Social Studies: Lesson 1 Vocab Quiz

What are the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• the climate

• extreme highs

• extreme lows

• the amount of snowfall

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

_______ means directions such as north, south, east, and west.

• political map

• Prime Meridian

• cardinal directions

• equator

A _______ is a place where people live, work, and play.

• rural

• population

• community

• suburb

What is the imaginary line that runs east to west AROUND the Earth, and is halfway between the North and South Pole?

• community

• region

• equator

• latitude

What are lines called that measure how far north and south of the Equator a place is?

• latitude

• region

• map scale

• cardinal directions

What are lines called that measure how far east and west of the Prime Meridian that a place is?

• physical map

• longitude

• hemisphere

• region

What tool is used to show the real distance of an area on a map?

• map scale

• equator

• longitude

• compass

What map gives details by using colors to show where things are located?

• urban

• physical map

• community

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

Which map shows cities, states, and countries?

• vegetation map

• political map

• longitude

• rural

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

What is the term used to define the number of people who live in one place?

• population

• equator

• climate

• region

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4