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Unit 1 SS/Geo Study Guide #1 Game

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the physical features, atmosphere, and surfaces of the Earth is called:

a)

social studies

b)

science

c)

geography

d)

math

2.

Examining our impacts on the environment and our human behavior is an example of:

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography

c)

scientific investigation

d)

social studies

3.

North (N), South, (S), East (E), and West (W) are called:

a)

cardinal directions

b)

intermediate directions

c)

compass features

d)

a direction thingy

4.

A letter written by Ulysses S. Grant to his troops during the Civil War

a)

primary

b)

secondary

5.

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

a)

secondary

b)

primary

6.

Which answer below is a secondary source?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Diary

c)

Photograph

d)

Textbook

7.

I need generalized information about the life of Ulysses S. Grant for a report. Which of these will NOT help me much with my report?

a)

textbook

b)

biography

c)

autobiography

d)

photograph

8.

Why is developing your perspective important? (Choose TWO correct answers)

a)

So that others know why I'm mad and will leave me alone.

b)

We can connect and communicate with others when we understand our own and others' point of view.

c)

Because only your point of view matters.

d)

So that you can stand up for what is right.

9.

What is the exact location of the North Pole?

a)

90 degrees South longitude

b)

0 degrees longitude

c)

0 degrees latitude

d)

90 degrees North longitude

10.

Which is TRUE about the Prime Meridian?

a)

It separates the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

b)

The prime meridian is what earth's time is based on.

c)

It is the invisible line that the earth rotates on.

d)

It is a line of latitude.

11.

7. Which two hemispheres do we live in in North America?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Northern and Western

d)

Northern only-earth only has two hemispheres!

12.

Which of these is NOT a continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Alaska

c)

South America

d)

Africa

13.

Which world below literally means "half of a ball"?

a)

latitude

b)

hemisphere

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

14.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

15.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

16.

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

17.

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.


What is the audio recording in this sentence?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

18.

A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

19.

I go to see the play called Hamilton, a performance about the life of a founding father, Alexander Hamilton. What is the play an example of?

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

20.

Which of these is NOT a common map feature?

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

earth's axis

d)

inset map

21.

Southwest (SW) is an example of a ___________ direction.

a)

cardinal

b)

intermediate

22.

All of these shape our perspective, EXCEPT:

a)

personality traits

b)

full moon

c)

values

d)

personal biases

23.

Lines that run North to South on the globe; the Prime Meridian is an example of this

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Lines of longitude

24.

What is the exact location of the equator?

a)

90 degrees South longitude

b)

0 degrees longitude

c)

0 degrees latitude

d)

90 degrees North longitude

25.

What is earth's largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

26.

What is earth's largest ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

27.

Which is NOT a continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Alaska

d)

Antarctica

28.

All of these are North American countries except one. Which one is a state?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

United States