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social studies unit 1 vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A scientist who studies the Earth

a)

Latitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Geologist

d)

Human Geography

2.

The study of the Earth’s surface

a)

Physical geography

b)

Landform

c)

Human geography

d)

Compass rose

3.

Study of peoples interaction with the earth’s surface

a)

Longitude

b)

Human geography

c)

Physical geography

d)

Climate

4.

A natural physical feature on the Earth’s surface

a)

Economy

b)

Basic needs

c)

Landform

d)

Compass rose

5.

The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime. Meridian.

6.

The imaginary line that separates the western and eastern hemispheres of the earth

a)

Equator

b)

Prime. Meridian.

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

7.

One half of the earth

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Prime. Meridian.

c)

Equator

d)

Compass rose

8.

An area with similar land, features, climate plant, and animal life forms

a)

Economy

b)

Basic needs

c)

Geologist

d)

Region

9.

The things that people must have to survive

a)

Climate

b)

Human geography

c)

Basic needs

d)

Physical geography

10.

The physical arrangement of where people live

a)

Region

b)

Map scale

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Settlement patterns

11.

Industries and businesses created to make and distribute goods and services

a)

Geologist

b)

Economy

c)

Settlement patterns

d)

Equator

12.

The weather present in a particular geological area

a)

Climate

b)

Region

c)

Prime. Meridian.

d)

Longitude

13.

Horizontal lines on a map that shows the distance north or south of the equator in degrees

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Prime. Meridian.

14.

Shows the relationship between distance on a map in the actual distance

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Economy

d)

Map scale

15.

Vertical lines that show the distance east or west of the prime meridian in degrees

a)

Prime. Meridian.

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Compass rose

16.

A map feature that displays the cardinal (N, S, E, W) and intermediate directions

a)

Map scale

b)

Compass rose

c)

Settlement patterns

d)

Climate