Social-Studies 1

The Caribbean Region located between these two continents.

• Africa and Australia

• North America and Europe

• North and South America

• South America and Africa

From a space craft, an astronaut can see the Earth's surface is made up of:

• Continents only

• More water than land masses

• Continents and islands only

• Equal portions of land and water

The line of latitude 23 1/2 degrees north, which masses just north of Cuba is the ___________________.

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Lines of latitude and longitude together help us find the _______________ of places on a map.

• Time

• Location

• Population

• Size

The Caribbean Region is located within which of the following climatic zone.

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Frigid

• Polar

The people in hot wet climates would most likely be engaged in:

• Searching for water

• Farming and lumbering

• Building homes with electric heaters

• Clearing away snow during the winter

All of the following factors will contribute to the population of a place except:

• The availability of jobs and resources

• The climate

• The language spoken

• The landscape

Which of the following is made of renewable resources only.

• Forest, land and water

• Bauxite, gold and petroleum

• Forest, bauxite and land

• Petroleum, water and gold

In which of the following countries will you find large bauxite?

• Cuba

• Barbados

• Puerto-Rico

• Jamaica

Tom is doing a class project on human resources. Which of the groups below is he most likely to include in his project?

• Minerals, tools, equipment

• Managers, farmers, students

• Soil, water, forest

• Goods, buildings, machinery