Social Studies Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. The Gulf of Mexico lies between Baja California and Mexico
A. True
B. False
2. What river starts at the Rocky Mountains and meets up with the Mississippi River?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Columbia River
Rio Grande
Ohio River
Missouri River
3. Intermediate points are the four main points on a compass
A. True
B. False
4. Geography is the study of how people write maps
A. True
B. False
5. What mountain range runs through the eastern United States?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sierra Nevada
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Mountains
6. What two continents have the equator running through them?
A.
B.
C.
D.
South America and Africa
South America and Australia
Africa and Asia
Africa and North America
7. An island is a body of land that is smaller than a continent and is surrounded by water.
A. True
B. False
8. A low area between ranges of mountains of hills is called a?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Plain
Delta
Plateau
Valley
9. A body of fresh water that is completely surrounded by land is called a?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tributary
Lake
Sea
Bay
10. The Mississippi river is the largest river to empty into the Pacific Ocean
A. True
B. False
11. Which Great Lake does NOT border Canada?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
12. What continent is located at 30 degrees south latitude and 135 degrees east longitude?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Australia
Africa
Asia
South America
13. What is the ocean that lies north of Europe?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
14. What hemispheres is the United States located?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Western and Northern
Northwestern
Southern and Eastern
Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern
15. What is the largest continent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Africa
Asia
North America
Antarctica
16. The Prime Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude
A. True
B. False
17. The equator is at 0 degrees Celsius
A. True
B. False
18. The lines that circle Earth from west to east are called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
International date line
Meridians of longitude
Meridians of latitude
Parallels of latitude
19. What are geographic terms?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Large masses of land such as continents, islands, and peninsulas
The most accurate map of the Earth
Words that describe bodies of water and land
Lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west
20. The most accurate map of Earth is called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Geography
Globe
Great Plains
World Map
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