Geography Study Guide



Map Concepts & World Geography Study Guide

Test is Tuesday December 10th

1. Maps show where places are located.

2. A globe is a round map.

3. All maps should have three things: map key/legend,

title, and a compass rose .

4. A map key/legend shows symbols used on the map.

5. A compass rose shows directions on a map: north, south, east,

and west.

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North, East, South, West

6. Locate the five oceans of the world on a map. (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern).

7. Locate the seven continents on a map and identify the one on which we live. (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia)

Continent Story: North America married South America and they went east to Europe for their honeymoon. They had quadruplets, who all had A names: Africa, Australia, Asia (who was the biggest, even though he had the shortest name) and Antarctica, the coldest child.

8. Know that the United States is the country in which we live. Locate the United States of America on a map.

9. Name and locate the Equator and Prime Meridian on a map.

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10. Name and locate the four hemispheres.

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