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Understanding Earth Models and Map Types: A Guide to Geography

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This overview provides essential knowledge about the Earth, exploring the concept of a globe as a round model, identifying the cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West), and discussing geographical divisions such as hemispheres and continents. It explains key geographical terms, including the equator, prime meridian, and the types of maps—political, historical, and physical—used to represent different information about our world. Ideal for students and geography enthusiasts, this guide offers a concise reference to fundamental geographic principles.

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Understanding Earth Models and Map Types: A Guide to Geography

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  1. Map and Globe Review

  2. What is a round model of the Earth called? Answer: a globe

  3. Name the four cardinal directions. Answer: North, South, East and West

  4. What is the imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres called? Answer: the equator

  5. Name the 7 continents • Answer: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica and Africa

  6. Name the four oceans. • Answer: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean

  7. Which 2 hemispheres does the prime meridian divide the Earth into? Answer: Eastern and Western Hemispheres

  8. What is half a sphere called? Answer: a hemisphere

  9. One of the Earth’s seven great bodies of land is called a ____________. Answer: continent

  10. What is the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres called? Answer: Prime Meridian

  11. Which map shows information such as cities, capitals, states, and countries? Answer: Political Map

  12. Which map shows information about past events and where they occurred? Answer: Historical Map

  13. Which map shows natural features of the Earth? Answer: Physical Map

  14. What shows the relationship between distances on a map and actual distances? Answer: scale

  15. What explains what each symbol on a map stands for? (It goes by two names.) Answer: Map Key or Legend

  16. A picture of the Earth’s surface that shows the distance, direction, and size of a place is called a ____________. Answer: map

  17. A person who makes map is called a ___________. Answer: Cartographer

  18. Bonus: What hemispheres do we live in? Answer: Northern and Western Hemisphere

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