Bellwork Week 3 Day 11. On a map whose scale is ¼ inch equals 10 miles, two locations that are 3 inches apart are really ____ miles apart.

2. Why are flat maps not completely accurate when showing the world.

3. Why are lines of latitude and longitude important?

4. On a map, what words would be next to a star or dot with a circle around it in the country of Bolivia?

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Because the Earth’s surface is curved and not flat which causes distortion

They help located points on the Earth’s surface.

La Paz or Sucre

Bellwork Week 3 Day 21. What line is father north, the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn?

2. Is a bay a water body or landform?

3. What direction does the Nile River flow?

4. What continents does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?

Tropic of Cancer

A water body

South to North

North America, Asia, and Africa

Bellwork Week 3 Day 31. What is the western border of the contiguous United States?

2. What does a political map show?

3. The following are the three larges seas in the world 1: South China, 2: Caribbean, 3 Mediterranean. In what hemispheres is each located?

4. What imaginary line of latitude is located 66 ½ degrees North?

Pacific Ocean

Borders between states, countries, and continents

South China: Eastern, Northern Caribbean: Western, Northern Mediterranean: Northern, Western, Eastern

Arctic Cirlce

Bellwork Week 3 Day 41. The North Pole is ___________ degrees North.

2. Is South America, in what direction does the Parana River flow?

3. Which continent is largest in land area? Smallest?

4. In what state are you located if you can see the Chukchi Sea?

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From north to south

Asia, Australia

Alaska