2 nd grade study guide - geography test date
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2 nd Grade Study Guide - GEOGRAPHY
Test Date:
Objectives:
Develop map skills by using globes and maps of the world and the US tolocate
2.6a the seven continents and oceans2.6b the equator, Prime Meridian, and the four hemispheres
Key Vocabulary:
Continent
Ocean
Prime Meridian
Equator
Extra Resources: (on class page)
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Name DateThe student will develop map skills by locating the equator, the seven continents, and the four
oceans on maps and globes.
The EquatorThe Equator is an imaginary line around the middle
of the Earth.
ASIA NORTOPACIFIC
ME-RICA ATLANTIC.
OCEAN OCEAN
uator
SOUTHAMERICA
USTRALI
ANTARCTICA
Tace the Equator with a red crayon.
Write Yes or No to answer each question.I. Does the Equator cross Africa?
2. Does the Equator cross North America?
3. Does the Equator cross South America?
4. Is Europe north of the Equator?
5. Is Australia north of the Equator?
UROPE
AFRICA
- --INDIAN
OCEAN
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Teaching Notes/Directions: If possü)le, display a world map and globe and have the students find the Equator. o
Explain that the Equator is an imaginary line on maps and globes. It runs around the middle of the Earth. Show
how the top half of the Earth is north of the Equator and the bottom half of the Earth is south of the Equator. Havethe students frace the Equator on the page. Help the students locate Africa, Asia, North America, South America,Europe, Australia, and Antarctica on the map and globe. Then instruct the students to answer each question usingthe map or globe. After the students complete the page, review their answers orally.
32 Virginia SOL 2.5a Virginia SOL Resource Book
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Pacifie Oean
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South America
Pacific OceanIndian Ocean
Australia
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Anteretiea
1. Use a RED pen to the EQUATOR.2. Use a BLUE pen to Wacethe PRIME MERIDIAN.
3. The equator and the prime meridian come together and divide the map intohow many hemispheres?
4. Look at the shaded part of the map. What hemisphere is it? (Northern,Southern, Eastern, Western)
5. What imaginary lines separate the northern and southern hemisphere?
6. The divides the globe into eastern andwestern hemisphere.
Name
Equator, Meridian, HemispheresMore practice
= Write the abbreviations for the 8 directions above on the compass rose.
On the map above, trace the Equator
red and the Prime Merid[qn green
11, Start where the Prime Meridianand Equator cross paths. Move southeast, What
continent is in this section? Circle one.Asia South America Australia
12. Now move to the 'bottom leftsection. What two hemisphere.arehere?Northern Southern Eastern Western
13. If you wanted to visit somewhere warm any time of the yearnwhich part of the mapwould you go to?
Places on the Prime Meridian Places on the Equator
14. What continent do you live on?
15-20. Does your continent touch any of the following? Yes or No?
Equator?Northern Hemisphere?Eastern Hemisphere?
prime Meridian?Southern Hemisphere?Western Hemisphere?
21-22. Go back up to the map and add a star at the North Pole and a triangle at theSouth Pole. 201S
Equaton meridian, Hemispneres
On both maps below, trace frhe Equator red, and the Prime Merldlan green.
Color the: - or-argeHansphere Western Hemisphere - light yellow
SNthern Ha-nisphere blueEastern Hemis here hå Ink
Is mostly in these two hemispheres;
America .and
Southi$ mostly inthese two hemispheres:
America and
EuropeDoes:the
Circle Equator/Prime
one. Equator Meridian
Prime run
Meridian through the
both continent?
neither
is mostly In •these two hemispheres
Asiaand
AfricaDoes the Equdtor/Prlme Meridian run through the continent?
Circle one. Equator Prime Meridian 'both neither
IS NOT in the hemisphere.
AustraliaDoes the Equator/Prlme Merldlan run through the
both continent?
neitherClrcle one. Equator Prime Meridlan
NameDirections, continents ane Hemispheres, on my:crossword puzzle
NorthAmerica
wPacificOcean
/ ISA \
Across5 'Bodies of land found In all thehemispheres.
8. An Invisible that divides tKeWestern Hemisphere From the EasternHemisphere
O. A Northern Hemisphere continentthat As north o? Afrjca€
DownL An invisible fine dividing the Northern
and Sootherhkemisphere.
2 YoutJeave Europe and go east: WhichNorthern Hemisphere continentdo you,
reach?
3. A body of watetfoundEarth
•4 You are in Soufh America, You are
going to Alaskq In which direction
must yougo?
6 A continent that 'is divided-dmosf In
half by the equator,
Z The name half of the 'Earth.
Q An ocean above Norfh America.
Ocean
Europe
PacliicAtlantic. OceanOcean
Africa
South indian
•America Ocean
Australia
Ocean
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