WorksheetsSocial Studies Quiz: Chapters 1-4
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for the height of land above sea level that affects climate?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Elevation
d)
Ecosystem
2.
Which term describes the daily conditions outside?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Landforms
3.
What is the form or shape of part of Earth's surface called?
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Landforms
c)
Climate
d)
Elevation
4.
What term refers to all living things and how they interact with each other?
a)
Weather
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Landforms
d)
Climate
5.
What is the weather that a place has over a long period called?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Elevation
6.
Which of the following are the largest land areas on Earth?
a)
Oceans
b)
Continents
c)
Islands
d)
Mountains
7.
What are sundried bricks called?
a)
Adobe
b)
Clay
c)
Cement
d)
Stone
8.
What does it mean to dig for materials?
a)
Mine
b)
Conserve
c)
Irrigate
d)
Erode
9.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau is known for studying what?
a)
Mountains
b)
Sea life
c)
Forests
d)
Deserts
10.
What is the term for the washing away of soil by rain, wind, and rivers?
a)
Erosion
b)
Irrigation
c)
Conservation
d)
Modification
11.
What is a resource that can be replaced in a short period of time?
a)
Nonrenewable resource
b)
Renewable resource
c)
Industrial resource
d)
Natural resource
12.
What does it mean to bring water through pipes?
a)
Erode
b)
Irrigate
c)
Conserve
d)
Modify
13.
What does it mean to change something?
a)
Conserve
b)
Modify
c)
Erode
d)
Irrigate
14.
What is a place with much flat land and rich soil called?
a)
Industrial region
b)
Agricultural region
c)
Urban area
d)
Desert
15.
What does it mean to save or protect resources?
a)
Conserve
b)
Erode
c)
Irrigate
d)
Modify
16.
What are resources that take a long time to replace or cannot be replaced?
a)
Renewable resources
b)
Nonrenewable resources
c)
Industrial resources
d)
Natural resources
17.
What is an area where many factories are located called?
a)
Agricultural region
b)
Industrial region
c)
Urban area
d)
Rural area
18.
What is the term for the kinds of plant life that grow in an area?
a)
Vegetation
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Climate
d)
Landforms
19.
What is the process of using something again?
a)
Recycle
b)
Conserve
c)
Erode
d)
Modify
20.
What is the effect of natural hazards on the environment?
a)
They can't change the land
b)
They can change the land
c)
They only affect animals
d)
They only affect plants
21.
What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces called?
a)
Conservation
b)
Irrigation
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
22.
Which term describes a large body of ice moving slowly over land?
a)
Glacier
b)
River
c)
Lake
d)
Ocean
23.
The form or shape of part of Earth's surface is called..
a)
Landform
b)
Continent
c)
State
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