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TEST FRIDAY 9/14

Study Guide: Continents, Oceans, Map Skills, 9/11

1.       Name the 7 Continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia

2.       Name the 5 Oceans: Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern

3.       Label the 7 continents on a map.

4.       Label the 5 oceans on a map.

5.       Continent – large body of land

6.       Ocean – large body of water

7.       Latitude – lines that run east and west

8.       Longitude – lines that run north and south

9.       Equator – main line of latitude

10.   Prime Meridian – main line of longitude

11.   Draw the cardinal directions.

12.   Draw the intermediate directions.

13.   Compass Rose – small drawing on a map that indicates direction

14.   Scale – shows distance on a map

15.   Symbol – anything that stands for something else

16.   Map key – tells what each symbol on a map stands for

Write 5 facts about September 11, 2001. (9/11)

-          8:46 1^st plane hits North Tower

-          9:03 2^nd plane hits South Tower

-          9:37 3^rd plane hits the Pentagon

-          10:00 4^th plane crashes in a field in Shanksville, PA (Flight 93)

-          10:00 South Tower collapses

-          10:30 North Tower collapses

-          Almost 3,000 people died

-          Terrorism – act of violence designed to spread fear

-          19 members of al Qaeda committed these acts

-          al Qaeda – terrorist group responsible for 9/11

-          Osama bin Laden – leader of al Qaeda

-          Hijacked – forcefully taken over

-          You may write anything else that you know, learned in class, or learned from Mr. Kessler’s presentation.