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Unit 1 Social Studies Test Practice

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a compass rose?

a)

A tool that shows what symbols on the map mean

b)

A tool that compares map distance to real world distance

c)

A tool that tell what the map is about

d)

A symbol on the map that shows directions

2.

An elevation map shows

a)

physical features like rivers

b)

differences in elevation

c)

boundaries of a place

d)

resources in an area

3.

Latitude lines are

a)

lines that run east and west

b)

lines that run diagonally

c)

lines that run north and south

d)

lines that don't run

4.

Longitude lines are

a)

lines that run east and west

b)

lines that run diagonally

c)

lines that run north and south

d)

lines that don't run

5.

A road map shows

a)

differences in elevation

b)

roads, highways, or railways in an area

c)

physical features like rivers

d)

boundaries of a place

6.

A map scale is

a)

a tool that shows cardinal directions

b)

a tool that tells what a map is about

c)

a tool that does nothing

d)

a tool that help estimate the distance between two places

7.

A map key

a)

shows what symbols on a map mean

b)

shows distance

c)

shows the title of the map

d)

shows differences in elevation

8.

Check all that apply.

The Equator

a)

Runs east and west

b)

Splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres

c)

Splits the world into northern and southern Hemispheres

d)

Runs north and south

9.

Check all that apply.

The Prime Meridian

a)

Runs east and west

b)

Splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres

c)

Splits the world into northern and southern Hemispheres

d)

Runs north and south

10.

A Political Map shows

a)

resources in an area

b)

boundaries of a place

c)

roads, highways, or railroads

d)

physical features like rivers

11.

A Physical Map shows

a)

resources in an area

b)

boundaries of a place

c)

roads, highways, or railroads

d)

physical features like rivers

12.

A Resource Map shows

a)

resources in an area

b)

boundaries of a place

c)

roads, highways, or railroads

d)

physical features like rivers

13.
a)

Which direction would you go to travel from New Orleans to Shreveport?

b)

Northeast

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

e)

Southwest

14.
a)

Which grid location is Lake Charles in?

b)

E4

c)

A2

d)

E1

e)

F4

15.

What type of map is this?

a)

Resource

b)

Elevation

c)

Physical

d)

Political

16.

What type of map is this?

a)

Resource

b)

Road

c)

Physical

d)

Political

17.

What type of map is this?

a)

Resource

b)

Road

c)

Physical

d)

Political

18.

What type of map is this?

a)

Resource

b)

Road

c)

Physical

d)

Political

19.

What is the name of our world?

a)

Earth

b)

Livingston

c)

Louisiana

d)

Northwestern

e)

United States

20.

What is the name of our Country?

a)

Earth

b)

Livingston

c)

Louisiana

d)

Northwestern

e)

United States

21.

What is the name of our parish?

a)

Earth

b)

Livingston

c)

Louisiana

d)

Northwestern

e)

United States

22.

What is the name of our hemisphere?

a)

Earth

b)

Livingston

c)

Louisiana

d)

Northwestern

e)

United States

23.

Check all the directions on a compass rose

a)

north

b)

new

c)

southeast

d)

south

e)

win

24.

Check all the correct answers.

Louisiana is unique because

a)

it is shaped like a boot

b)

we celebrate Mardi Gras

c)

we eat cajun food like gumbo

d)

we have streets

e)

we have jazz music