The Ancient Maya & Geography Skills
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- Q1The science of studying the earth and all of its features (such as landforms, bodies of water, cultures of people, and how people interact with their environment)ZoologyBotanyArchaeologyGeography120s
- Q2The invisible lines that run east-west and north-south to form an imaginary grid over the planet earth which are used for finding locationsHemispheresPrime Map LegendSpinnersLatitude and Longitude Lines120s
- Q3The unit of measurement used for latitude and longitude; the symbol is a small circle found to the upper right of a coordinateAdditionMultiplicationExponentsDegrees120s
- Q4North, South, East, and WestCardinal DirectionsIntermediate Directions120s
- Q5Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, SoutheastIntermediate DirectionsCardinal Directions120s
- Q60° degrees latitude linePrime MeridianEquator120s
- Q70° degrees longitude linePrime MeridianEquator120s
- Q8The science of creating or designing mapsNomadsMarine BiologyCartographyCivilization120s
- Q9An ancient object such as an arrowhead, a bone, tool, or weapon that tells us about the pastLegaciesTime Warp Trio7th Grade History BookArtifact30s
- Q10The largest of the seven continentsAustraliaAsiaNorth AmericaEurope120s
- Q11Tool on a map that explains all of the symbols found on that map (usually in a text box found on the map)Map Legend120s
- Q12Height above sea levelAccelerationTsunamiCartographyElevation120s
- Q13The largest of the four oceansIndian OceanPacific OceanAtlantic Ocean120s
- Q14Global Positioning System used for navigation (e.g. in our cars and on our phones)PDQOMGLOLGPS120s
- Q15Continent that includes Mexico, Canada, and the United StatesAustraliaSouth AmericaNorth AmericaEurope120s