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Kindergarten · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-1HFHUY2-ORHP

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1.What is a large flowing body of water?
2.What is a mountain range?
3.What does map scale show?
4.What is longitude?
5.What is latitude?
6.What does a map legend explain?
7.What is land surrounded by water?
8.How do weather and climate differ?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What is a large flowing body of water?A river
  2. What is a mountain range?A connected group of mountains
  3. What does map scale show?Map distance compared with real distance
  4. What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian
  5. What is latitude?Distance north or south of the equator
  6. What does a map legend explain?Map symbols
  7. What is land surrounded by water?An island
  8. How do weather and climate differ?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term

Worked example

Use map tools and features to explain location, movement, and resource use.

Common mistake

Reading a symbol without checking title, legend, direction, and scale.

Helpful hint

Start with the map title and legend.