Social Studies Weekly 5th Grade "Place"

__________ describe the natural environment of an area, such as landscapes, plants, climate, and animals.

• Location

• Physical Characteristics

• Physical Map

• Places

Which of the following are examples of physical characteristics of an area?

• Location, People, Cultures

• Movement, Vegtation, Cultures

• Climate, Vegtation, and Landforms

• Cultures, Mountains, Space

What type of map shows the world's major physical features?

• Political Map

• Location Map

• Physical Map

• Climate Map

Examples of landforms are?

• Mountains, Plains, Valleys, and Deserts

• Population, Cultures, and Animals

• Continents, Oceans, and Seas

• Space, Air, Oceans, and Rocks

Seven large areas of land covering the Earth are known as __________.

• Oceans

• Countries

• Seas

• Continents

__________ are the largest bodies of water, making up more than two-thirds of the world.

• Continents

• Lakes

• Countries

• Oceans

How much of the Earth is covered by land?

• One-half

• One-third

• Two-thirds

• One-fourth

How much of the Earth is covered by water?

• about One-third

• about One-half

• about One-fourth

• about Two-thirds

Africia, Asia, Antartica, Australia, North America, South America, and Europe are ________________________________

• Countries

• Continents

• Oceans

• Seas

There are _________ continents.

• 6

• 7

• 9

• 8