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WorksheetsThe Formation of Our World Today
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Longitude is:
the same thing as latitude
vertical imaginary lines circling the Earth
imaginary lines that run East and West around the Earth
dots are randomly plotted on the Earth
What direction does a latitude line go in?
it is not a line
East and West
North and South
backwards
What is the center most longitudinal (horizontal) line on the Earth?
equator
meridian
longitude
latitude
Before the continents split there was a super continent. What was this super continent named?
Gondwana
Africa
The United States of America
Pangea
What estimated time period/era did Pangea disperse?
Paleolithic Era
Paleozoic Era
175 million years ago
20,000 years ago
Why did Pangea split?
due to the movement of tectonic plates and eruptions within the Earth's mantle
it was being pulled apart by gravity
an ocean split it
they were Siamese twins and doctors found out how to surgically disconnect them
Homo sapiens (humans) originated in Africa.
True
False
When the Americas were discovered there were Native Americans that lived on the land, how did they get to the Americas?
they swam across the Atlantic
they were deposited by aliens
they crossed the Bering Strait
they had been there since Pangea dispersed
The Bering Strait connected what two land masses?
Asia and Europe
Asia and America
Africa and America
South and North America
How long ago was the Berlin Strait in use?
when Pangea existed
20,000 years ago
at the beginning of time
50,000 years ago
What number is the Southern Ocean?
11
8
9
12
Asia's number is ___________.
6
5
4
3
What number is Australia?
1
7
6
4
The Indian Ocean is located at number _________.
8
9
10
11
What number is Antarctica?
1
2
3
7
What number is the Atlantic Ocean?
9
8
7
11
North America is at number __________.
1
2
3
4
What number is the Arctic Ocean at?
8
9
4
12
What number is Africa on this map?
6
5
4
3
What number is Europe?
9
5
7
6
South America is number 2.
True
False
The Pacific Ocean is number 11 on the map.
True
False
