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Social Studies, Unit 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map helps you locate countries on a continent?

a)

a climate map

b)

a population map

c)

a political map

d)

a physical map

2.

The Equator passes through which two continents?

a)

South America and Africa

b)

North America and Europe

c)

Antarctica and Australia

d)

Asia and Antarctica

3.

The numbers on the sides and bottom of a grid map are called _________________.

a)

numbers

b)

letters

c)

coordinates

d)

lines

4.

Lines of latitude go vertically around the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

There are no such lines.

d)

They go in a zigzag motion.

5.

Which ocean does the Prime Meridian pass through?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

None

6.

What kind of map shows mountains, rivers, oceans, and forests?

a)

a population map

b)

a physical map

c)

a climate map

d)

a hemisphere map

7.

Which is NOT an ocean on Earth?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

8.

A round model of the Earth is a _____________.

a)

climate map

b)

grid map

c)

population map

d)

globe

9.

There are ___________ continents.

a)

eight

b)

five

c)

seven

d)

twelve

10.

True or False.

The Prime Meridian divides Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

A ______________ determines distance on a map.

a)

compas rose

b)

grid

c)

scale

d)

legend

12.

True or False.

Lines of latitude and longitude determine absolute location of a place.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The Equator is a line of latitude and a ______________.

a)

meridian

b)

parallel

c)

line of longitude

d)

real line on Earth

14.

There are _____________ hemispheres on Earth.

a)

seven

b)

five

c)

four

d)

two

15.

What kind of map shows the country with most people?

a)

a political map

b)

a physical map

c)

a climate map

d)

a population map

16.

Which way do lines of latitude go around the Earth?

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

17.

True or False.

Lines of latitude and longitude are really on the Earth's surface.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

What type of map shows weather patterns over time?

a)

a population map

b)

a physical map

c)

a political map

d)

a climate map

19.

What is located at M,11?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

20.

What is located at I,30?

a)

Indian Oceam

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

21.

What can be found a N,27?

a)

Antarctica

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

22.

What is located at J,12?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean