Social Studies Midpoint Assessment - Modified

Use the map to match the following:

• South America

• We live on the continent of ___.

• North America

• The coldest continent is ___.

• 7

• number of continents

• 5

• The continent to our south is ___.

• Antarctica

• number of oceans

Match the following:

• continent

• 
• compass

• 
• globe

• 
• map

• 
• ocean

• 

Use the map to match the following:

• red

• the color of the region farthest west

• yellow

• the color of the region in which we live

• blue

• the color of the region with only two states

• purple

• the color of the region with four states

European countries such as England, France, and Spain sent explorers to claim parts of North America for their country.

• True

• False

Before the Europeans arrived here, Native Americans lived in different parts of North America.

• True

• False

Match the definitions.

• capital resources

• people working to make goods or services

• natural resources

• resources that are man-made

• human resources

• things that come from nature

Which region is GREEN?

• Middle

• New England

• Southern

Which region is RED?

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

Which region is ORANGE?

• Southern

• Middle

• New England