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World Studies Weekly 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a narrow section of water called that connects two larger bodies of water?

a)

a peninsula

b)

an estuary

c)

a strait

d)

an isthmus

2.

Approximately how many people live on planet Earth?

a)

7 million

b)

7 billion

c)

70 million

d)

70 billion

3.

The Continental Drift theory is based largely on________.

a)

the use of new instruments

b)

plate tectonics

c)

fossil records

d)

photographs

4.

Who first proposed the theory of Continental Drift, stating that the Earth's land masses were once a super continent that he named Pangaea?

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Martin Waldseemuller

5.

Which ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

6.

What could best be added to the web above of facts about the First New Map of the World?

a)

was made by Alfred Wegener

b)

was made by Christopher Columbus

c)

was made by Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Was made by Martin Waldseemuller

7.

Which ancient civilization has a myth involving a giant named Atlas who was forced to hold the sky up on his shoulder?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Greeks

d)

Romans

8.

What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

International Date Line

9.

A book of maps is called __________.

a)

encyclopedia

b)

atlas

c)

almanac

d)

thesaurus

10.

Which of the following is the longest river on planet Earth?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Amazon

c)

Seine

d)

Nile