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2nd grade Social Studies Quiz Chapter 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A symbol that tells directions like North , South, West, East is____________.

a)

geography

b)

compass rose

c)

globe

d)

map key

2.

A very large area of land is a ___________.

a)

continent

b)

compass rose

c)

ocean

d)

globe

3.

Environment is __________.

a)

place where people live, work and play.

b)

area around someone or something,

c)

an object from the past

4.

What is the study of the Earth?

a)

philosophy

b)

environment

c)

geography

5.

Examples of landforms are:

a)

sunny, cloudy, rainy

b)

maps, globes, gps

c)

mountains, rivers, lakes

6.

Which is an example of location?

a)

what a place looks like

b)

a street address

c)

how big a building is

7.

A geographer studies the _________.

a)

weather

b)

Earth

c)

space

8.

This a ___________ map.

a)

road map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

9.

This is a ____________ map.

a)

road

b)

physical

c)

political

d)

weather

10.

This is a __________.

a)

political map

b)

road map

c)

weather map

d)

physical map

11.

A road map shows_______.

a)

weather

b)

roads

c)

mountains

d)

borders

12.

A political map shows ____________.

a)

borders and cities

b)

roads

c)

mountains and rivers

13.

A grid map shows letters and numbers to help us find a location.

a)

YES

b)

NO

14.

There are 10 continents on Earth.

a)

YES

b)

NO

15.

The Equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth in North and South.

a)

YES

b)

NO

16.

Important parts of a map...

a)

title, compass rose and colors.

b)

title, date, pictures.

c)

title, date, compass rose and map key.

17.

In what continent is the United States ?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

North America

18.

What is a model of the Earth shaped like a sphere?

a)

map

b)

gps

c)

globe

19.

3 Types of communities are:

a)

road, physical, political

b)

big, little, long

c)

urban, suburban, rural.

20.

In this community people live in open land and have to drive long hours to the city.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

21.

In this community we find tall buildings, a lot of traffic, a noisy place.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

22.

In this community is where we find most neighborhoods.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

23.

A way to protect the environment is conserving water.

a)

YES

b)

NO

24.

What kind of community is this?

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

25.

What kind of community is this?

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural