Social Studies Review 1

When the sun shines straight down on the Tropic of Cancer, what occurs?

In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister?

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

A map that shows population density is a type of

A New England town meeting is an example of

In order to find the population density of a place, you divide the total number of people living there by the

Which of these factors most distinguishes dictators from monarchs?

Which of the following is the oldest form of government still in use today?

Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

When spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere, what season begins in the Northern Hemisphere?

What does a map's scale compare?

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

Which kind of country is most likely to have a federal system of government?

What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?

Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down?

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

A body of water that cuts deeply into the shoreline and is surrounded by land on three sides

Nazism is a form of fascism built on the idea of

What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum?

How much of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean water?

Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur on a flat map because of

What does an economic activity map of a country show?