Ch 1 5th Grade

Question 0

A graph that shows dates and events in time order

Answer 0

Timeline

Question 1

The study of the Earth and the way people use it.

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

Timelines are sometimes divided into _____. _____ are special periods of time that have something in common.

Answer 2

Eras

Question 3

A map or globe may have lines of _____. These lines run east to west and look like the steps on a ladder.

Answer 3

Latitude

Question 4

A map or globe may have lines of _______. These lines run north to south and are lonnnggg.

Answer 4

Longitude

Question 5

The large land areas on the Earth are called

Answer 5

Continents

Question 6

There are ____ continents

Answer 6

7

Question 7

List the continents

Answer 7

Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe.

Question 8

The big bodies of water on the Earth are called ______.

Answer 8

Oceans

Question 9

Name the oceans

Answer 9

Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic

Question 10

The ________ is an imaginary line that runs around the Earth. It divides the Earth in half.

Answer 10

Equator

Question 11

Everything above the equator is ______. Everything below the equator is _______. It is measured _______ degrees latitude.

Answer 11

north
South
0

Question 12

The _______ _________ is an imaginary line that runs up and down the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. It measures ______ degrees longitude.

Answer 12

Prime Meridian

0

Question 13

There are 4 equal halves, or _________ on the Earth.

Answer 13

Hemispheres

Question 14

Above the equator is the _________ Hemisphere.

Answer 14

Northern

Question 15

Below the equator is the ________ Hemisphere.

Answer 15

Southern

Question 16

The prime meridian divides the Earth into the ___________ and _________ Hemispheres.

Answer 16

Western

Eastern

Question 17

______________ directions are the main directions on a map. These are ______, _______, _______, _______.

Answer 17

Cardinal
North
South
East west

Question 18

_________ directions are the directions between the main directions. These are ________, ______, _______, ______.

Answer 18

Intermediate
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest