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ERMS16- 6th grade SS Common Assessment 1
ERMS16- 6th grade SS Common Assessment 1
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Common Assessment 1
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1
What ocean is located near Africa and Asia?
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
2
What is a large body of water and covers most of the Earth?
gulf
none of the above
lake
bay
3
What is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water?
none of the above
canal
isthmus
river
4
Where would you most likely find a densely populated area?
all of the above
in western Canada
along a coast near water
mid-Pacific island
5
What is a inland body of water?
all of the above
ocean
lake
river
6
What longitude line is 0?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
7
Where are the colder regions of the world?
near the poles
near the equator
in the western hemispehre
all of the above
8
How did early humans end up getting to North America most likely?
invention of boats
climate change caused freezing of water
humans originated in N. America
all of the above
9
Where might you find sparse population?
Antarctica
mountain
desert
all of the above
10
What might be included on a physical map?
capitals
rivers
mountains
both a & b
11
What ocean is located along the coasts of Asia and Australia?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
12
What region normally has temperatures that are warmer?
North of the Prime Meridian
between the Equator and Prime Meridian
around the Equator
Western Hemisphere
13
What continent is the U.S. part of?
Middle America
South America
Central America
North America
14
What hemisphere is North America part of?
Eastern
Northern
Southern
Western
15
How many continents?
7
8
5
6
16
What ocean is located between Europe and the U.S.?
none of the above
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
17
What continent did homo sapiens come from?
Africa
South America
North America
Asia
18
What imaginary lines run north and south (up/down)?
Equator lines
lines of gratitude
lines of longitude
lines of latitude
19
What is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?
plain
isthmus
peninsula
plateau
20
What type of map shows one particular thing that might be specific to a region?
topographic map
political map
thematic map
all of the above
21
Which of the following are land geographic features?
mountain
all of the above
plateau
valley
22
What continent is an island?
Asia
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
23
The oceans are the Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic, and ___?
none of the above
Antarctic
Indiana
Indian
24
What imaginary lines run east/west (side to side)?
lines of mercy
none of the above
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
25
What is an advantage of maps?
easy to carry
fits lots of information on it
can be different kinds (political, physical, etc.)
26
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are both ___?
lines of Equidistant
both a & b
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
27
What is a large part of the ocean that extends into land?
river
lake
gulf
bay
28
What is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides?
valley
plain
canyon
sinkhole
29
How many oceans?
8
2
6
4
30
What type of map shows boundaries, cities, etc.?
thematic map
topographic map
weather map
political map
31
What is an advantage of a globe?
it is easy to carry
not enough detail
very accurate representation of the world (no distortion)
32
What is a disadvantage of GPS?
need some type of power
need signal
all of the above
doesn't always work in really remote areas
33
What ocean is located around the North Pole?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
34
Which of the following is a continent?
Australia
Africa
Europe
all of the above
35
What area of land is completely surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to the mainland?
strait
island
peninsula
delta
36
What is a large, flat, elevated area of land?
mountain
plateau
all of the above
hill
37
What is land completely surrounded by water?
all of the above
peninsula
delta
island
38
What other continent is an island?
Africa
none of the above
North America
South America