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Themes of Social Studies and Concept 1.1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A record the past is...

a)

economy

b)

culture

c)

history

d)

government

e)

geography

2.

Making and carrying out laws is...

a)

culture

b)

history

c)

economy

d)

government

e)

geography

3.

The study of people, places, and the environment is...

a)

geography

b)

economy

c)

culture

d)

history

e)

government

4.

How people make money and exchange goods is...

a)

history

b)

government

c)

culture

d)

geography

e)

economy

5.

Beliefs, customs, art, and other ways of living that people share is...

a)

history

b)

economy

c)

culture

d)

government

e)

geography

6.

Traits such as mountains, valleys, and rivers are known as....

a)

physical traits

b)

cultural traits

7.

The cardinal directions are...

a)

north, south, east, west

b)

northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

8.

A group of nearby places that share similar characteristics is known as...

a)

continent

b)

region

c)

state

d)

country

9.

The imaginary lines that run east to west are called lines of...

a)

equator

b)

longitude

c)

meridians

d)

parallels

e)

latitude

10.

The imaginary lines that run north and south are called lines of...

a)

equator

b)

longitude

c)

meridians

d)

parallels

e)

latitude

11.

Sometimes, humans must change, or _____, to their environment.

a)

adapt

b)

cartographers

c)

relative

d)

absolute

e)

parallels

12.

Another name for longitude lines is...

a)

absolute

b)

longitude

c)

parallels

d)

latitude

e)

meridians

13.

Another name for latitude lines is...

a)

absolute

b)

longitude

c)

parallels

d)

latitude

e)

meridians

14.

The EXACT place on Earth something exists is its _____ location

a)

cartographers

b)

absolute

c)

relative

d)

meridians

e)

latitude

15.

If someone said that North America was west of Africa, they would be using _____ location

a)

relative

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

absolute

e)

meridians

16.

People who create maps are known as...

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

absolute

d)

relative

e)

cartographers

17.

Shows the direction on a map is...

a)

map scale

b)

key or legend

c)

compass rose

18.

Helps calculate distances on maps and real life...

a)

compass rose

b)

key or legend

c)

map scale

19.

Explains colors and symbols on a map

a)

key or legend

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

20.

The "special" line in the middle is known as the...

a)

meridians

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

parallels

d)

Equator

21.

The "special" one that runs through England is known as the...

a)

meridians

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

parallels

d)

Equator

22.

What are the four intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, east, west

b)

northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest