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Worksheets4th Grade Social Studies Unit 1
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
_______ lines on a globe run from east to west.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
3.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
5.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
6.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
7.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
8.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
9.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
10.
This location tells you EXACTLY where something is
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
11.
Define equator
a)
The location of a place.
b)
the line of latitude that circles the middle of the earth.
c)
Earth's main line of longitude.
d)
a natural feature of Earth's surface
12.
The northern most point where the sun shines directly overhead is called the...
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Tropic of cancer
c)
Tropic Seas
d)
Tropic Territory
13.
The southernmost point where the sun shines directly overhead is called...
a)
Tropic of Capicorn
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic Territory
d)
Tropic Tradition
14.
Define Capital
a)
a symbol that shows the main directions
b)
a group of people that make the laws
c)
a city where a country's or state's central government is located.
d)
a solution to a disagreement in which each side gives up a part of what it wants.
15.
The equator divides Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
16.
The United States of America is in which two hemispheres?
a)
Northern hemisphere and the western hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere and eastern hemisphere
c)
Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere
d)
Eastern hemisphere and southern hemisphere
17.
An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is the.....
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
longitude
c)
equator
d)
latitude
18.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres is the...
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
19.
What is half of a sphere called?
a)
Halfsphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Half circle
20.
On which two hemispheres do we live?
a)
Northern hemisphere and Eastern hemisphere
b)
Eastern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere
c)
Western hemisphere and Southern hemisphere
d)
Northern hemisphere and Western hemisphere
21.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
22.
What is the capital of California?
a)
Fresno
b)
Los Angeles
c)
San Francisco
d)
Sacramento
23.
Define landforms
a)
a natural feature of the earth's surface
b)
land given by the government
c)
an imaginery line
d)
many different types of people
24.
This is a low place in between two hills or mountains.
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Lake
25.
A dry area of land that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation (rainfall) per year.
a)
Mountain
b)
Canyon
c)
Desert
d)
Prairie
26.
What is a mountain?
a)
A large, tall rock that extends into the air, taller than a hill and often is snow covered
b)
A mound of earth with a rounded top.
c)
Large are of flat land.
d)
Mount Everest
27.
What is this landform?
a)
valley
b)
hills
c)
river
d)
lake
28.
What are California's four regions?
a)
desert, valley, hill, coast
b)
desert, mountain, ocean, valley
c)
desert, mountain, valley, coast
d)
desert, coast, plateau, mountain
29.
California's largest industry is...
a)
oil
b)
minerals
c)
fish
d)
tourism
30.
What are two coastal industries in California?
a)
farming
b)
minerals and timber
c)
fishing and oil
d)
sand and gravel
31.
What are two major industries in the desert?
a)
farming
b)
minerals and timber
c)
fishing and oil
d)
sand and gravel
32.
What are two major industries for the mountains?
a)
farming
b)
minerals and timber
c)
fishing and oil
d)
sand and gravel
33.
What is the major industry for the valley?
a)
farming
b)
minerals
c)
oil
d)
gravel
34.
Why do people love to live in the coast of California?
a)
rivers
b)
popular music
c)
weather and resources
d)
business
35.
Near a city
a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
urban
36.
Busy place with lots of people
a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
urban
37.
Has tall buildings
a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
urban
38.
Lots of open land
a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
urban
39.
Can have farm animals
a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
urban
40.
What is a skyscraper?
a)
a form of transportation
b)
something you would find in a rural community
c)
a very tall building found in an urban community
d)
a type of food you would find in an urban community
41.
Which of these plants would you find in the desert?
a)
Conifer
b)
Cactus
c)
Grasses
d)
Tulips
42.
What best describes the climate in the desert?
a)
warm
b)
hot
c)
dry
d)
windy
43.
What is agriculture?
a)
the growing of crops and raising of animals.
b)
the growing of a city
c)
the growing of people in one place
d)
the growing of animals
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