| Term | Definition |
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| Which of the following might be of use to a cartographer: aerial photographs, axle and wheels, or shovels? | Aerial photographs would be of more use to a cartographer. |
| What is the definition of peninsula? | A peninsula is an large area of land extending into a body of water. An example would be Florida. |
| Name the five Great Lakes. | The five Great Lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. Remember HOMES -the first letter of each lake. |
| Which of the following is not a city; Seattle, Kentucky, Miami, or Chicago? | Kentucky is not a city because it is a state. |
| Find on a map an example of a body of land that is smaller than a continent and that is completely surrounded by water. What term is used to describe this type of land? | The term used to describe this type of land is island. |
| What is the northernmost point in the world called? The southernmost? | The northernmost point is the North Pole -located in the Arctic Ocean. The southernmost point is the South Pole -located on the continent of Antarctica. |
| Which term doesn't belong; South America, United States, or North America? Why? | This answer must have a reason to back it up -US because it is a country and the other 2 are continents; OR you could say South America because the U.S. is on the North American continent. |
| Which two continents are the first and second largest in area: Antarctica and Australia, North and South America, or Asia and Africa? | Asia and Africa are the first and second largest in area. Asia is about 16,968,000 square miles and Africa is about 11,707,000 square miles. |
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