Social Studies Review - Chapters 1-4

The ____________ divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

• prime meridian

• equator

• horizontal lines on a map or globe

• compass rose

In order to group together areas of land with common characteristics, geologists separate them into

• towns

• states

• national parks

• regions

 an area that shares physical characteristics that make it different from places outside the region

• cultural region

• physical region

• regional tournament

• outside region

an area where people share cultural characteristics

• cultural region

• physical region

• regional tournament

• indoor region

A grouping of all areas where most people speak Spanish is an example of a

• Mexican landscape

• culturally diverse neighborhood

• cultural region

• physical region

A word for the information that people use to decide something is

• scale

• legend

• criteria

• globe

 

A grouping of all areas where most people share the same religion is an example of a

• cultural region

• compass rose

• physical region

• church

Which is a savanna?

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A grouping of all areas where the annual rainfall is similar is an example of a

• cultural region

• tropical region

• flood-zone

• physical region

 

A grouping of all areas that share the same mountain range is an example of a

• cultural region

• Appalachia

• physical region

• range of ideas