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Social Studies Review - Chapters 1-4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____________ divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

horizontal lines on a map or globe

d)

compass rose

2.

In order to group together areas of land with common characteristics, geologists separate them into

a)

towns

b)

states

c)

national parks

d)

regions

3.

 an area that shares physical characteristics that make it different from places outside the region

a)

cultural region

b)

physical region

c)

regional tournament

d)

outside region

4.

an area where people share cultural characteristics

a)

cultural region

b)

physical region

c)

regional tournament

d)

indoor region

5.

A grouping of all areas where most people speak Spanish is an example of a

a)

Mexican landscape

b)

culturally diverse neighborhood

c)

cultural region

d)

physical region

6.

A word for the information that people use to decide something is

a)

scale

b)

legend

c)

criteria

d)

globe

7.

 

A grouping of all areas where most people share the same religion is an example of a

a)

cultural region

b)

compass rose

c)

physical region

d)

church

8.

Which is a savanna?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

 

A grouping of all areas where the annual rainfall is similar is an example of a

a)

cultural region

b)

tropical region

c)

flood-zone

d)

physical region

10.

 

A grouping of all areas that share the same mountain range is an example of a

a)

cultural region

b)

Appalachia

c)

physical region

d)

range of ideas

11.

Which is an example of unintended consequences?

a)

a bad smell fills the neighborhood near the waste facility

b)

a dam stops flooding of the nearby town

c)

fertilizer improves the soil making more abundant crops

d)

a young man graduates from high school

12.

If I'm unsure of which way is north, I can look at a __________.

a)

scale

b)

large city

c)

savanna

d)

compass rose

13.

Which an example of a modification?

a)

grouping areas into regions based on characteristics

b)

studying a physical feature

c)

learning to dance the salsa

d)

burning down forests to grow crops on the land

14.

Which is true?

a)

Grouping areas into regions can unbalance the Earth.

b)

Grouping areas into regions can help one study the best way to cast a line.

c)

Grouping areas into regions can help when trying to lose weight.

d)

Grouping areas into regions can help one study a certain religion.

15.

Which is a scale?

a)

b)

c)

d)

a device that measures unintended consequences

16.

Which would not be a criteria for determining a physical region?

a)

landforms

b)

climate

c)

plant and animal life

d)

manner of dress

17.

A group of countries where Spanish, Portuguese and French are predominantly spoken is known as Latin America.

This is an example of:

a)

a physical region

b)

an bilingual country

c)

a cultural region

d)

a political map

18.

Which is an example of urbanization?

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere?

a)

compass rose

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

d)

legend

20.

If I want to know what the symbols on a map mean, I study the_______

a)

compass rose

b)

globe

c)

scale

d)

legend