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Kindergarten · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-1EDM8BD-ORHP

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

Answers and teaching notes

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

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.