Social Studies Exam - Chapter 1 Terminology Practice Test

________________ are the systems for keeping time around the world that has each hour of the day equal to 15 degrees of longitude.

_________________ is a tool to find direction used on maps (shows north, south, east, and west).

___________________ is a high rugged landform.

______________________ is the movement of one planet around another planet/star.

______________________ is technology that uses information from satellites to find absolute location for people and things.

___________________ happens twice a year when either the daylight or nighttime are at their maximum.

______________________ are any of the seven large land masses.

______________________ is the relocation of soil and other pieces of rock that were worn or carried away by wind, ice, and water.

______________________ is the exact location of something on the earth using co-ordinates of latitude and longitude.

______________________ is a small stream flowing into a river, which may flow into a lake or ocean.

______________________ is the name of a supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.

______________________ are imaginary lines that run from north to south that are used to show distance from the prime meridian.

  __________________________ is a broad flate or gently rolling arae that is higher above its surroundings.

  __________________________ is the imaginary line around the centre of the earth half way between the north and south poles (called 0 degrees latitude).

  __________________________ is a piece of land jutting out into the ocean from the mainland surrounded by water on three sides.

  __________________________ is a gigantic body of ice that is gound in mountain and polar regions.

  __________________________ is technology that displays and stores facts about the physical world.

  __________________________ are small pieces of soil and rock carried by water.

  __________________________ is formed when the ocean makes a large indent into land forming a semi-circle.

  __________________________ is every 4th year that has 366 days to make up for the previous 3 at 365 1/4 days.

  __________________________ is a way of showing the earth (a sphere) which is three dimensional as a flat map which is two dimensional.

  __________________________ is a broad flat or gently rolling area of land.

  __________________________ is an imaginary line that goes through the centre of the earth betwen north and south poles.

  __________________________ is the time period lasting 1000 years between the 5th century and the 15th centuries.

  __________________________ is a triangular shaped deposit of soil and sand at the mouth of a river.