The course and geographic maps
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the names of the 6 continents and 4 oceans in your notebook and next to each note where you found it on the atlas (for example, in which hemisphere).
Sample: Africa — in both hemispheres, crossed by the equator; Pacific — the largest, between Asia and the Americas.
2
The distance from your school to your home is 2 km. How many cm is it on a plan at 1 : 10 000?
20
3
Two places are 6 cm apart on a map with scale 1 : 2 000 000. What is the real distance in km?
120
4
Write 2–3 sentences in your own words on the difference between “continent” and “part of the world”.
A continent is a natural, tectonically whole landmass; a part of the world is a historical-cultural division. For example, Eurasia is one continent but the parts of the world Europe and Asia.