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| 1. What is the name of the capitol of Kentucky? |
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| 2. What is the name of the capitol of the United States of America? |
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| 3. What country do you live in? |
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| 4. Name two of the earth's four oceans. |
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| Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic |
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| 5. Which has more people living in in it, a city or neighborhood? |
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| 6. Name the ocean that does not end in the letter "c"? |
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| 7. The largest bodies of water on earth are called? |
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| 8. In which country do you live Canada, United States, or Mexico? |
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| 9. Our country is made up of fifty parts. What are these called? |
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| 10. A _____ is a drawing of part of the earth on a flat piece of paper. |
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| 11. What is the name of the state in which you live? |
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| 12. A map's symbols are small drawings of real things. What symbol might be used to show an airport? |
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| 13. A capital city is where the government leaders work. What is the name of your state's capital city? |
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| 14.Are the largest bodies on earth called mountains, continents, or countries? |
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| 15. Is the U.S. a city, a state, or a country? |
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| 16. A map's key "unlocks" what the symbols stand for on a map. What symbol might stand for a highway? |
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| 17. Which map would show the most land, one of a state or city? |
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| 18. Besides oceans, what other bodies of water can be found on earth? |
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| Lake, pond, streams, and rivers. |
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| 19. Which has water all around it, a lake or an island? |
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| 20. There are seven big areas of Land on Earth called continents. Which of these continents do you live on? |
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| 21. Which has more people living in it: a city or neighborhood? |
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| 22. A globe is a model of the Earth. What color is the symbol for water on a globe? |
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| 23. Which ocean touches Alaska: the Atlantic or Arctic? |
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| 24. What is the name of the capital city for all of the U.S.? |
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| 25. What part of a map tells you what the symbols mean? |
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| 26. Is the state of North Dakota above or below South Dakota? |
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| 27. Find on a map of the world the ocean that does not end with the letter "C"? |
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| 28. 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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| 29. Which is Canada: a country, city, or state? |
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| 30. Which has land all around it: a lake or an ocean? |
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| 31. Borders 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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| 32. Find at least one state that does not touch or border any other state. |
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| 33. Name a country besides the U.S. that is located in North America? |
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| 34. A river is a large body of flowing water. In what part of the U.S. is the Mississippi River located? |
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| 35. Which state has more land: Texas or Vermont? |
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| 36. Washington D.C. is the capital of our country. Is Washington D.C. a state or a city? |
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| 37. Name two states that are on opposite sides of the U.S. |
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| 38. Is Canada or Mexico closer to where you live? |
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| 39. Our flag has fifty stars on it. These stars are symbols that stand for? |
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40. Asia is the largest body of land in the world. The seven largest bodies of
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| 41. What states border your state? |
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| Kentucky is bordered by = Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. |
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| 42. A direction is a way you point or move. What direction is the Atlantic Ocean from the United States? |
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| 43. Is there more land or water shown on a globe? |
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| 44. Think about what railroad tracks look like. Draw a map symbol that might be used to show a railroad track. |
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| 45. What country are you in if you are in the city of New York? |
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| 46. Who would probably use a map more on the job, an airplane pilot or a grocery store manager? Why? |
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| Airplane pilot. They need maps to get from place to place. |
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| 47. What is something that a globe can show: people, air, or water? |
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| 48. What symbol is next to your state's capital on a map? |
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| 49. A map that shows buildings, houses, and roads would be a state map, neighborhood map, or world map? |
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| 50. Which of these places can you swim in: ocean, hill, river, map, or lake? |
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| Oceans, rivers, and lakes. |
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| 51. Which state is surrounded by a large ocean? |
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| 52. Would you find an airport symbol on a globe? Why or why not? |
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| 53. Is the state of Florida an island? How do you know? |
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| No. It is not surrounded by water. |
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| 54. Which state has more land, Maine or Alaska? |
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| 55. Name two states that touch or border Canada. |
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| 56. What do we call the place on the very top of a globe? Is it on land? |
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| 57. Washington, D.C. is the ____________ of the United Sates. |
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| 58. A ____________ is a large body of flowing water. |
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| 59. I am made up of fresh water. I have many fish and plants. I can be deep, but you can swim around my shores. I am not a river. What am I? |
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| 60. A new student from Mexico comes to your school. Is Mexico in the United States? |
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| 61. Dallas is in the state of ____________. |
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| 62. Not including the state where you live, how many states are in the United States? |
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| 63. What ocean is between Africa and Australia? |
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| 64. Is your school closer to the North or South Pole? |
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| 65. Draw a map symbol for a park, a library, and a school. |
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| Student has to do this one on paper. |
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| 66. France is located on what continent? |
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| 67. Is it hot or cold at the South Pole? How can you tell? |
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| Cold. Too far from the equator. |
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| 68. Which city is not a state capital: Salt Lake City, Little Rock, or Detroit? |
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| 69. Which three oceans touch the United States? |
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| Pacific, Artic and Atlantic. |
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| 70. Rivers are usually what color on a map? |
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| 71. Which state has more land, Kansas or Rhode Island? |
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| 72. What do you call the lines that separate states on a map? |
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