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| One of seven very large areas that make up all of the earth's land is called a | continent. |
| One of four large bodies of salt water that make up most of the earth's surface area is called | an ocean. |
| A compass rose is | a guide to directions on a map. |
| On a globe or map of the world, water is usually colored | blue. |
| One disadvantage of using a globe is | We can not see all of the world at the same time, because we can not see what is on the back of the globe, while we are looking at the front. |
| An advantage of using a flat map instead of a globe is | we can see the entire world at one time. |
| The seven continents are | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. |
| The names of the four oceans are the | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. |
| The imaginary line that goes all the way around the earth, dividing it into two equal halves, a northern half and a southern half is called the | equator |
| The half of the earth that is north of the equator is the | Northern Hemisphere |
| The imaginary line that goes all the way around the earth, dividing it into two equal halves, an eastern half and a western half is called the | prime meridian. |
| The point which is furthest south on the earth is | the south pole. |
| Another name for a line of latitude is a | parallel. |
| In what hemispheres is the continent of North America located? | Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere |
| Lines of latitude run | west and east. |
| Grid lines called lines of longitude, run up and down, north to south. These lines are also called | meridians. |
| Lines of latitude, and lines of longitude | have numbers on them. |
| Lines of longitude run | north and south. |
| The point which is furthest north on the earth is | the north pole. |
