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Social Studies Chapter1

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an area of land with certain features that make it different from another

a)

region

b)

climate

c)

community

d)

landform

2.

a place where people live, work, and play

a)

natural resources

b)

community

c)

erosion

d)

rural

3.

the weather a place has over time

a)

elevation

b)

humidity

c)

climate

d)

precipitation

4.

the number of people who live in one place

a)

population

b)

suburban

c)

climate

d)

hemisphere

5.

something found in nature that people use

a)

climate

b)

precipitation

c)

natural resources

d)

elevation

6.

the physical feature of the land (mountains, valleys)

a)

elevation

b)

erosion

c)

landform

d)

climate

7.

how high an area is

a)

elevation

b)

erosion

c)

hemisphere

d)

rural

8.

the wearing away of Earth's surface

a)

erosion

b)

urban

c)

elevation

d)

region

9.

the measure of how much moisture is in the air

a)

climate

b)

humidity

c)

suburban

d)

population

10.

water that falls to the ground (rain, snow, sleet, hail)

a)

precipitation

b)

climate

c)

region

d)

humidity

11.

an area that has many tall buildings, people, and not a lot of grass and trees

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

12.

an area that has some tall buildings, some people, and houses with yards

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

13.

an area with a lot of farmland, along with a few buildings and people

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

14.

half of the earth

a)

climate

b)

community

c)

suburban

d)

hemisphere

15.

A _____ (also called a legend) shows what symbols on a map may mean.

a)

sign

b)

map key

c)

map label

d)

chart

16.

How many hemispheres does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Which TWO hemispheres is the United States located in?

a)

north, west

b)

north, east

c)

south, west

d)

south, east

18.

imaginary lines that run east and west

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

19.

imaginary lines that run north and south

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

20.

the imaginary line that runs east and west through the CENTER of Earth

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

21.

The imaginary line that runs north and south through the CENTER of earth.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

22.

the tallest landform with steep sides

a)

valley

b)

ocean

c)

mountain

d)

hill

23.

a low landform between hills and mountains; long but not wide

a)

valley

b)

coast

c)

mountain

d)

alley

24.

a large stream of water that will flow into another body of water

a)

river

b)

ocean

c)

lake

d)

pond

25.

an area of land that is next to water

a)

coast

b)

mountain

c)

valley

d)

hill

26.

Which is NOT an example of a natural resource?

a)

milk

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

wood

27.

Name the region labeled 1:

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

28.

Name the region labeled 2:

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

29.

Name the region labeled 3:

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

30.

Name the region labeled 4:

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest

31.

Name the region labeled 5:

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Midwest