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Social Studies Final Exam

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the name given to any half of the Earth

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

2.

a solid, imaginary solid horizontal line at the center of the Earth

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

prime meridians

3.

Imaginary line that separates the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

4.

vertical imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

5.

a book of maps

a)

globe

b)

Atlas

c)

directory

6.

a group of four or more islands

a)

dam

b)

archipelago

c)

isthmus

7.

a body of land completely surrounded by water

a)

peninsula

b)

key

c)

island

8.

a natural or human-made structure that holds back water

a)

valley

b)

dam

c)

mountain

9.

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land

a)

isthmus

b)

valley

c)

peninsula

10.

land that has water on three sides

a)

plain

b)

peninsula

c)

valley

11.

an area of lowland between two mountains

a)

dam

b)

valley

c)

key

12.

a body of water completely surrounded by land

a)

bay

b)

lake

c)

strait

13.

the place where a river empties into a body of water

a)

mouth

b)

strait

c)

bay

14.

a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

a)

canal

b)

bay

c)

strait

15.

What is the capital of Maine

a)

Augusta

b)

Denver

c)

Salem

16.

What is the capital of Massachusetts

a)

Nashville

b)

Boston

c)

Salem

17.

What is the capital of Rhode Island

a)

Carson City

b)

Providence

c)

Austin

18.

What is the capital of New York

a)

Albany

b)

St. Paul

c)

Sacramento

19.

What is the capital of Maryland

a)

Atlanta

b)

Annapolis

c)

Topeka

20.

What is the capital of Delaware

a)

Columbus

b)

Dover

c)

Juneau

21.

What is the capital of Tennessee

a)

Nashville

b)

Baton Rouge

c)

Santa Fe

22.

What is the capital of Georgia

a)

Atlanta

b)

St. Paul

c)

Annapolis

23.

What is the capital of Mississippi

a)

Augusta

b)

Providence

c)

Jackson

24.

What is the capital of Florida

a)

Austin

b)

Albany

c)

Tallahassee

25.

What is the capital of Louisiana

a)

Columbus

b)

Baton Rouge

c)

Jackson

26.

What is the capital of Kansas

a)

Topeka

b)

Austin

c)

Augusta

27.

What is the capital of Minnesota

a)

Sacramento

b)

St. Paul

c)

Juneau

28.

What is the capital of Ohio

a)

Dover

b)

Boston

c)

Columbus

29.

What is the capital of Texas

a)

Austin

b)

Denver

c)

Salt Lake City

30.

What is the capital of New Mexico

a)

Phoenix

b)

Topeka

c)

Santa Fe

31.

What is the capital of Arizonia

a)

Sacramento

b)

Phoenix

c)

Carson City

32.

What is the capital of Colorado

a)

Olympia

b)

Denver

c)

Salt Lake City

33.

What is the capital of Nevada

a)

Carson City

b)

Salt Lake City

c)

Olympia

34.

What is the capital of Utah

a)

Salt Lake City

b)

Carson City

c)

Salem

35.

What is the capital of California

a)

Juneau

b)

Sacramento

c)

Honolulu

36.

What is the capital of Alaska

a)

Salem

b)

Honolulu

c)

Juneau

37.

What is the capital of Washinton

a)

Phoenix

b)

Denver

c)

Olympia

38.

What is the capital of Oregon

a)

Olympia

b)

Salem

c)

Nashville

39.

What is the capital of Hawaii

a)

Juneau

b)

Olympia

c)

Honolulu

40.

The only US state that produces coffee

a)

Hawaii

b)

California

c)

Florida

41.

First state to give women the right to vote

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Wyoming

c)

Texas

42.

Home of the CIA and Pentagon

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Washington DC

c)

Virginia

43.

The state to hold the First Thanksgiving Celebration in Plymouth in 1621

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New Jersey

c)

Massachusetts

44.

Smallest state in America

a)

Connecticut

b)

New York

c)

Rhode Island

45.

First state to join the Union in 1787

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Delaware

c)

North Carolina

46.

Last state of the original 13 colonies

a)

Georgia

b)

New Jersey

c)

South Carolina

47.

home of the Black Hills and Mt Rushmore

a)

California

b)

Washington

c)

South Dakota

48.

declared independence from Mexico in 1836 its own country before becoming a state

a)

California

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

49.

home of the Grand Canyon

a)

Washington

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

50.

home of the United States Air Force Academy

a)

Virginia

b)

Colorado

c)

Alaska

51.

driest state in America

a)

Colorado

b)

Texas

c)

Nevada

52.

largest state (land size)

a)

Texas

b)

Alaska

c)

California

53.

most populated state

a)

California

b)

Alaska

c)

Wyoming

54.

least populated state

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Wyoming

55.

Only state named after a president

a)

Washington

b)

Virginia

c)

Delaware

56.

was bought from Russia for less than 2 cents an acre

a)

Georgia

b)

Alaska

c)

Pennsylvania

57.

What is the capital of Nova Scotia

a)

Halifax

b)

Ottawa

c)

Toronto

58.

What is the capital of Quebec

a)

Quebec City

b)

Regina

c)

Winnipeg

59.

What is the capital of Saskatchewan

a)

Regina

b)

Winnipeg

c)

Halifax

60.

What is the capital of Ontario

a)

Ottawa

b)

Halifax

c)

Toronto

61.

What is the capital of Manitoba

a)

Halifax

b)

Quebec City

c)

Winnipeg

62.

What is the capital of Canada

a)

Ottawa

b)

Ontario

c)

Nova Scotia

63.

Canada is in the northern section of

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

64.

leader of Canada much like our president

a)

King or Queen

b)

the Pope

c)

Prime Minister

65.

law making body much like congress

a)

House of Senate

b)

Parliament

c)

Judges

66.

Canada is the ____ largest country in the world

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

67.

Two official languages of Canada

a)

English and French

b)

English and Spanish

c)

French and Spanish

68.

What is the capital of Mexico

a)

Cancun

b)

Mexico City

c)

Leon

69.

the currency (money) in Mexico

a)

Peso

b)

Yen

c)

US dollars

70.

Father of Mexican Independence

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

The Pope

71.

Official language of Mexico

a)

Portuguese

b)

English

c)

Spanish

72.

Mexico's main religion

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Buddhism

73.

Patron Saint of Mexico

a)

Our Lady of Guadalupe

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

a taco

74.

imaginary lines of latitude. These lines run East to West. They NEVER touch

a)

latitude

b)

parallels

c)

meridians

75.

imaginary lines of longitude. These lines run North and South. They meet at the North and South poles.

a)

parallels

b)

longitude

c)

meridians

76.

Political maps show boundaries of _______. They are typically colorful.

a)

people, places and things

b)

hills, mountains and deserts

c)

cities, states and countries

77.

Physical maps show features of the Earth's surfaces such as

a)

cities, states and countries

b)

hills, mountains and deserts

c)

people, places and things

78.

a dry area where few plants grow

a)

desert

b)

island

c)

archipelago

79.

a very small island

a)

peninsula

b)

key

c)

plain

80.

a high rounded or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill

a)

mountain

b)

valley

c)

plain

81.

a very flat, level area of land

a)

plain

b)

desert

c)

dam

82.

part of an ocean, sea or lake that extends into the ocean/ sea

a)

canal

b)

mouth

c)

bay

83.

a waterway (typically man-made) dug across land to connect two bodies of water

a)

bay

b)

canal

c)

lake

84.

Home to United States Navy

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Maryland

c)

New Jersey

85.

In 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first successful flight in this state

a)

North Carolina

b)

California

c)

Ohio

86.

The largest producer of citrus fruits in America (and the second largest in the world)

a)

California

b)

Mexico

c)

Florida

87.

farm whose crops are needed for a family's survival

a)

subsistence farming

b)

farming

c)

crops

88.

(May 5th) a day that Mexicans celebrate their independence and a victory over a MUCH bigger French Army

a)

Cinco de Mayo

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

4th of July