Social Studies Map Skills

1. Social Studies Map Skills Mr. Morton Fourth Grade

2. Click in the correct response The directions North, South, East and West are known as________ • Compass Rose • Cardinal Directions • Prime Meridian • Northern Directions

3. Click in the correct response What is the map symbol that has directions on it called? • Red Rose • Compass Rose • North Rose • South Rose

4. Click in the correct response What are the seven large landmasses on Earth called? • Countries • Continents • Eurasia • Content

5. Click in the correct response What is it called when you say, “The U.S. is in North America”? • Real location • Absolute location • Relative location • Exact location

6. Click in the correct response What is a map maker called? • Choreographer • Cartographer • Mathematician • Geologist

7. Click in the correct response Which of the Following states is a Peninsula? • Florida • Kentucky • Hawaii • California

8. Click in the correct response What is the line that shows the end of one place and the beginning of another place called? • Equator • Hemisphere • Border • longitude

9. Click in the correct response In which hemisphere does the United States lie? • Northern • Southern

10. Click in the correct response What is the line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres called? • Poor Almanac • Prime Meridian • Prime Equator • Prime Border

11. Click in the correct response What are features such as mountains, hills, and valleys called? • Landforms • Platforms • Crusts • rocks

12. Click in the correct response What is the place where a river begins called? • Source • Tributary • Mouth • Delta

13. Click in the correct response Is the Ohio River a Tributary of the Mississippi River? • Yes • No

14. Click in the correct response In which region of the United States does Kentucky lie? • Northwest • Southeast • Northeast • Midwest

15. Click in the correct response How many regions make up the United States? • 1 • 3 • 5 • 7

16. Click in the correct response What is a place where ships can dock safely called? • Port • Harbor • Ocean • Lake

17. Click in the correct response What is an area covered with still or slow moving water called? • Wetland • Lake • River • Ocean