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Social Studies Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is geography?

a)

the study of Earth and the other planets from the solar system

b)

The study of the rocks and minerals on Earth

c)

The study of Earth's surface

d)

The study of the oceans and the animals that live in the ocean

2.

What are the five themes of geography?

a)

Location, Place, Movement, Region, and Animals

b)

Location, Place, Movement, Region, and Human Environment Interaction

c)

Location, Place, Rocks, Region, and Human Environment Interaction

d)

Oceans, Place, Movement, Region, and Human Environment Interaction

3.

How many Continents are there in the world?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

4.

What is a Physical Map?

a)

physical maps show natural features

b)

physical maps show features humans have created

c)

physical maps show the features from the United States only

d)

physical maps only show the features in color

5.

What are the directions of a Compass Rose?

a)

South, Wast, North, West

b)

North, East, South,

c)

North, East, South, West

d)

North, East, West

6.

Number 1 represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Arctic Ocean

7.

The lines displayed on the globe in the picture are lines of..?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Equator

8.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

9.

What is the name of the purple continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

10.

The lines displayed on the globe in the picture are lines of..?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Equator

11.

Location, place, movement, interaction with the environment and region are the

a)

aspects of a civilization

b)

themes of geology

c)

themes of geography

d)

how a society is broken up

12.
A collection of places with similar features is called a
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Location 
d)
Human Environment Interaction 
13.
Which of the following is the  imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 themes of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Climate

d)

Human-environment interaction

15.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
16.
Which Continent is #2?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Asia
17.

What is the name of the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

18.
Which continent is #5?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
America
19.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
20.
Maps that display natural features such as mountains and rivers.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Thematic Map
21.
The description of a place by  mentioning the kinds of food people eat and the way they celebrate holidays and family traditions, we are describing ______________________ characteristics.
a)
Physical
b)
Human
22.
Directions on a compass rose that shows North, South, East, and West.
a)
Intermediate Directions
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map Key
23.

This map tool shows the relationship between distances on a map and on Earth.

a)
Scale
b)
Meridians
c)
Map Key
d)
Compass Rose
24.

Select all that are Intermediate Directions

a)

N

b)

NW

c)

SW

d)

SE

e)

E

25.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
26.
Which continent is #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
27.

Number 4 represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Arctic Ocean

28.

This map tool explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on a map.

a)
Scale
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Key
d)
Intermediate Directions
29.

Number 8 represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Arctic Ocean

30.

Which number on the map represents Antarctica?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

e)

11

31.

What describes where a place is located in relation to another place?

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Address

32.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Thematic

d)

3D Projected

33.

Which option is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Economics

d)

Location

e)

Place

34.

Who creates maps for different purposes?

a)

Artist

b)

Cartographer

c)

Geographer

d)

Teacher

35.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
36.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
37.

Which number on the map represents Europe?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

e)

7

38.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place
39.

Number 10 represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

e)

Arctic Ocean

40.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
41.

Map scales shows:

a)

The meaning of symbols and colors on a map

b)

The relationship between actual distance and distance on a map

c)

Elevation of an area

d)

Population density of an area

42.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
43.

Which of the following is not one of the 5 themes of Geography?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Region

d)

Country

44.

What continent is shaded yellow?

(a)  

45.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
46.

What continent is shaded purple?

(a)  

47.

What direction is pointing towards the orange square?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

48.

What is the center line of longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

latitude

49.

What is Place defined as in the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

An area that has unique physical characteristics.

b)

An area that has unique human characteristics.

c)

An area that has unique human and physical characteristics.

d)

An area where more than 2,000 people live.

50.

What is an example of absolute location?

a)

"The mall is in the North side of Houston."

b)

35* N, 54*W

c)

"He lives 10 blocks from the store."

d)

"Australia is between the Indian and Pacific Ocean."

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