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MAISA Unit 2 Social Studies
MAISA Unit 2 Social Studies
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A #SocialStudies review unit on #landforms, #continents, #Oceans, and #NaturalHazards
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1
What is the total number of Continents?
7
8
6
5
2
Where you are in relation to other places is your _____ _____?
Relative Location
Absolute Location
3
Which country is the only country to be in two different continents?
United States of America
Canada
Russia
China
4
The Prime Meridian is a line of _____?
Longitude
Latitude
5
Which river is the largest in the world?
The Nile
The Yangtze
The Amazon
The Mississippi
6
Which Sub-Tropical desert is the largest in the world?
Kalihari
Sahara
Gobi
Arabian
7
Which island is the largest in the world?
Madagascar
Greenland
Borneo
New Guinea
8
When a river can no longer hold an increase in water, it overflows its banks and causes _____?
Flooding
Running
Crying
Droughts
9
A Tropical Cyclone can be a Hurricane or a _____?
Tsunami
Tornado
Typhoon
Tyrant
10
The climate at the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle is ________________?
Cold
Hot
Polar
Temperate
11
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for 'grasslands'?
steppe
savannah
garden
prairie
12
Which mountain has the highest elevation?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Denali
Mt. Everest
Mt. Hood
13
Which Natural Hazard is caused by an underwater earthquake?
Tsunami
Drought
Tornado
Hurricane
14
Which lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Victoria
Lake Baikal
15
The largest continent with the largest population is _____?
Australia
Asia
Europe
Africa
16
The climate that has 4 seasons, and is between the Polar and Tropical climates is ___________?
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
Hot
17
The equator is a line of _____?
Longitude
Latitude
18
Which is the largest rain forest in the world?
The Amazon
The Congo
The Tongass
The Daintree
19
The total number of oceans is ___?
6
7
4
5
20
Water that follows a path to a larger body of water is?
A river
A pond
A lake
An ocean
21
The climate just above, just below, and at the equator is __________?
Tropical
Cold
Temperate
Hot
22
Which ocean is the largest in the world?
Pacific
Southern
Indian
Atlantic
23
Australia and the surrounding South Pacific Islands are also known as what?
Tasmania
Pacifica
Oceania
Indonesia
24
Your specific location is _____ _____? (Think GPS)
Relative Location
Absolute Location
25
A globe with lines of latitude and longitude is called a _____ _____?
Global Graph
Global sphere
Global pattern
Global Grid
26
Climate is determined by all of the following except __________.
Longitude
Elevation
Latitude
Near a large body of water
27
When there is no rain for an extended period of time, it causes a _____?
Flood
Panic
Commotion
Drought
28
Molten rock (called Magma) and ash is erupted from a _____?
Tunnel
Mountain
Volcano
Ocean
