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gr 7 SS Christmas exam 2025

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

2.

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

3.

Which answer below is a Secondary Source?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Photograph

c)

Diary

d)

Textbook

4.

A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

5.

In which century was Xbox 360 released? Remember when finding centuries its always 1 more than the year. So like 1935 =20th century

a)

20th

b)

19th

c)

21st

6.

How many years passed between facebook launch and twitter launch. Remember to subtract the two dates

a)

3 years

b)

11 years

c)

2years

7.
What happened FIRST on this timeline?
a)
The person woke up
b)
The person ate breakfast
c)
The person got dressed
8.
How many events are on this timeline?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
3
9.

Three reasons why We still need to learn history if we can just look up things on the internet

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10.

What is a compass rose?

a)

half of a circle that helps people find angles

b)

a drawing showing different directions on a map

c)

a device with a magnet that always points North

d)

a pretty flower on a map that is red

11.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a ratio of the distance on the map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

12.

Which choice is the legend or key of a map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south

14.
tells you the topic of a map, what the map is about
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Key 
c)
Map Grid
d)
Compass Rose 
15.
shows what the symbols on the map stand for
a)
Map Title 
b)
Map Grid 
c)
Map Scale 
d)
Map Key
16.

Tells distance on a map in kilometers and miles

a)

key

b)

title

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

17.
Another name for a Key is 
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
18.
If you wanted to find out what a symbol on a map meant, you would look at the ___?
a)
cardinal directions
b)
compass rose
c)
map legend/key
d)
map scale
19.
a small map within a large map
a)
map scale
b)
inset map
c)
compass rose
d)
latitude
20.

Give 3 reasons Why map legends / keys are important?

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21.

why is map compass important give 2 reasons

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22.

Explain the importance for the 5 parts of a map: borders, scale, compass, title, legend/key

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23.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
24.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
25.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
26.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Resource

d)

Topographic

27.
What kind of map is this?
a)
weather
b)
product
c)
physical
d)
political
28.
What kind of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Population
d)
Product
29.

An elevation map would show you...

a)

how high a mountain is

b)

what road to drive on

c)

a different theme

30.

Which picture represents a globe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

A 2D flat representation of the earth

a)

Great Circle Route

b)

Globes

c)

Maps

d)

Map Projection

32.

A scale model of the Earth that depicts properties such as area, distance,an direction.

a)

Maps Projections

b)

Globes

c)

Great Circle Route

d)

Maps

33.

What do we call Cartographers

a)

Make Maps

b)

Map Maker

c)

Globe Makers

d)

2-D Makers

34.

Which is a feature of the map?

a)

spherical

b)

regions are hard to see

c)

drawn to scale

d)

variety

35.

Which is a feature of a globe?

a)

2D

b)

flat

c)

regions are east to see

d)

more accurate in terms of shape and size

36.

Give 3 differences between maps and globes

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37.

Contour Maps are the best maps for hiking because

a)

it can show you the landforms and bodies of water

b)

it can show you elevation of the land

c)

it can show you the town and cities

d)

it can show you the weather

38.

Why are paper maps sometimes better than GPS give 3 reasons?

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39.
Name the island by letter A.
a)
Andros
b)
New Providence 
c)
Abaco
d)
Grand Bahama
40.
Name the island by letter B.
a)
Andros
b)
New Providence 
c)
Abaco
d)
Grand Bahama
41.
Name the island by letter M.
a)
Exuma
b)
Mayaguana
c)
San Salvador 
d)
Crooked Island
42.
Name the island by letter N.
a)
Inagua 
b)
Mayaguana
c)
San Salvador 
d)
Crooked Island
43.

What is the capital of Abaco?

a)

Nassau

b)

Clarence Town

c)

Bullock's Harbour

d)

Marsh Harbour

44.

What is the capital of Ragged Island?

a)

Spring Point

b)

Colonel Hill

c)

Duncan Town

d)

Port Nelson

45.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

Grids

b)

Meridians

c)

Parallels

d)

Lines

46.

What island is identified as A?

a)

Crooked Island

b)

Inagua

c)

Cat Island

d)

Bimini

47.

What type of scale is mostly used

a)

ratio

b)

word

c)

line

d)

kilometer

48.

The body of water between Abaco and Eleuthera

a)

North West Providence Channel

b)

Exuma Sound

c)

North East Providence Channel

49.

What is the largest Bahamian island?

a)

Abaco

b)

Grand Bahama

c)

Andros

d)

Exuma

50.

The body of water found between The Bahamas and Florida in the USA is

a)

Little Bahama Bank

b)

North West Providence Channel

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Florida Strait

51.

The body of water found between Cat Island and Eleuthera is the

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

North East Providence Channel

c)

North West Providence Channel

d)

Exuma Sound

52.

The main settlement on Grand Bahama is

a)

Freeport

b)

West End

c)

Eight Mile Rock

d)

Pinder's Point

53.

What is the absolute location of the main settlement on Island 1?

a)

26.5°, 78.8°

b)

26.5°, 77.1°

c)

25.8°, 79.2°

d)

25.2°, 78.0°

54.

What is the absolute location of the main settlement on Island 6?

a)

26.5°, 78.8°

b)

26.5°, 77.1°

c)

25.8°, 79.2°

d)

25.2°, 78.0°

55.

What is the capital of New Providence?

a)

Nassau

b)

Alice Town

c)

Governor's Harbour

56.

Name the island labelled as D.

(a)  

57.

Which of the following terms is a chain of islands?

a)

Archipelago

b)

Gulf

c)

Isthmus

d)

Peninsula

58.

Which imaginary line passes through The Bahamas?

a)

The Equator

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

59.

Which settlement is in H2?

a)

Crooked Island

b)

Matthew Town

c)

Arthurs Town

d)

Alice Town

60.

What island is identified as A?

a)

Crooked Island

b)

Inagua

c)

Cat Island

d)

Bimini

61.

Which scales are present on the map?

a)

line scale

b)

word scale

c)

ratio scale

62.

What island is identified as A?

a)

Crooked Island

b)

Inagua

c)

Cat Island

d)

Bimini

63.

What direction is Duncan Town FROM Port Nelson?

a)

SE

b)

SW

c)

NW

d)

NE

64.

What is the value of the longitude line that passes through Mayaguana?

a)

25 inches

b)

23 degrees

c)

40 cm

d)

50 knots

65.

What is the value of the latitude line that goes through Mayaguana?

a)

23 inch

b)

35cm

c)

22.5 degrees

d)

1 knot

66.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
67.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
68.

Name Continent D!

a)

Asia

b)

North America

69.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
70.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
71.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
72.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
73.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
74.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
75.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
76.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
77.
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
78.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
79.
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
80.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
81.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
82.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
83.
180 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the Pacific Ocean
a)
International Date Line
b)
Equator
c)
Time Zone Line
d)
Prime Meridian
84.

The study of human activity around the world and the way the people and places are distributed across the surface of the Earth is called

a)

Physical geography

b)

Human Geography

c)

Environmental Geography

d)

None of the above

85.

________________ is the science of making maps.

a)

Biography

b)

Technology

c)

Hydrology

d)

Cartography

86.

_______________ is the study of the world’s physical features-it’s landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.

a)

Physical geography

b)

Human geography

c)

Catography

d)

Meteorologist

87.

Rivers are part of this branch...

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

88.

Landforms are part of....

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

89.
Culture
a)
Physical Geography
b)
Human Geography
c)
Environmental Geography
90.

is a scale model of the Earth that depicts properties such as area, distance and direction

a)

Globe

b)

Maps

c)

Great Circle Route

d)

Map Projections

91.

A flat representation of all or parts of the planet.

a)

Great Circle Route

b)

Globes

c)

Maps

d)

Map Projection

92.

Which is a feature of the map?

a)

spherical

b)

regions are hard to see

c)

drawn to scale

d)

variety

93.

Which is a feature of a globe?

a)

2D

b)

flat

c)

regions are east to see

d)

more accurate in terms of shape and size

94.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
95.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
96.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
97.

An elevation map would show you...

a)

how high a mountain is

b)

what road to drive on

c)

a different theme

98.

What does this map symbol mean?

a)

car park

b)

airport

c)

park

d)

golf course

99.

What is another name for lines of latitude?

a)

Grids

b)

Meridians

c)

Parallels

d)

Lines

100.

When lines of latitude crosses lines of longitude what is formed?

a)

Lines

b)

Legends

c)

Grids

d)

Titles

101.
Longitude lines run from north to south.
a)
True
b)
False
102.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
103.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
104.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
105.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
106.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
107.

What are landforms?

a)

Landforms are how the land changes.

b)

Landforms are natural features of the Earth's surface.

c)

Landforms are cool!

108.
What is the name of the mountain range located on the western side of the United States?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
109.
A ___________ is land surrounded on 3 sides by water. The Yucatan, Florida, & Baja California are all examples of these physical features.
a)
oasis
b)
strait
c)
peninsula
d)
flood plain
110.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, isthmus.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

c)

a large, thick body of slow moving ice

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

111.

Can you identify this body of Water?

a)

Strait

b)

Lake

c)

Ocean

d)

river

112.

What is the difference between a pond and a lake

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