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Chapter 1 Our Communities Assessment

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the map. Then answer the question. You would travel __________ to get from Lubbock to Austin.

a)

southeast

b)

northwest

c)

northeast

d)

southwest

2.

In general, the Rocky Mountains are __________ of Texas.

a)

southeast

b)

northwest

c)

southwest

d)

northeast

3.

People who like to swim and surf would probably move to a community —

a)

in the mountains

b)

with a cold climate

c)

near the beach

d)

in the desert

4.

Look at the map. Then answer the question. Which resource is located in the Southeast region?

a)

Coal

b)

Timber

c)

Oil

d)

Gold

5.

_____________ are a model of the earth shaped like a sphere.

a)

maps

b)

map key

c)

globes

d)

world map

6.

Cardinal Directions are:

a)

North, South, East, West

b)

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Northwest

c)

North, South, Northwest, Southeast

7.

An imaginary line around the middle of the earth and is 0 degrees latitude.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

8.

A flat model of all the continents and oceans .

a)

globe

b)

world map

c)

map key

9.

Intermediate directions are:

a)

north, south, east, west

b)

northsouth, eastwest

c)

northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

10.

A large body of water.

a)

Ocean

b)

Continent

c)

Lake

11.

A Large body of land.

a)

Ocean

b)

Continent

c)

Island

12.

Which continent do we live on?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

13.

Used on maps in place of real things and places.

a)

sphere

b)

map key

c)

symbols

14.

Explains what each symbol means on a map.

a)

Map Key

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

sphere

15.

What is this?

a)

scale

b)

map

c)

compass rose

16.

What direction is on the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

17.

What direction is on the number 2?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

18.

What direction is on the number 4?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

19.

What does "N" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

Nice

b)

North

c)

Northwest

d)

Northeast

20.

What does "S" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

South

b)

Seesaw

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

21.

What does "E" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

Easy

b)

East

c)

Every

22.

What does "W" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

West

b)

wiggle

23.
This community has lots of tall buildings.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural 
24.
This community has more houses than buildings.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
25.

This community has lots of land, farms, and space.

a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
26.
What type of community is Dallas?
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
27.
What type of community is Forney? 
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural 
28.

Something found in nature that people use, such as trees plants, and water:

a)

community

b)

urban

c)

natural resource

d)

landform

29.

This is something we get from the environment, that once it is used up, we cannot get more of it.

a)

suburban

b)

rural

c)

plateau

d)

nonrenewable resource

30.

A resource found in nature that should never run out is:

a)

landform

b)

renewable resource

c)

ecosystem