6th grade Social Studies Midterm

The imaginary lines that circle around the globe are called:

• Tropics

• Rotation

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

This line represents the _____________.

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

All of the surroundings and conditions that affect living things, such as water, soil, and air:

• projection

• environment

• compass rose

• revolution

This line represents the ____________.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

One Revolution of the Earth is equal to ___________.

• a little more than a year

• a day

• the seasons

• the weather

This image represents a __________________.

• key

• grid

• scale

• compass rose

A geographer called _________________ created a flat map to help sailors navigate long journeys around the globe.

• Arthur Robinson

• Robinson Crusoe

• Gerhardus Mercator

• Michael Collins

What is geography?

• The study of the Earth

• The study of the Landforms

• The study of the Maps

• The study of the Seasons

A map key is used to ______________.

• help locate places on the map using lines of latitude and longitude.

• indicate landmarks, such as roads, towns, important places by using symbols.

• compare the size of an area on a map with the area´s actual size.

• tell which direction is north, south, east, and west.

The Prime Meridian separates the _________ hemispheres.

• Northern and Southern

• Eastern and Western