CP 3 Social Studies

Use the Word Bank to fill in the blanks with the correct terms that correspond to the numbers on the POLITICAL MAP OF THE WORLD.

• 1. 1. legend; 2. compass rose; 3. title; 4. scale

• 1. 1. compass rose; 2. scales; 3. title; 4. legend

• 1. title; 2. legend; 3. scales; 4. compass rose

• 1. legend; 2. scales; 3. compass rose; 4. title

What can you use to tell the distance on a map?

• compass rose

• title

• legend

• scale

Identify this line on the globe.

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• International Date Line

Label the intermediate directions on the compass rose.

• northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast

• northeast, southwest, southeast, northwest

• southeast, northwest, southwest, northeast

• northsouth, eastwest, southeast, northeast

Study the map. Which features are on a physical map?

• cities and rivers

• biomes and cities

• mountains and lakes

• lakes and populations

Study the images. Why are these two homes built differently?

• They are located in the same climate.

• People in the desert do not like pointed roofs.

• Pointed roofs keep snow on the top of the house.

• They are built to withstand the climates that they are in.

Study the map. Information from the map supports the idea that ________.

• Texas does not have natural hazards

• the U.S. does not experience tornadoes

• there were fewer hazards in 2020 than 2019

• earthquakes mainly occur in the western U.S

Sometimes people have to evacuate a place. This means_______.

• protecting their homes

• building floodgates and dams

• leaving their homes before a hazard occurs

• boarding up windows and using sandbags

Which of the following are negative effects of building roads? Select TWO that apply.

• it destroys many trees

• chemicals wash into rivers

• decreases traffic in the area

• rainfall runoff patterns change

Based on the article, which one of these is true?

• Pollution is not harmful to our pets.

• We breathe in pollution sometimes.

• Pollution cannot happen on landforms.

• Exhaust fumes from cars are not harmful.