2nd grade Maps and Geography Unit

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2nd gradeMaps and Geography Unit
Jeopardy
D.Showker Peak View Elem.
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Maps Geography Jeopardy
Vocabulary Map Parts
Oceans
United States
Virginia
Continents
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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question Vocabulary Map Parts

• Symbols
• look like people.
• are not on a map.
• stand for something else on a map.
• stand for sounds.

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100 Answer Vocabulary Map Parts
Symbols stand for something else on a map (c).
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200 Question Vocabulary Map Parts

• The equator is
• a place at the north pole.
• an imaginary line running around the middle of
  the Earth on a map or a globe.
• not on a map.
• not on a globe.

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200 Answer Vocabulary Map Parts
The equator is an imaginary line running around
the middle of the Earth on a map or a globe (b).
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300 Question Vocabulary Map Parts
What are the three (3) parts of a map?
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300 Answer Vocabulary Map Parts
Title, compass rose (or directional indicator),
and legend (or map key)
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400 Question Vocabulary Map Parts
Identify the directions on this compass rose.
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400 Answer Vocabulary Map Parts
N
E
W
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S
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500 Question Vocabulary Map Parts
How is a map different from a globe?
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500 Answer Vocabulary Map Parts
A map is a flat picture of the Earth, and a globe
is a model of the Earth.
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100 Question Virginia

• Virginias shape is most like a
• triangle.
• square.
• circle.
• rectangle.

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100 Answer Virginia
Virginias shape is most like a triangle (a).
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200 Question Virginia
What is the name of this river in Virginia?
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200 Answer Virginia
James River
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300 Question Virginia
Which dot on this map of Virginia is Richmond
(red or blue)?
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300 Answer Virginia
Richmond is the red dot on this map.
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400 Question Virginia
What is the blue dot on this map of Virginia?
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400 Answer Virginia
The blue dot on this map is Harrisonburg.
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500 Question Virginia
What mountain range is shown on this map?
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500 Answer Virginia
Appalachian Mountains
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100 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
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100 Answer Oceans
Atlantic Ocean
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200 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
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200 Answer Oceans
Pacific Ocean
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300 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
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300 Answer Oceans
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Arctic Ocean
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400 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
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400 Answer Oceans
Indian Ocean
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500 Question Oceans
What 3 oceans touch North America?
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500 Answer Oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans
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100 Question United States
What letter on this map is the Mississippi River?
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100 Answer United States
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C is the Mississippi River
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200 Question United States
What letter shows the mountains closest to
Virginia?
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200 Answer United States
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E Appalachian Mountains
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300 Question United States

• What river divides Texas from Mexico?
• Rio Grande River
• Mississippi River
• James River

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300 Answer United States
The Rio Grande River divides Texas from Mexico
(a).
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400 Question United States
What is the name of the region labeled D?
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400 Answer United States
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D - Great Lakes Region
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500 Question United States

• What mountain range is on the western side of the
  United States?
• Massanutten
• Appalachian Mountains
• Rocky Mountains

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500 Answer United States
The Rocky Mountains are on the western side of
the United States (c).
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100 Question Continents
What continent is shown in red on this map?
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100 Answer Continents
Antarctica
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200 Question Continents
What continent is shown in purple on this map?
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200 Answer Continents
South America
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300 Question Continents
What continent is shown in orange on this map?
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300 Answer Continents
Australia
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400 Question Continents
What continent is shown in blue on this map?
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400 Answer Continents
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Africa
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500 Question Continents
Which 2 continents are mostly connected?
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500 Answer Continents
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Europe and Asia
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Final Jeopardy
Why is the Pacific Ocean shown in two
different places on a map of the world?
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Final Jeopardy
The Pacific Ocean is shown in two places on a
map of the world because the world is round, but
a map is flat. In order to make it flat, they
had to divide the ocean in half.