Social Studies Test

Which map feature helps you find which direction to travel in?

• scale

• mapkey

• compass rose

Which map feature helps you find the distance of a place from another place on the map?

• compass rose

• map key

• scale

One inch on the map equals 1 mile. If New York City is 3 inches from Queens, how many miles away is Queens?

• 1.5

• 2

• 3

Which theme of geography describes the way people and goods move in a place?

• Place

• Movement

• human-environment interaction

Which theme of geography describes where a place is on the map?

• movement

• population

• location

True or False:

Location can be absolute OR relative.

• true

• false

Geography is...

• the study of ocean animals

• the study of the planets

• the study of the physical features of the earth

How many themes of geography are there?

• 7

• 5

• 2

New York City is broken into 5 regions called the...

• borough

• city

• state

The capital of New York is...

• Queens

• Albany

• Manhattan