Social Studies Unit 1

What does the word regions mean?

• areas with features that set them apart from other areas
• farmland
• the borders of a particular place
• land areas where people have never lived

In which geographic region of the United States is Indiana located?

• Northeast
• West
• Midwest
• Southwest

Which city is the capital of Indiana?

• Fort Wayne
• Indianapolis
• Evansville
• South Bend

On which body of water is Indiana's capital located?

• Lake Michigan
• Wabash River
• Lake Wawasee
• White River

Which term names the layer of soil and rock that forms Earth's surface?

• atmosphere
• biosphere
• lithosphere
• hydrosphere

Which geographic force shaped Indiana's landscape and environment?

• earthquakes
• glaciers
• floodwaters
• lithosphere

Which of Indiana's physical regions contains coal, oil, and natural gas?

• Northern Moraine and Lake
• Central Till Plain
• Dunes
• Southern Hills and Lowlands

From where did many of Indiana's settlers in the early 1800's have ancestors from?

• England, Scotland, Ireland
• Africa
• Mexico
• Asia

What are the imaginary lines that run east and west on a map called?

• Latitude
• Prime Meridian
• Longitude
• Parrallel Lines

Which state borders Indiana to the north?

• Michigan
• Illinois
• Ohio
• Kentucky