4th Grade US Regional Geography First Nine Weeks

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1 4th Grade US Regional Geography First Nine Weeks Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1 The line identified as 0 runs west and east on the globe and divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. What is the line called? A prime meridian C equator B longitude D parallels 2 What is the name of this symbol found on a map and used to show directions? A compass rose C map key B locator D map scale 3 Name the imaginary line that runs north and south on the globe and divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. A latitude C Arctic Circle B prime meridian D equator 4 Which type of map shows the names and locations of cities, states, and countries? A physical map C political map B historical map D mercator map 1

2 5 Which type of map shows the names and locations of mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans? A political map C landform map B historical map D physical maps 6 What name is given to this type of chart which explains the symbols used on the map? A compass rose C map scale B map key D map title 7 What name is given to the above types of charts that compare distance on a map to distance on Earth? A map key C map ruler B map mileage D map scale 8 This term identifies directions of north, south, east, and west. A intermediate directions C absolute directions B lateral directions D cardinal directions 2

3 9 This term identifies directions like northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast. A cardinal directions C lines of longitude B intermediate directions D lines of latitude 10 Name the lines shown on the globe above which measure distance north and south of the equator. A lines of longitude C relative location lines B absolute location lines D lines of latitude 11 If you use latitude and longitude to show the exact location of a place, you are using A prime meridian C relative location B absolute location D parallel location 12 Name the lines on the above globe running from the North Pole to the South Pole that measure the distance east and west from the Prime Meridian. A lines of longitude C relative location lines B absolute location lines D lines of latitude 3

4 13 This is an area with one or more common characteristic or feature. A region C valley B landform D prairie 14 The weather and climate vary greatly across the United States. Wind, temperature, and precipitation affect weather. Read the above sentence carefully. What does the word precipitation mean in the sentence? A moisture in the air B how hot or cold the air is C the kind of weather a place has over a long time D water that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet,or snow 15 A large area of flat or nearly flat land is called a A mountain. C valley. B desert. D plain. 16 Which phrase best describes the word landform? A the way people meet basic needs B the shape of the earth s surface C the pattern of water over time D the location of a region 17 What do water, soil, and forest have in common? A They are all made by people. B They are all natural resources. C They are all part of a people s culture. D They are all natural features of every region on earth. 18 These are resources that can be made again by people or nature. A natural resources C capital resources B renewable resources D industrial resources 4

5 19 Read the passage below and use the information with your knowledge of geography and history to answer the following question. Europe and Asia are located in the eastern hemisphere. Travel overland from Europe to Asia was long and usually dangerous. People in Europe wanted to find a safer and shorter trade route to Asia so they could trade for silk and spices. They sent brave explorers in search of the new route. They did not immediately find the new trade route, but the people of Europe did learn something very important from one of the explorers. Name the explorer who helped the people of Europe and Asia learn there was another hemisphere on the other side of the world. A Sir Walter Raleigh C Christopher Columbus B Ponce de Leon D Hernando de Soto 20 Read the passage below and use the information with your knowledge of geography and history to answer the following question. Because of the travels across the seas by early explorers, new trade routes were opened between countries in the eastern and western hemispheres. People in the eastern hemisphere traded horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, coffee and bananas for corn, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, peanuts and cocoa from the western hemisphere. What was the name for this trading between eastern and western hemispheres? A Trans-Atlantic Trade C European Trade Agreement B Columbian Exchange D West Indies Exchange Market 5

6 ID: A 4th Grade US Regional Geography First Nine Weeks Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1 ANS: C PTS: 1 STA: ANS: A PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 STA: ANS: C PTS: 1 STA: ANS: D PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 STA: ANS: D PTS: 1 STA: ANS: D PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 STA: ANS: D PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 STA: ANS: A PTS: 1 STA: ANS: A PTS: 1 STA: ANS: D PTS: 1 STA: ANS: D PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 LOC: ANS: A PTS: 1 STA: ANS: C PTS: 1 STA: ANS: B PTS: 1 STA: 2.4 1

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