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Test is Thursday, December 14th 
Maps show where places are located. 
A globe is a round map. 
All maps should have three things: map key/legend,  
title, and a compass rose .
A map key/legend shows symbols used on the map.
A compass rose shows directions on a map: north, south, east, and west. Locate the five oceans of the world on a map. (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern). 
Locate the seven continents on a map and identify the one on which we live. (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia) 
K  now that the United States is the country in which we live. Locate the United States of America on a map.
L  ocate the Great Lakes on a map.
10. Locate Virginia on a map. 11. N  ame the capital of the US (Washington D.C.) and tell what symbol shows where it is on a map (a star with a circle around it).
12. L  ocate the Mississippi River on a map and name the river that flows through Virginia- James River.
1  3. Understand that a mountain range consists of many mountains. Understand that the Rocky Mountains are located in the western United States and the Appalachian Mountains are located in the eastern United States.
14. Name and locate the Equator on a map. 
Geography Tricks Great Lakes:To geographically place the Great Lakes: “Sally Made Henry Eat Oreos” or SMHEO Lake Superior is the Great Lake farthest west, to the right (east) of Lake Superior is Lake Michigan, then Lake Huron, then Lake Erie and Lake Ontario is the Great Lake farthest to the east. Continents Story:North America married South America and they went east to Europe for their honeymoon. They had quadruplets, who all had A names: Africa, Australia, Asia (who was the biggest, even though he had the shortest name) and Antarctica, the coldest child. Mississippi River Location:MIMAL- Mimal is an elf with a top hat, big belly, and boots in the middle of the country. He is made from the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The front of his outline is where the Mississippi River flows from North to South in the United States. Virg in ia ’s N eig h bors:To remember the order of the states surrounding Virginia: Mustard With Ketchup Tastes Nasty Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina 
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