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24 Cards in this Set
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What symbol is next to your state's capital city on a map?
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Dot with a circle around it or a star (except for the residents of Washington, D.C.)
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Washington, D.C. is the capital of our country. Is Washington, D.C., a state or a city?
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City
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A map that shows buildings, houses, and roads would be a: state map, neighborhood map, or world map
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neighborhood map
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Name a country besides the United States that is located in North America.
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Choices: Mexico, Canada, countries in Central America
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What states border your state?
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South Carolina, Florida, Alabama
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Is there more land or water shown on a globe(or world map)?
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water
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A river is a large body of flowing water. In what part of the United States is the Mississippi River located?
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near the middle
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Find at least one state that does not touch or border any other state?
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Choices: Alaska, Hawaii
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Think about railroad tracks look like. Draw the map symbol that might be used to show a railroad track.
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Two horizontal lines with several parallel lines through them.
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What country are you in if you are in the city of New York?
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United States
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What is something that a globe can show; people, air, or water?
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water
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Our flag has fifty stars on it. These stars are symbols that stand for
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states
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Name two states that are on the opposite sides of the United States.
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Answers might include: New York and California, Oregon and North Carolina, etc.
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Who would probably use a map more on the job, an airplane pilot or a grocery store manager? Why?
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A pilot; he/she has to use maps regularly to fly to different locations
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A direction is the way you point or move. What direction is the Atlantic Ocean from the United States?
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to the right or east
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Which state has more land, Texas or Vermont?
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Texas
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Is Canada or Mexico closer to where you live?
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Canada
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What is your address? Whis is it important to know your address?
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It helps people find your home
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Most cities on a map have a black dot next to them. What do we call this black dot: a key, a symbol, or a direction?
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symbol
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Borers are things that show where one place starts and another ends. How are borders between states usually shown on a map?
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lines
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which is Canada: a country, a city, or a state?
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country
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What kinds of things would you expect to find on a map of your school?
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principal's office, classrooms, cafeteria, restrooms, playground, drinking fountains
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Which has land all around it, a lake or an ocean?
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lake
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Asia is the largest body of land in the world. The seven largest bodies of land on Earath are called
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continents
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