Social Studies Ch. 3 Review

What are Earth's largest land areas called?

• hemispheres

• equators

• continents

• communities

A town close to the equator is ...

• in the Northern Hemisphere.

• cold and dry.

• hot and wet.

• by St. Louis

How is a globe different from a map?

• It is flat.

• It is easier to carry.

• It shows an aerial view.

• It shows the true shapes of oceans and continents.

What is an example of a SLOW physical process?

• an earthquake

• a forest fire

• running water eroding riverbanks

• a volcano

Which is another name for the southern half of Earth?

• Southern Equator

• Southern Hemisphere

• South America

• South Pole

Plants and animals need each other to survive.

• True

• False

What word means to save?

• community

• border

• preserve

• grow

Which is an example of a renewable resource?

• coal

• oil

• trees

• minerals

What are two examples of fuel? Click the boxes to make a checkmark on the correct answers.

• coal

• plants

• minerals

• oil

The lines that run east and west on a map or globe are called ________.

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• border