WorksheetsWorld Studies Weekly 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a narrow section of water called that connects two larger bodies of water?
a peninsula
an estuary
a strait
an isthmus
Approximately how many people live on planet Earth?
7 million
7 billion
70 million
70 billion
The Continental Drift theory is based largely on________.
the use of new instruments
plate tectonics
fossil records
photographs
Who first proposed the theory of Continental Drift, stating that the Earth's land masses were once a super continent that he named Pangaea?
Alfred Wegener
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Martin Waldseemuller
Which ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
What could best be added to the web above of facts about the First New Map of the World?
was made by Alfred Wegener
was made by Christopher Columbus
was made by Amerigo Vespucci
Was made by Martin Waldseemuller
Which ancient civilization has a myth involving a giant named Atlas who was forced to hold the sky up on his shoulder?
Egyptians
Sumerians
Greeks
Romans
What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?
Prime Meridian
Western Hemisphere
Equator
International Date Line
A book of maps is called __________.
encyclopedia
atlas
almanac
thesaurus
Which of the following is the longest river on planet Earth?
Mississippi
Amazon
Seine
Nile
