Social Studies Review

Oceans and ContinentsTest

Card 1• Name the 7 continents. You only need to number 1-7 on your

paper and match the continent to the right number on the map.

WORD BANK: Europe, North America, Africa, South America, Asia, Antarctica, Australia

Card 2• Name the hemispheres. Make sure you match the

hemispheres to the right number.Word Bank: Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere

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Card 3• Define the following words. You just need to write the correct

word that goes with the definition on your paper.

WORD BANK: globe, geography, geographic terms, longitude, latitude

12. The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.

13. How far a place on Earth is from the equator. The lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west.

14. A sphere that shows a map of the Earth’s features.15. How far a place on Earth is from the prime meridian. The

lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

16. Words that name different landforms and bodies of water.

Card 4• Define the following words. You just need to write the correct

word that goes with the definition on your paper.

WORD BANK: landforms, physical features, cardinal points, compass rose, compass

17. Masses of land, such as continents, islands, and peninsulas.18. An instrument used for finding directions.19. The symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.20. Important parts of the Earth’s surface, such as mountains,

rivers, plans and oceans.21. The four main points on a compass (North, south, east, and

west).

Card 5• Name the equator and the prime meridian. Write

the correct letter that the equator and the prime meridian go with.

22. Equator = Point ______23. Prime Meridian = Point ______

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Use the points given toyou to find the locationon the map.

Write the city you find using the points on your paper.

Be sure to write the correct answer for each question.

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Card 7• Answer the following questions in COMPLETE

SENTENCES.

30. How are a globe and a map different? Explain.

31. Name the hemispheres that is North America in. How do you know?

32. What is the difference between latitude and longitude? Explain.