7th Grade 3

What area of the world was influenced the most by Islamic development?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following countries experienced a decline in immigration to the United States by the 1860s?

• Ireland

• France

• Denmark

• Netherlands

• Germany

This map traces the voyage of an explorer from ____?

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

1

Words like north, south, east, and west are direction words. These words describe where places are. It is important to know what direction to go. This way you can find new places.

2

There are some helpful ways to tell which direction you are facing. The sun rises in the east. It sets in the west. This can help you remember where east and west are.

3

There are also ways to remember where north and south are. Stand facing east. Hold your left hand out to the side. It points north. Hold your right hand out to the side. It points south.

4

There is a special tool that can help tell directions. This tool is called a compass. A compass has direction words and an arrow that always points to the north. You line this arrow up with the direction word north. Then the direction words for north, south, east, and west point the right way. A compass lets you tell directions when it is dark or when you are inside.

5

A compass rose also helps you tell directions. It is a picture on a map. It shows where north, south, east, and west are on the map.

6

Once you know about directions, you will notice signs showing north, south, east, and west all around you!

How are a compass and a compass rose the SAME?

• both are on a map

• both are on a sign

• both tell direction

• both tell the time

The map above illustrates what type of map?

• thematic map

• political map

• road map

• physical map

Jason wants to use this map legend to create a map.  What kind of map could he create using these symbols?

• camping area map

• city map

• amusement park map

• zoo map

Read the list.

• Increased soil salination below Aswan High Dam
• Oil pollution threatening coral reefs
• Water pollution from agricultural pesticide
• Rapid growth in population straining the Nile River

This list contains examples of how —

• human systems have impacted physical systems

• physical systems have impacted human systems

• natural disasters are changing the environment

• the environment is changing political boundaries

Refined Petroleum Use of Some Nations,
2013–14

Nation Petroleum Use
(Barrels per Day) Canada2,390,000China10,760,000Indonesia?Russia3,320,000

 

 Source: CIA World Factbook

Based on the graph, which figure completes the table correctly?

• 1,039,000

• 1,660,000

• 2,232,000

• 3,864,000

Based on the information in the table, in which nation is population decreasing?

• Argentina

• Sweden

• UK

Value of Exports of Some Nations
(in billions of U.S. dollars, 2014 estimate)

Nation. Value of Exports

India. 342.5

Indonesia. 179.4

South Korea. 628.0

Spain. 317.3

• India

• Indonesia

• South Korea

• Spain