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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Prep Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What do social scientists study?
how animals hunt for food
how people live in groups
how Earth was formed
how plants grow from seeds
What kind of information do economists look for when they study the economy of a community?
the way people use resources to meet their needs and wants
where things are located in the community
how people solve problems in the community
stories people tell about the community's past
Which of these items is a need?
toys
clothes
movies
bicycles
Which of these subjects does a geographer study?
choices people make about what to buy
natural and human features of Earth's surface
governments of cities, states, and nations
written records from a thousand years ago
Which of these is a human feature?
a forest
a hill
a house
a river
What is the main job of government?
to produce things people need
to build towns and cities
to keep records of the past
to make and carry out rules and laws
Which social scientist would be most interested in your great-aunt’s diary?
an economist
a geographer
a historian
a political scientist
Which question would a political scientist be most likely to ask?
Who is in charge?
How are needs met?
What happened here?
What is located where?
What do you look at to understand what the symbols on a map stand for?
a compass rose
a map scale
a map key
a global grid
Lines of longitude and latitude are imaginary lines used to show the
location of places on Earth.
number of miles between two places.
intermediate directions on a map.
elevation of places above sea level.
Which kind of special-purpose map would help you know how steep the mountains are that you are about to climb?
a political map
an elevation map
a rainfall map
a historical map
Many port cities have developed in the Southeast
just above the fall line.
in the Piedmont region.
where rivers meet the sea.
on islands off the Atlantic Coast.
The fall line is important because it determines
how many tourists will visit.
how far rivers are navigable.
how fast the population grows.
how short the growing season is.
Which of the following is not a natural resource?
paper
oil
land
water
Which of these is a product of agriculture?
cotton
furniture
shipping
steel
What are the Florida Keys?
a chain of islands near the tip of the peninsula
a long mountain range with jagged mountain tops
a street in Little Havana with many locksmith shops
a large orange grove located in the panhandle
The vast wetland that covers Florida’s southern tip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico is called
the Appalachian Mountains.
the Everglades.
Lake Okeechobee.
the Straits of Florida.
Most of Florida’s urban areas are located near
amusement parks.
the coast.
the highlands.
mountains.
Weather and climate helped shape Miami’s
coastal regions.
metropolitan areas.
phosphate industry.
tourism industry.
Which historic hurricane caused great damage to southern Florida in 1992?
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Camille
Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Pauline
