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WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What kind of map would you use to show the height of landforms in a region?
Elevation Map
Political map
Climate map
Population map
Name two gulfs that border the United States:
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Maine
What are the largest freshwater bodies of water bordering the United States called?
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Columbia River
What is a river called when it flows into a larger river?
Tributary
Estuary
Delta
Confluence
__________________________ is the largest river system in the United States.
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Columbia River
Ohio River
Physical features like landforms and climate don't really affect the way people live. True or False
True
False
Soil, trees, and animals are natural resources. True or False.
True
False
Over half of the United States is used for agriculture. True or False
True
False
A ___________________ is a place that connects people, goods, and ideas.
crossroad
Marketplace
Community center
Communication network
List the three main ways that cities or towns are arranged or organized when they are settled:
Grid plan, town squares, central plaza
Random pattern, Spiral pattern, Cluster pattern
Hierarchical pattern, Radial pattern, Network pattern
Concentric pattern, Sector pattern, Multiple-nuclei pattern
When resources are hard to find, we say that they are: __________________
Scarce
Abundant
Renewable
Nonrenewable
______________________ is the way people make and spend money.
Economy
Government
Culture
Society
An ____________________ is an area based on the kind of work people do or the kind of products that they make.
Economic region
Political region
Cultural region
Physical region
A _____________________ is an area in which the largest group of people share customs or beliefs.
Cultural region
Economic region
Political region
Physical region
A _____________________ is an area based on features such as landforms, vegetation, or climates.
Physical region
Cultural region
Economic region
Political region
A ____________________ is an area where people share the same leaders or the same type of government.
Political region
Cultural region
Economic region
Physical region
List the five regions of the United States:
Northeast, Midwest, South, West, Pacific
SW, NE, SE, The West, Midwest
Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains
New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, West
We use these lines to locate places on the Earth: ________________ & ________________________
Latitude, Longitude
Equator, Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle
What are the coordinates for Topeka, Kansas?
39.04° N, 95.68° W
38.90° N, 77.03° W
34.05° N, 118.25° W
41.88° N, 87.63° W
What are the two largest mountain ranges in the United States?
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range
Alaska Range, Brooks Range
Ozark Mountains, Black Hills
