Unit 5: Social Studies Recap Quiz

Points 5 and 13 are called...

• cardinal points

• intermediate points

• intercardinal points

• secondary intercardinal points

Which direction is found at point 11?

• SW

• SSW

• W

• WSW

Which direction is at point 16?

• W

• NW

• NNW

• WNW

Which statement is false?

• Jamaica is located to the south of Cuba

• The Cayman Islands are north-west of Jamaica

• Panama is south of Jamaica

• Haiti is south-east of Jamaica.

Which of the following is correct about lines of latitude?

• They are parallel lines

• They are all great circles

• They include the Prime Meridian

• They pass through the North and South poles

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe the Prime Meridian?

• It measures 0°

• It is a part of a great circle

• It passes through Greenwhich, London

• It divides Earth in Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Jamaica is located at

• 18° north and 77° west

• 77° north and 18° west

• 200° north and 800° west

• 800° west and 200° north

Which is FALSE about the use of scale on a map? We use scale on a map to...

• measure distances between two countries

• calculate distances between two countries on the ground

• show direction between two countries

• compare the distance on the map with the real distance on the ground.

On a map of Paradise Primary School, the scale 1cm = 10m is used. If the measurement from the office to the lab is 7.5cm, what is the actual distance?

• 75m

• 57m

• 70m

• 75km