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6. Which of the following is a
characteristic of a lake?
Whitter’s Learning Centre Social
Studies
1. Which is the highest
mountain in the world?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kilimanjaro – Africa
Mount Blanc – Europe
Vinson Massif – Antarctica
Mount Everest – Asia
2. Which is the largest island
in the world?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jamaica
Cuba
Greenland
Australia
3. What is the name of the
large land mass that has
different climatic zones and
is “washed” by more than
one ocean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
island
continent
peninsula
isthmus
4. Mountains, plains and
valleys are called_______
A.
B.
C.
D.
landforms
landmines
landlines
landfills
5. Which set names only
landforms?
A. mountains, valleys, streams,
cisterns
B. plateaux, rivers, mountains,
lakes
C. lakes, slopes, inclined
planes, plateaux
D. mountains, valleys, hills,
plains
A. It is surrounded by
water
B. It flows to the ocean
C. It flow to the sea
D. It is surrounded by
land
7. Which of the following
describes a river?
A. a body of fresh water
flowing through a
channel
B. a body of salt water
that washes a
continent
C. a man-made body of
water
D. a body of salt water
that surrounds an
island
8. Which of the following is a
characteristic of an ocean? It
________.
A. is bordered by a
continent
B. contains fresh water
C. flows to a river
D. flows to a stream
9. The water bodies of the
world are
A. ocean, sea, and lake
B. lake, valley, and
ocean
C. sea, plain, and lake
D. plain, valley, and
ocean
10.What is an archipelago?
A. the islands in the
Greater Antilles
B. the islands in the
Lesser Antilles
C. a group or chain of
islands
D. the Windward Islands
11.On which continents is the
Mississippi River found?
A.
B.
C.
D.
North America
Australia
Asia
Antarctica
12.What is the innermost part
of the Earth called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
core
crust
mantle
orbit
13.What does the revolution of
the Earth and the titling of
its axis cause?
A. day and night
B. the seasons
C. changes in climatic
conditions on Earth
D. changes in sea level
14.Which best describes the
structure of the Earth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
core, mantle, crust
core, lamina, dermis
mantle, lamina, crust
lamina, core, dermis
15.Why is the Earth a unique
planet? Because
it_________.
A. is the third planet
from the sun
B. gets its light from the
sun and moon only
C. is the only planet on
which people survive
naturally
D. rotates on its axis
16.Which natural satellite of
the earth is illuminated by
the sun?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mercury
Pluto
The Moon
The Hubble telescope
17.How long does it take the
Earth to go around the sun?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a year
a week
a month
a day
18.How does the Earth rotate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
around the moon
on its axis
between the stars
between the sun and
the moon
19.What does the rotation of
the Earth on its axis cause?
A.
B.
C.
D.
seasons
month of the year
day and night
earthquakes
20.Which is the most important
gas for life to exist on
Earth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
nitrogen
oxygen
helium
carbon dioxide