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Common Assessment #1 Review/test is Wednesday, 10/1
Continents and Oceans
Label the attached map to help you answer the following questions about the Continents and Oceans.
1. If you are in Texas and you travel EAST across the continent what ocean will you encounter?
ATLANTIC
2. If you are in Africa what oceans are you nearest? ATLANTIC AND INDIAN
3. What continent is also an island and country? AUSTRALIA
4. What ocean separates North America and Europe? ATLANTIC
5. What ocean borders Africa, Asia and Australia? INDIAN
6. Eurasia is the connected continents of Europe and Asia.
7. The South Pole is covered by the continent of Antarctica.
8. The Arctic Ocean is the furthest NORTH, while the Southern Ocean is the furthest SOUTH.
9. If you are in Texas and you travel EAST across the continent what ocean will you encounter?
A Atlantic Ocean
B Arctic Ocean
C Indian Ocean
D Pacific Ocean
10. North America is connected to South America by an isthmus (a small strip of land that connects
to larger pieces of land).
11. The US, Canada and Mexico are all part of North America.
12. Asia is the LARGEST continent while Australia is the SMALLEST.
Climate Zones
13. How would you adapt what you wear to living in a polar zone? Wear warm clothes such as
layers, hat, scarf, gloves/mittens
14. The temperate climate zone has seasons.
15. Why is the tropical zone so hot? It is the climate zone closest to the equator.
Map Skills
16. What map feature helps you understand symbols and colors on a map?
17. Which city is closest to the EQUATOR on the map above? Libreville
18. Which city is closest to the PRIME MERIDIEN on the map above? Accra
Culture: write the definition and give an example of each:
19. What is culture? A way of life of a group of people who share common values and beliefs
20. History: past events
21. Social: daily life, clothing, language, food
22. Religion/values/beliefs: types of festivals, holidays, beliefs, and celebrations
23. Geography: physicals and political locations, climate, weather, environment
24. Economics: types of money used, jobs, and businesses
25. Government: leaders, rights, laws, policies
26. Aesthetics: art, music, dance, literature
27. What area of the US has the most iron ore? Eastern
28. What area of the US has the most coal? Eastern
29. What symbol on the map represents silver? A triangle
30. According to the scale, about how many miles is it from the tip of Texas to the Canadian
border. ABOUT 2,000 MILES
31. What direction would you travel from Texas to Los Angeles? West
32. What direction would you travel from Texas to New York City? Northeast
33. This imaginary line divides the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. equator
34. This imaginary line divides the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Prime Meridian
35. If you went straight SOUTH from Texas, what country that borders the United States would you
be in? Mexico
36. If you went straight NORTH from Texas, what country that borders the United States would you
be in? Canada
37. The Tropic of Cancer and and Tropic of Capricorn are the latitude lines that define the
Temperate climate zone.
Land/water forms: write the definition for the following and give an example of each:
38. Delta-deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
39. Mouth-where a river meets the sea
40. Tributary-smaller rivers flowing into a larger one
41. Source- start of a river
42. Mouth- see # 39
43. Isthmus- narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger landmasses
44. Peninsula- area of land with water on 3 sides
45. Strait- narrow waterway connecting 2 larger bodies of water