Social Studies Quiz For Grade 7
- Question of
the study of earth an everything on it
- Location
- Region
- Geography
- Scale
- Question of
an area fining the exact or relative point where a place is
- Geography
- Location
- Place
- Movement
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an area with common features and characteristics that sets it apart from other areas
- Region
- Globe
- Map
- Compass Rose
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how the environment in influencing and influenced by people
- GPS
- Hemisphere
- Movement
- Human Environment Interaction
- Question of
comparing natural and human made features of different areas that give it an identity or personality
- Projections
- Symbols
- Place
- Geography
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how people, goods, and ideas move around the world
- Longitude
- Movement
- Latitude
- Elevation
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model of the showing shape of lands, distances, and directions in relation to each other. A sphere that shows everything to scale, so landmasses are shown in correct size.
- Map
- Latitude
- Globe
- Scale
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shows the same as a globe, but it is flat an has some distortions (loss of accuracy in the size, or position of an object
- Globe
- Symbols
- Scale
- Map
- Map
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used by geographers to have someone else look at a place in detail. you can’t see roads on these so that is why we use maps
- Photographs
- Symbols
- Scales
- Directions
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pictures taken of the Earth from in the air
- Satellite Images
- Photographs
- Map
- Aerial Photographs
- Question of
picture taken by a satellite in orbit above the Earth
- Map
- Satellite Images
- Hemisphere
- Aerial photographs
- Question of
half sphere: northern and southern divided by the equator: eastern and western divided by the Prime meridian
- Hemisphere
- Latitude
- Elevation
- Longitude
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imaginary line around the earth halfway in between North and South poles
- Prime Meridian
- Hemisphere
- Equator
- Projection
- Question of
imaginary line of longitude marked 0 degrees runs through Greenwich, England
- Equator
- Map
- Compass Rose
- Prime Meridian
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located on most maps for directions
- Projection
- Scale
- Compass Rose
- Symbols
- Question of
Cardinal Directions
- North,South,West,East
- Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
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Intermediate directions
- North,South,West,East
- Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
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looks at relative size, how much smaller distances are than the real distance
- Scale
- Symbol
- Compass Rose
- Projection
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stands for something else Ex] stars, dots, shapes, and different colors
- Scale
- Symbol
- Longitude
- Elevation
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shows countries, capitals, and political boundaries
- Special Purpose Map
- Political Map
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shows how particular things are spread out throughout parts of the world Ex] population/ethnicity
- Special Purpose Map
- Political Map
- Physical Map
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shows physical or natural features like landmasses and bodies of water
- Political Map
- Special Purpose Map
- Physical Map
- Question of
a way to show earth on a flat surface
- Latitude
- Projection
- Longitude
- Question of
tries to minimize distortions in size, shape, and distance
- Winkel Tripel
- Robinson
- Equal Area
- Mercator
- Question of
shows the correct size of land masses but distorts their shapes
- Robinson
- Winkel Tripel
- Equal Area
- Mercator
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shows the correct size and shape of most land areas but is distorted at the edges
- Mercator
- Winkel Tripel
- Equal area
- Robinson
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shows the correct shapes and directions but not the true sizes or distances. PLaces near the poles look bigger.
- Equal Area
- Mercator
- Winkel Tripel
- Robinson
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Global Positioning System; space based satellite system that provides location, weather at all times anywhere on Earth
- GIS
- Latitude
- GPS
- Longitude
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Geographic Information System; a computer based system that links information to locations
- GPS
- Projection
- GIS
- Longitude
- Question of
imaginary lines on Earth’s surface measured in degrees measure north or south of the equator
- Latitude
- Longitude