Social Studies, Unit 1

What type of map helps you locate countries on a continent?

• a climate map

• a population map

• a political map

• a physical map

The Equator passes through which two continents?

• South America and Africa

• North America and Europe

• Antarctica and Australia

• Asia and Antarctica

The numbers on the sides and bottom of a grid map are called _________________.

• numbers

• letters

• coordinates

• lines

Lines of latitude go vertically around the Earth.

• True

• False

• There are no such lines.

• They go in a zigzag motion.

Which ocean does the Prime Meridian pass through?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• None

What kind of map shows mountains, rivers, oceans, and forests?

• a population map

• a physical map

• a climate map

• a hemisphere map

Which is NOT an ocean on Earth?

• Northern Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

A round model of the Earth is a _____________.

• climate map

• grid map

• population map

• globe

There are ___________ continents.

• eight

• five

• seven

• twelve

True or False.

The Prime Meridian divides Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

• False

• True