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Introduction to Foundations of Social Studies

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any natural feature of the earth's surface.

a)

Landform

b)

Rivers

c)

Moutain

d)

Hills

2.

A place on Earth's surface where the land is much higher than the land around it.

a)

Plain

b)

Hill

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

3.

A flat region of low lands with grass and few trees.

a)

Valley

b)

Plain

c)

Mountain

d)

Plateau

4.

How many oceans are there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

18

5.

A large solid area of land.

a)

Plain

b)

Continent

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

6.

Which continent is number 4?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

7.

Which Continent is number 6?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Asia

8.

Which continent is number 7?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

9.

Which continent is number 1?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Arctic Ocean

10.

Which continent is number 3?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

11.

The ocean #3 is?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

12.

The ocean #2 is

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

13.

The ocean #5 is

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

14.

The shared ethnicity, religion, language, traditions, holidays, clothing, etc. of a group of people is known as…

a)

Diversity

b)

Culture

c)

History

d)

Ancestry

15.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

a)

Politics

b)

Diversity

c)

Art and Music

d)

Food

16.

A group of people who share a common history, ancestry, language, customs and beliefs is known as a …

a)

Ethnic Group

b)

Religious Group

c)

Political Group

d)

Food Group

17.

______ map shows geographic features such as deserts, rivers, oceans, mountains

a)

independent

b)

physical

c)

geographic

d)

resource

18.

Political Maps show...

a)

countries

b)

states

c)

Rivers

d)

boundaries

19.

_______ is the study of Earth.

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Geography

d)

History

20.

The study of the natural features of a place and human interaction with those features.

a)

civics

b)

economics

c)

history

d)

geography

21.

The study of past events.

a)

civics

b)

economics

c)

history

d)

geography

22.

A course of study that deals with human relationships and the way society works.

a)

Math

b)

Language Arts

c)

Science

d)

Social Studies

23.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
24.
a)
Australia is located in the Eastern and Souther Hemispheres 
b)
Asia is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
c)
North America is located in the Southern and Western Hemispheres
d)
South America is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
25.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
26.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

27.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

28.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines