Social Studies Weekly Quiz (Week 2)

What is the meaning of the word latitude?

• the point on a map showing the location of a place

• the symbol on a map used to show the location of a place

• a line on a map that is used to establish the eastern or western location of a place (side to side)

• a line on a map that is used to establish the northern or southern location of a place (up and down)

What is the meaning of the word longitude?

• the point on a map showing the location of a place

• the symbol on a map used to show the location of a place

• a line on a map that is used to establish the northern or southern location of a place (up and down)

• a line on a map that is used to establish the eastern or western location of a place (side to side)

Use your Research Companion. Look at the United States Regions Map on Page 10 and the Physical Map of the United States on page 13. What state has these coordinates?

30°N, 100°W.

• Texas

• Florida

• Nebraska

• Maine

Why do you think latitude and longitude have been helpful to geographers? (people who study geography)

• Lines of latitude and longitude help geographers show where a place on the earth is located.

• Lines of latitude and longitude help geographers know how many people live in a place.

• Lines of latitude and longitude help geographers know how many hours are in a day.

What is this?

• a compass rose

• a political map

• lines of longitude and latitude

How many regions of the United States are there?

(We will study all of them in 4th grade!)

• fifty

• five

• nineteen

Which of these is an example of a waterway? (choose all that you see)

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What is climate?

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What are some examples of natural resources? (choose all that apply)

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An economy is a system of producing and selling goods and services.

What is the difference between goods and services?

• Goods are items you can buy. Services are ways people can help you for money.

• Goods are ways people can help you for money. Services are items you can buy.

• Goods and services are the same!