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What is you address?
???? Mayfield Dr.
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What city do you live in?
Fremont
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What school do you go to?
Glenmoor Elementary
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What state do you live in?
California
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What country do you live in?
United States of America
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What continent do you live on?
North America
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What planet do you live on?
Earth
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Our country is made up of 50 parts. What are these parts called?
states
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The largest bodies of water on Earth are called ____.
oceans
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A ____ is a drawing of part of the Earth on a flat piece of paper.
map
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A map's symbols are small drawings of real things. What symbol might be used to show an airport?
airplane or runway
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A capital city is where the ____ of the state is found.
government
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What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
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What are the largest bodies of land called?
continents
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Is the United States a city, a state, or a country?
country
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Which map would show the most land -- one of a state or one of a city?
state
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Name two of the Earth's five oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
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Besides oceans, what other bodies of water can be found on Earth?
streams, rivers, ponds, lakes
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Which as water all around it, a lake or an island?
island
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How many continents are there?
seven
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Which usually has more people living in it, a city or a neighborhood?
city
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A globe is a model of the Earth. What color is usually used to show water on a globe?
blue
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Which two states are not connected to the rest of the United States?
Alaska and Hawaii
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Which ocean touches Alaska, the Atlantic or the Arctic?
Arctic Ocean
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In which ocean do we find Hawaii?
Pacific Ocean
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What is the capital city for all the United States?
Washington D. C.
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What part of a map tells what the symbols mean?
key or legend
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Name two of the seven continents?
North American, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
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Is the state of North Dakota above or below the state of South Dakota?
above
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Is Canada a country, a city, or a state?
country
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Name a country besides the United States that is located in North America.
Canada, Mexico, and countries in Central America.
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Is Canada or Mexico closer to where we live?
Mexico
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Our flag has fifty stars on it. These stars are symbols for _____.
states
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What states border California?
Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
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What direction is the Atlantic Ocean from the United States?
east
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Is there more land or water on Earth?
water
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Which state is surrounded by a large ocean?
Hawaii
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I am made up of fresh water. I have many fish and plants. I can be deep, but you can swim around my shores. What am I?
lake
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Is Mexico in the United States?
no
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The words north, south, east, west are called ______.
directions
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Do you live on the west coast or east coast of the United States?
west coast
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Which ocean touches the California coast?
Pacific Ocean
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Is the South Pole on a continent?
yes, Antarctica
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Is the North Pole on a continent?
no. it is ice/snow on top of water
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There are 5 big lakes along the northern part of the United States. What are they called?
Think: HOMES
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If you are facing north. What direction is behind you?
south
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What line of longitude divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
prime meridian
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Is Washington D.C. a city or a state?
city
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What do we call the imaginary line of latitude that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
equator
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What is the weather like along the equator?
hot. always closest to the sun.
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