Maps and Globes Overview

These flashcards cover key concepts about maps and globes as outlined in the second-grade social studies curriculum.

What shape is a globe?

A globe is a sphere.

Globes can show continents, countries, and bodies of water.

What can globes show?

How many continents are there on Earth?

There are seven continents.

How many oceans are there on Earth?

There are five oceans.

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C.

Which countries are part of North America?

The United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.

What does a map typically show?

Maps can show continents, countries, and bodies of water but are flat.

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern.

What are the names of the five oceans?

A continent is a large area of land.

What is a continent?

You can use a classroom or online map.

How can you locate your state on a map?

A globe is a sphere.

What shape is a globe?

Globes can show continents, countries, and bodies of water.

What can globes show?

There are seven continents.

How many continents are there on Earth?

There are five oceans.

How many oceans are there on Earth?

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C.

Which countries are part of North America?

The United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.

What does a map typically show?

Maps can show continents, countries, and bodies of water but are flat.

What are the names of the five oceans?

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern.

What is a continent?

A continent is a large area of land.

How can you locate your state on a map?

You can use a classroom or online map.

Can you name all seven continents?

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.