5th grade social studies End of Year Review

A Map that shows land forms and elevation and reflects how the Earth looks from space

• thematic map
• population map
• physical map
• political map

imaginary lines running east and west on a globe or map that measure distance from the equator

• longitude
• latitude
• prime meridian
• hemisphere

Imaginary lines on a map or globe that run north and south measuring distances from the prime meridian.

• longitude
• latitude
• equator
• tropic of cancer

If I wanted to see what states border Louisiana, what type of map would I use?

• physical map
• globe
• precipitation map
• political map

A group or chain of islands

• ocean
• archipelago
• island
• bay

A stream or river that runs into a larger river

• tributary
• delta
• bay
• inlet

A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river

• tributary
• gulf
• delta
• coast

What caused the oceans to become shallower during the ice age?

• The Vikings were using all the water
• It all evaporated
• It stopped raining 
• The water got locked up in glaciers

What effect did agriculture have on early peoples?

• They stopped killing animals
• They settled in one area for longer periods
• They ran out of land space
• They never had to worry about food anymore

• Iroquois?
• Southwest Desert?
• Northwest Coast?
• Great Plains?