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Geography Part 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of a timeline?

a)

To find out the earliest event on the timeline

b)

To track the passage of time within the event or situation being studied

c)

To see how long an event or situation occurred

d)

To read events in chronological or sequential order

2.

A document or written work created after an event; usually contains background information and a broad view of an event, like an encyclopedia, is considered what type of source?

(Primary source or Secondary source)

(a)  

3.

What does the mnemonic of G.R.A.P.E.S. represent?

a)

Geology, Reputation, Accolades, Peers, Enrichment, Society

b)

Geography, Religion, Assumptions, Politicians, Economics, Sunshine

c)

Graphics, Religion, Accomplishments, Parties, Economics, Social Structure

d)

Geography, Religion, Accomplishments, Politics, Economics, Social Structure

4.

What two main imaginary lines divide the earth into hemispheres?

a)

Equator and Pacific Ocean

b)

Prime Steak and Equator

c)

Prime Meridian and Equator

d)

Prime Meridian and The Tropic of Capricorn

5.

How many hemispheres are on Earth?

(a)  

6.

When reading a timeline, I must read it...

a)

bottom to top, or left to right

b)

top to bottom, or left to right

c)

bottom to top, or right to left

d)

top to bottom, or right to left

7.

Check all the responses that are true about the Northern Hemisphere.

a)

90% of the hemisphere is land

b)

90 % of the hemisphere is water

c)

The majority of the world's population lives there

d)

Europe is located there

e)

Australia is located there

8.

There are two of the six essential elements of geography listed below. Which ones are they?

a)

Agriculture- farming, food, animals

b)

Humans- man-made changes to the land

c)

Environment- the changing of the climate

d)

Economics- the trading and taxes

e)

Education- learning about the world

9.

G.R.A.P.E.S. helps us better understand

a)

the types of fruits to eat.

b)

how to properly pronounce it.

c)

how to make decisions about our futures.

d)

the ancient civilizations we will be studying this year.

10.

A point of view that is expressed as an unreasonable or an emotional judgement about people, events, or situations, is called a ...

a)

bias

b)

plagiarism

c)

spatial terms

d)

primary resource

11.

True or False: A globe is a 3D, spherical scale model of the Earth.

(a)  

12.

There are five of these on the Earth and they can be identified as Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern, and Indian. What are these?

(a)  

13.

Identify all the timeline expectations when creating your own.

a)

A title

b)

There must be a line, vertical or horizontal

c)

You should use fancy colors and pretty markers

d)

Dates and events written in chronological order

e)

Your details may contain symbols instead of words, but less than 12 words

14.

True or False: Plagiarism is when a person copies an idea or work that is not their's and they claim it as theirs.

(a)  

15.

Identify all that are TRUE about maps.

a)

They are a spherical scale model of the Earth

b)

They are flat drawings of all or part of the Earth's surface

c)

They can show small areas in great detail.

d)

Maps are easy to carry from place to place

e)

They show true size, shape, distance, and direction at the same time

16.

How many continents does the Earth have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

17.

A primary source...

a)

is a document created by someone who heard from their friend about what happened.

b)

is published after an event happened.

c)

is a firsthand piece of evidence.

d)

is only a book.

18.

What do you call something that shows proof of or is found, that indicates that something is true from an event or place? For example, shoes found by the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York, after the attacks on 9/11.

a)

a bias

b)

plagiarism

c)

an artifact

d)

old

19.

Complete this response with the best answer: When researching a database for a picture,

a)

I must cite the picture after using it in my project.

b)

I can press Ctrl + A as a short cut to paste the picture.

c)

I can use it for free because it wasn't found on Google.

d)

I can use it, but I have to write down the database's name I got it from.

20.

6th Grade Social Studies this year will focus on

a)

American History.

b)

Ancient Civilizations

c)

The Western Movement

d)

The American Revolution