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Map and Geography Review Sheets

Ma Skills Check-Up
Directions: Fill in the blanks below to
show what you know about map skills.

1. Sets of numbers that show where

lines of latitude and longitude

meet are called - - - - - - - - ­

2. What are meridians? -------------------------­
3. What is another name for 0° latitude? ________________________
4. 0° longitude is called ____________ and passes through

5. Map symbols are shown in a box called a

6. Which kind of map shows capitals, cities and boundaries? _ _ __
7. Which kind of map shows rivers, mountains and plateaus? ________
8. Distance on a map is measured with a
9. The earth spins on its in an west to east drection .
10. A is an area in which everyone has the some time.
11 . Name the 7 continents. __________________

12. What is a peninsu la? _____________________________________

13. Name the 4 oceans. __________________________ __

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14. One-half of the earth is called a __________

15. Label this compass rose.

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Map and Geography Review Sheets

Globe Puzzle
Directions: Use a world map to solve ·~his puzzle .
Europe
Australia
Africa
Asia
!, Pacific
3 Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
equator
axis
north
south
continents
North America
South America
10 Antarctica
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Across:
2. U.S.A's continent
3. southernmost continent
5. opposite north
6. continent west of Asia
8. divides the earth into northern
and southern hemispheres
9. island continent
11. earth "spins" on it
12. largest ocean
13. ocean east of Africa
Down:
1. large continent northeast of Africa
2. direction of the North Pole from the
equator
4. continent between the Atlantic and
Indian Oceans
5. Brazil's continent
7. land masses of earth
10. ocean east of North America
11 . northernmost ocean

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Map and Geography Review Sheets

Carnac the Cartographer

A cartographer is a person who makes maps, Carnac -~he Cartographer
was recently fired from his profession, Can you detect the errors he made
on -~he map on page 320? Place a red X on all the mistakes that you see
on the map, Then, list corrections in the appropriate sections,

Continents Oceans/Seas
Mistake It should be" , Mistake It should be ,. ,

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Latitude /Longitude Direction Finder

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Map and Geography ReView Sheets

Map Skills Check-Up

How well do you understand map concepts? Test yourself!
1, Name the 7 continents, ______________________________

2, Circle what is usually the map symbol for a national capital.

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3, Lines of latitude are called __________

4, Circle the globe which shows lines of latitude,

5,0° latitude is called the - - ­- ------

6, Name the 4 oceans, - ­- - - - - - - -

7, Lines of longitude are called _____________________

8,0° longitude is called the____________________

9, Draw meridians on this circle, Will they

be lines of latitude or longitude?

10, What is used on a map to measure distance? ___________

11, A spherical map of the earth is called a __________

12, Draw the symbol for degrees, __________

13, Label the points of the compass rose ,

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Map and Geography Review Sheets

World Map

Name the continents as numbered Name the oceans as lettered on

on the map. the map.
1. A. _____________________
2. B. _____________________
3. C. ______________________

4. D. ---------------------­
5.
Color the equator red.
6.
7.

Outline all of the continents in green.

Draw one blue fish in each ocean.

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