Chapter 1 Social Studies

What is the study of people and places on earth called?

• geography

• maps

• NASA

• capitals

The equator divides the earth into which 2 hemispheres?

• Northern and Southern

• Eastern and Western

• Northern and Eastern

• Southern and Western

The Earth is shaped like a _____.

• equator

• state

• sphere

• ocean

The largest bodies of water on Earth are called _____.

• communities

• rivers

• hemispheres

• oceans

The United States is an example of a _____.

• continent

• country

• state

• community

_____ are imaginary lines where one place ends and another begins.

• Borders

• Equators

• Spheres

• Governments

The prime meridian divides the Earth into the _____.

• Eastern and Southern hemispheres

• Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Western and Northern hemispheres

• Southern and Northern hemispheres

The United States is divided into smaller parts called _____.

• hemispheres

• countries

• states

• continents

Which of these is completely in the Southern hemisphere?

• North America

• Australia

• Asia

• Europe

Cities and towns are examples of ______.

• oceans

• communities

• continents

• countries