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Basic Social Studies Skills

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following helps you compare distances on a map with real distances in the world?
a)
map key
b)
compass rose
c)
grid
d)
map scale
2.
In which direction would you travel to get to the Rocky Mountains from Washington, D.C.?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
3.
The part of the map that explains what symbols on the map stand for is called the __________.
a)
compass rose
b)
map scale
c)
map key
d)
title
4.
On which two hemispheres do we live?
a)
Northern and Eastern
b)
Eastern and Southern
c)
Western and Southern
d)
Northern and Western
5.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
6.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
7.
Which part of the map shows the symbols located on the map and what they stand for?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Grid lines
c)
Map title
d)
Map key or legend
8.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
9.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
10.
What do we call directions that come between the cardinal directions?
a)
Primary Directions
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Middle Directions
d)
Subdirections
11.
How many continents are located on Earth?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
12.

How many oceans are located on Earth?

a)

4 or 5 (depending on who you ask)

b)

3

c)

6

d)

7

13.
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
United States of America
14.

The SMALLEST continent, at the bottom right of the map, is what continent?

a)

North America

b)

Canada

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

15.

The BIGGEST continent located at the top right of the map is what?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

North Pole

d)

North America

16.

The SOUTHERN Ocean is represented by which letter?

a)

4

b)

C

c)

A

d)

B

17.

What continent do we live on?

a)

Asia

b)

China

c)

North America

d)

Antactica

18.
What comes to the right of the N (north) on this compass rose?
a)
S (south)
b)
E (east)
c)
W (west)
d)
N (north)
19.
What is a map?
a)
a drawing of a place; shows what a place looks like from above (a bird’s eye view) 
b)
Maps are tools to help us find where we are and where we’re going
c)
Maps are flat
d)
All of the above
20.
What is a globe?
a)
a round model of the Earth 
b)
Globes are shaped like a sphere (ball) because Earth is shaped like a sphere.
c)
All of the above
21.
What are the five parts of a map?
a)
the title,  map legend or map key (and the symbols)
b)
compass rose and scale. 
c)
the title, compass rose, map legend or map key (and the symbols), and scale 
22.
What does the map title tell you?
a)
tells you where to go
b)
tells what the map is about; tells what the map will show you
c)
tells you how to get lost
23.
What is compass rose?
a)
a pointer that is used to show directions and to locate places on a map using direction
b)
places to go
c)
you find it on a map
24.
What does a map key or legend tell you?
a)
it tell you about the symbols of a school
b)
it tells you about the symbols of globe
c)
tells what the symbols on a map stand for 
25.
What are symbols in a map?
a)
symbols that stand for object
b)
small drawings or a colors that stands for something on the map
c)
pictures
26.
What is a scale on a map?
a)
a short measurement on a map (such as an inch) that allows you to measure very long distances such as miles
b)
shows you how far places are from each other
c)
All of the above
27.

A term that means "half of the Earth"

a)

longitude

b)

equator

c)

latitude

d)

hemisphere

28.

The large bodies of water that cover 70% of the Earth.

a)

Lakes

b)

Seas

c)

Ponds

d)

Oceans

29.
This is made up of fifty states.
a)
Continent
b)
United States
c)
County
d)
Capital
30.

_______ and _______ are two other COUNTRIES in North America.

a)

Canada and Mexico

b)

Connecticut and Mexico

c)

Colorado and Mexico

d)

California and Mexico

31.
these are the 7 continents 
a)
North Africa, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia Antarctica
b)
Indian, Pacific, Asia, North America, South America, Arctic, Europe
c)
Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America
d)
Alaska, Mississippi, North America, Alabama, Asia, Europe, Africa
32.

Name the five oceans

a)

Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Asia Ocean, North America Ocean, Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean, American Ocean, United States Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean

d)

Australia Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Antarctica Ocean, Equator Ocean, Pacific Ocean

33.

What state do we live in?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Montana

c)

Colorado

d)

Idaho

34.

What county do we live in?

a)

Sweetwater

b)

Sheridan

c)

Albany

d)

Natrona

35.

What town do we live in?

a)

Burns

b)

Medicine Bow

c)

Cheyenne

d)

Laramie

36.

Why are globes more accurate than maps?

a)

Globes are bigger than maps.

b)

Globes are round like the Earth, and maps are flat unlike the Earth

c)

Globes are more colorful than maps.

d)

Globes spin on an axis, like Earth does.

37.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
38.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
39.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
40.

Name Continent D!

a)

Asia

b)

North America

41.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
42.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
43.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
44.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
45.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
46.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
47.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic

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