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S.S. Chapter 1 Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North

b)

Southwest

c)

East

d)

West

e)

South

2.

Nearly three fourths of the Earth's surface is covered by _________________.

a)

Mountains

b)

Plains

c)

Rainforests

d)

Water

3.

What is located at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Compas Rose

c)

Equator

d)

Landform

4.

What is located at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Landform

c)

Compass

d)

Equator

5.

What do meridians of longitude show?

a)

how high about sea level a place is

b)

how far north or south a place is

c)

how far east or west a place is

d)

how close to an ocean a place is

6.

Where does as delta form?

a)

at the mouth of a river

b)

in a river

c)

at the source of a river

d)

in the hills of a river

7.

Which of the following countries are larger in land than the United States?

a)

Mexico

b)

Russia

c)

Brazil

d)

Canada

8.

What is the most important way that rivers and lakes helped the United States to become a wealthy country?

a)

They provided routes for ships and power for industry.

b)

They made it easy for people to have fun swimming.

c)

They provided an environment for many kinds of fish.

d)

They offered beautiful scenery for travelers to admire.

9.

Which two rivers form parts of the United States border?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Rio Grande River

c)

The Colorado River

d)

The St. Lawrence River

10.

Which of the following is a tributary flowing into the Mississippi from the east?

a)

The Missouri River

b)

The Ohio River

c)

The Rio Grande River

d)

The Arkansas River

11.

The landform that is surrounded by water on three sides is called a _____________________.

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Tributary

d)

Gulf

12.

What is it called when part of a sea or ocean cuts into a mass of land?

a)

Island

b)

Gulf

c)

River

d)

Delta