Social Studies Week 6 Test

What is a primary resource?

An object made by a human being is a called an _____

• map

• artifact

• cat

• primary resource

Documents made by someone who did NOT experience something first hand is called a ______

• political

• pencil

• geography

• secondary resource

The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area; landscape, view is called _______

• topography

• Mrs. McCutcheon

• map

• population map

On a topographic map, which of these is the lowest in elevation?

• rivers

• hills

• mountains

Answer explanation

Elevation is the height in which the Earth is.

Mountains have high elevation.

If you wanted to know how much rainfall difference areas have what type of map would be the best?

• climate map

• political map

• geography

Based on what we have learned, what is a map scale used for?

• to show cardinal directions

• the actual distances represented on a map

• shows what each symbol means

Explain why comparing old and new maps can be useful?

A map that shows physical features such as landforms and bodies of water is called a _______.

• climate map

• teacher

• physical map

this map shows boundaries between countries, states and provinces.

• political map

• teacher map

• physical map