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#Geography

What does the scale on a map tell us?

How much the distance on paper is actually worth on the ground (1cm = 50km)

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What is a globe?

A ball with a map of the whole world on it

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What is an atlas?

A book of maps

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What are symbols used for on a map?

simple drawing used on a map to show where things such as castles and hospitals are

A small

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What does a map key tell you?

What the various symbols mean

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What is a map?

A flat drawing of the Earth

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What is a compass used for?

Showing which directions are which

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What is the North Pole?

The most northerly part of the Earth

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What are settlements?. Places where people live. Villages

towns

and cities are settlements

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What is a village?

A small settlement in the countryside

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. What is a valley?

A line of low land between hills or mountains

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What is a mountain?

A very high part of the Earth

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What is a gorge?

A narrow

deep valley with steep sides

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What are springs?

Places where water flows naturally from the ground

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Who are tourists?

Someone visiting a place for pleasure rather than for work

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What are crops?

Plants grown by farmers

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