
• AUTHOR
• LEGEND
• SCALE

The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as:

• behavior

• interdependence

• culture

• diffusion