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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 12

World Maps & Globes

Continents, oceans and coordinates

What your child practices

Continents and oceans, hemispheres, latitude and longitude, map scale, projections and kinds of maps.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: 6/7.G.GR.1; 6/7.G.GR.2 · using maps, coordinates and spatial thinking to describe absolute and relative location

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The prime meridian divides Earth into…

    • Northern and Southern Hemispheres
    • Summer and winter
    • Oceans and continents
    • Eastern and Western Hemispheres

  2. Question 2

    The North Pole is at which latitude?

    • 0°
    • 45° N
    • 90° N
    • 180° N

  3. Question 3

    A map that shows countries, borders and capitals is a…

    • Physical map
    • Elevation map
    • Climate map
    • Political map

  4. Question 4

    The Himalayas, with Mount Everest, are on which continent?

    • North America
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Africa

  5. Question 5

    "Next to the river, north of the mountains" is an example of…

    • Absolute location
    • Relative location
    • A projection
    • Latitude

  6. Question 6

    Places near the equator are usually…

    • Frozen all year
    • Warm all year
    • Dark half the year
    • Always snowy

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