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WorksheetsSocial Studies: Chapter 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the study of people and places on earth called?
a)
geography
b)
erosion
c)
basin
d)
natural resources
2.
What caused Appalachian Mountains to form?
a)
glaciers
b)
rain
c)
tectonic plates
d)
wind
3.
Lake Superior is a _________ that formed by moving glaciers.
a)
geography
b)
erosion
c)
basin
d)
natural resources
4.
Water, fish, and trees are all examples of ______.
a)
geography
b)
basin
c)
erosion
d)
natural resources
5.
Which question would a geographer ask?
a)
Where is it?
b)
What time is it?
c)
When did it happen?
d)
Why did it happen?
6.
What is a region?
a)
an area where most things are different
b)
an object that shows exact location
c)
an area that is defined by certain features
d)
an area that does not change over time
7.
The equator divides the earth into which 2 hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Eastern and Western
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
8.
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
a)
copper
b)
trees
c)
fish
d)
cattle
9.
Which is a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
silver
c)
copper
d)
gold
10.
What does a map scale tell you about a map?
a)
the location
b)
the distance from one place to another
c)
the temperature
d)
title
11.
What does a compass rose tell you?
a)
four directions
b)
temperature
c)
time
d)
rainfall
12.
Why do people study geography?
a)
to understand a time in history
b)
to better understand our environment
c)
to learn about a person in history
d)
to learn about shapes
13.
Which is NOT a reason large cities grew along the Mississippi River?
a)
for drinking water
b)
farming
c)
vacation or recreation
d)
transporting goods
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