5th Grade Week 4 Social Studies Vocabulary

What are continents?

• The seven largest land areas on Earth

• The seven smallest land areas on Earth

• The seven largest bodies of water on Earth

• The seven smallest bodies of water on Earth

What is geography?

• The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

• The study of rocks and minerals

• The study of weather patterns

• The study of ancient civilizations

What does the equator divide?

• The Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere

What is a hemisphere?

• A half of the Earth

• A quarter of the Earth

• A third of the Earth

• A tenth of the Earth

What does the prime meridian divide?

• The Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

What is the line called that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

What is the line called that runs around the middle of the Earth?

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

What is an equator?

• The line dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• The line dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• The highest point on Earth

• The lowest point on Earth

What does the Prime Meridian divide?

• The Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere

• The Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere

What is a separate section on a map that explains the symbols, provides a scale, and usually identifies the type of map projection used?

• Map Key/Legend

• Legend

• Map Scale

• Map