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7th Grade S.S. End of 1st Marking Period Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

Asia and Antarctica

c)

North America and Australia

d)

North America and South America

2.

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

a)

The exact location

b)

Which symbol shows a place on a map

c)

Where a place is compared to another place

d)

The map projection being used to show a place

3.

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of:

a)

tilt.

b)

scale.

c)

rotation.

d)

distortion.

4.

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

a)

a global grid

b)

a map legend

c)

a map scale

d)

a compass rose

5.

What does a map's scale compare?

a)

direction on a map with direction on Earth

b)

distance on a map with distance on Earth

c)

location on a map with location on a globe

d)

distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

6.

What divides a globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

180-degree line

c)

Equator

d)

Arctic circle

7.

A _______________ is the most accurate representation of the Earth because it is a sphere like the Earth.

a)

Eckert IV Projection Map

b)

Mercator Projection Map

c)

Globe

d)

Robinson Projection Map

8.

Which map allows you to see a place in greater detail?

a)

Large Scale map

b)

Small Scale map

c)

Globe

d)

Polar map

9.

What is the farthest point south on Earth in degrees?

a)

180 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

15 degrees

d)

0 degrees

10.

A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Climate map

d)

Population map

11.

A map that shows the names of countries, states, capitals, etc., where each is normally represented by a different color.

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Mercator Projection map

d)

Lambert Projection Map

12.

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

a)

The rotation of the earth around its axis

b)

The tilt of the earth's axis toward the sun

c)

The distance between the earth and sun.

d)

The division of Earth into hemispheres

13.

What state is located at 39°N, 105°W?

a)

Alabama

b)

Nevada

c)

Oregon

d)

Colorado

14.

This helps you find directions on a map.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Scale

c)

Grid System

d)

Longitude

15.

What is half of the Earth called?

a)

Sphere

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

16.

This imaginary line, located at 180º longitude, is known as?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Dateline

d)

Axis

17.

What is the location at 31°N, 101°W?

a)

Kansas

b)

New Mexico

c)

Michigan

d)

Texas

18.

What is the location at 29°N, 82°W?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Florida

c)

Mississippi

d)

Louisiana

19.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Decides if laws are carried out fairly

Enforces the laws

Makes the Laws

Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
20.

Who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center?

a)

Hamas

b)

Hezbollah

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

North Korea

21.

Match the following:

Economic Rights - (a)  

Political Rights - (b)  

Social Rights - (c)  

Human Rights - (d)  

Choose from the below words

Economic Rights

Political Rights

Social Rights

Human Rights

citizens can earn a living,own property
grants citizens the right to vote!
rights protected by the state.
basic rights entitled as human beings.
22.

2. Which of these freedoms is not protected by the First Amendment?

a)

The right to assemble peacefully

b)

The right to a free press

c)

The right to freedom of religion

d)

The right to a public trial

23.

Our Government has checks and balances to prevent anyone from becoming too powerful.

Which branch can impeach or bring up charges against the president?

a)
military branch
b)
judicial branch
c)
executive branch
d)
legislative branch
24.

What is the name given to the site of the collapsed World Trade Center?

a)

The Hot Zone

b)

The X Spot

c)

The Red Zone

d)

Ground Zero

25.

Which of these U.S. buildings was crashed into by one of the four planes during the 9/11 attacks?

a)
Pentagon
b)

U.S. Capitol

c)
White House
d)
Empire State Building