World/U.S. Geography Studies Weekly Assessment (Week 1)

1) What is geography? the study of living things the study of Earth's processes and changes the study of Earth's features the study of plants 2) What is a large land mass called? state continent equator ocean 3) Choose the answer that correctly lists the seven continents. Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Atlantic, Antarctica Asia, Arctic, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, America, Antarctica 4) Which ocean is missing from this list: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic Northern Southern Australian Western 5) Physical and political maps both have titles and show major cities. What is the main difference between them? A political map shows the boundaries between political units while a physical map shows the features of an area. A political map shows the number of electoral votes while a physical map shows physical features. A political map shows countries, states, or territories while a political map does not. A political map is used by politicians while a physical map is used by physician. 6) You are on a camping trip with your family and you're trying to find the nearest campsite. You notice many different symbols on the map and you want to find out which one represents campsite locations. Which part of the map would you use? legend compass rose map scale lines of latitude and longitude 7) If you were traveling with your parents and they asked you to figure out the direction in which you were traveling, which part of the map would you use? legend compass rose lines of latitude and longitude compass rose 8) You're traveling on the highway with your family on the way to Washington, D.C. Your parents ask you to figure out how many more miles there are until you arrive. Which part of the map would you use? map scale compass rose lines of latitude and longitude legend 9) The grid-like part of the map used to pinpoint locations is made up of . the legend lines of latitude and longitude the compass rose the map scale 10) What is the third largest continent? Asia Africa North America South America 11) How are the equator and the prime meridian alike? How are they different? 12) Explain why maps are important to people and what is significant about each map feature.