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World Studies Unit 1

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 3615secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
2.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
3.
Which continent is located at #7?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
4.
Which continent is located at #7?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
5.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
6.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
7.
Which continent is located at #4?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
8.
Which continent is located at #1?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Asia
9.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
10.
Which continent is located at #2?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
11.
Which ocean is located at #3?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
12.
Which ocean is located at #5?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean 
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
13.
Which ocean is located at #1?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
14.
Which ocean is located at #4?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
15.
Which ocean is located at #2?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
16.

This theme asks what makes a specific location unique

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

17.

This theme is an area with unifying or similar characteristics

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

18.

This theme tells us where things are on Earth's surface

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Region

c)

Location

19.

This theme refers to how humans modify, depend on, and adapt to their environment

a)

Human Environment Interaction (HEI)

b)

region

c)

Location

20.

This theme refers to how and why people, goods, and information get from one place to another

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

21.

Wearing a coat in winter is an example of this theme

a)

Movement

b)

region

c)

Human Environment Interaction (HEI)

22.

Facebook is an example of this theme

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Region

23.

The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, and Notre Dame in Paris are an example of this theme

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Place

24.

45°N, 120°W is an example of

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Plcae

25.

The Midwest is an example of this theme

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Region

26.

This theme asks "where is it"?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Place

27.

The state of Iowa is an example of what type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Fuctional

c)

Vernacular

28.

Which of the following is an example of how humans depend on the environment?

a)

Wearing a coat when it is cold

b)

Using oil as fuel for cars

c)

Smoothing out the land to build a road

29.

A TV broadcast station is an example of what type of region

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Vernacular

30.

What are the two types of location?

a)

Physical and Absolute

b)

Absolute and Relative

c)

Relative and Physical

31.

An example of a way that humans modify the environment is

a)

climate

b)

pollution

c)

landforms

32.
What question does the theme: Human Environment Interaction ask?
a)
How do humans negatively impact the earth?
b)
What is the relationship between humans and the environment?  
c)
How are humans and their environment similar?
33.
Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...  
a)
depending
b)
adapting
c)
modifying
34.

People who live in the midwestern region of the United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

c)

depending

35.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
36.

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?

a)

Movement

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Relative Location

37.

The Middle East is an example of which?

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Relative Location

c)

Region

38.

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Human Environment Interaction

39.

Where is it exactly on the Earth?

a)

Relative Location

b)

Perfect Location

c)

Absolute Location

40.

Where is it?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

41.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
42.

Why is family considered the most important unit of social organization?

a)

money for college

b)

children learn how to act

c)

go on vacation

43.
Which of the following is considered the "cornerstone" of culture?
a)
religion
b)
economic systems
c)
language
44.

Having a family cookout every 4th of July is an example of

a)

Social Organization

b)

Religion

c)

Traditions and Values

45.

Justin Bieber performing in concert is a form of?

a)

Tradition and Values

b)

Arts & Literature

c)

Social Organization

46.

The royal monarchy is a form of

a)

Government

b)

Traditons and Values

c)

Religion

47.

Going to church and praying is which of the following elements

a)

Traditions and Values

b)

Government

c)

Religion

48.

The Starry Night is a famous painting.

a)

Art

b)

History

c)

Religion

49.
What does economics deal with?
a)
Money and Jobs
b)
The President
50.

Many people in America speak either English or Spanish.

a)

Daily Life

b)

Government

c)

Language

51.

Laws are part of what element?

a)

Religion

b)

Economy

c)

Government

52.

What is the definition of culture?

a)

The way goods are distributed in society.

b)

How physical features are shown on a map.

c)

The beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group

53.

Which element of culture helps answer the basic questions about life's meaning?

a)

art

b)

religion

c)

language

54.

Which form of government does the United States have?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Republic (Representative Democracy)

55.

What type of economy does the United States have?

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Command Economy

56.

Power is given to the people in which form of government?

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

57.

Which type of economy is based on traditions handed down from one generation to the next?

a)

General Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

58.

Which type of economy would most likely be used in a country with a dictator?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

59.

Which family has a husband and a wife, and their shared biological children?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Blended

c)

Extended

60.

Which family may contain grandparents, aunts, uncles, and/or cousins?

a)

Extended

b)

Blended

c)

Foster

61.
The 0 degree line of latitude
a)
prime meredian
b)
equator
c)
hemisphere
d)
symbols
62.
Maps that show natural features and elevations of the lands are called:
a)
historical maps
b)
political maps
c)
physical maps
d)
population maps
63.
Maps that show boundaries such and country and state boundaries are called:
a)
political maps
b)
physical maps
c)
climate maps
d)
population maps
64.
Latitude lines measure how far north or ______________ a point on earth lies from the equator.
a)
East
b)
South 
c)
West
d)
North
65.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
66.
A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
67.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
68.
A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?
a)
Political 
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
69.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
70.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
71.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
72.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
73.
What map would you use if you wanted to find the natural resources in an area?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing

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