Free Printable Social Studies, Semester 1 Final Practice

1.

the study of the earth

a)

hemispheraphy

b)

earthology

c)

geography

d)

cartography

2.

the largest areas of land

a)

mountain

b)

region

c)

country

d)

continent

3.

half of the globe

a)

hemisphere

b)

poles

c)

semisphere

d)

climate

4.

area at the top or bottom of the globe

a)

region

b)

temperature

c)

pole

d)

uppersphere and lowersphere

5.

the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years

a)

temperature

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

season

6.

how hot or cold the air is

a)

temperature

b)

climate

c)

weather

d)

season

7.

an area with common features that set it apart from other areas

a)

country

b)

hemisphere

c)

region

d)

continent

8.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

key

d)

scale

9.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

key

d)

scale

10.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

key

d)

scale

11.

What is the boxed part of the map called?

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

key

d)

scale

12.

What is the direction circled on the compass rose?

a)

west

b)

north

c)

east

d)

south

13.

What is the direction circled on the compass rose?

a)

west

b)

north

c)

east

d)

south

14.

What is the direction circled on the compass rose?

a)

west

b)

north

c)

east

d)

south

15.

What is the direction circled on the compass rose?

a)

west

b)

north

c)

east

d)

south

16.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

17.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

18.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

19.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

20.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

21.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

22.

To what continent is the arrow pointing?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

23.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

South Africa

e)

Asia

24.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

e)

Canada

25.

Which is one of these is NOT one of the four regions of California?

a)

Desert Region

b)

the Central Valley

c)

Sierra Nevada

d)

Mountain Region

e)

Coastal Region

26.

Based on what you see in this photo, in which region is this most likely located?

a)

Coastal

b)

Central Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Desert

27.

Based on what you see in this photo, in which region is this most likely located?

a)

Coastal

b)

Central Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Desert

28.

Based on what you see in this photo, in which region is this most likely located?

a)

Coastal

b)

Central Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Desert

29.

Based on what you see in this photo, in which region is this most likely located?

a)

Coastal

b)

Central Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Desert

30.

Which of these most accurately describes the Desert Region?

a)

great soil for agriculture, lies between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada, is hot and dry in the summer but cool and wet in the winter

b)

this region includes the Mojave, Great Basin, and the Colorado, is usually hot and dry, has animals and plants that have adapted to the dry climate, attracts visitors (tourists)

c)

rocky area with chilly water, stretches for 1,264 miles from the Oregon border in the north, to Mexico in the south, more than ½ of the California population lives here, has two natural bays

d)

covers over ½ of the land in California, is where you will find the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges, the winters can be very cold and harsh, includes areas to the east and west of the central valley

31.

Which of these most accurately describes the Mountain Region?

a)

great soil for agriculture, lies between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada, is hot and dry in the summer but cool and wet in the winter

b)

this region includes the Mojave, Great Basin, and the Colorado, is usually hot and dry, has animals and plants that have adapted to the dry climate, attracts visitors (tourists)

c)

rocky area with chilly water, stretches for 1,264 miles from the Oregon border in the north, to Mexico in the south, more than ½ of the California population lives here, has two natural bays

d)

covers over ½ of the land in California, is where you will find the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges, the winters can be very cold and harsh, includes areas to the east and west of the central valley

32.

Which of these most accurately describes the Coastal Region?

a)

great soil for agriculture, lies between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada, is hot and dry in the summer but cool and wet in the winter

b)

this region includes the Mojave, Great Basin, and the Colorado, is usually hot and dry, has animals and plants that have adapted to the dry climate, attracts visitors (tourists)

c)

rocky area with chilly water, stretches for 1,264 miles from the Oregon border in the north, to Mexico in the south, more than ½ of the California population lives here, has two natural bays

d)

covers over ½ of the land in California, is where you will find the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges, the winters can be very cold and harsh, includes areas to the east and west of the central valley

33.

Which of these most accurately describes the Central Valley?

a)

great soil for agriculture, lies between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada, is hot and dry in the summer but cool and wet in the winter

b)

this region includes the Mojave, Great Basin, and the Colorado, is usually hot and dry, has animals and plants that have adapted to the dry climate, attracts visitors (tourists)

c)

rocky area with chilly water, stretches for 1,264 miles from the Oregon border in the north, to Mexico in the south, more than ½ of the California population lives here, has two natural bays

d)

covers over ½ of the land in California, is where you will find the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges, the winters can be very cold and harsh, includes areas to the east and west of the central valley

Social Studies, Semester 1 Final Practice

Total questions: 33

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