1. Social Studies Vocabulary Practice

2. You have 10 seconds to give the word for each definition. Can you do it?

3. A book of maps is called an __________.

4. atlas

5. The line where two states or countries meet is called the ____________.

6. boundary

7. The city where the government of a country or a state is located is the __________.

8. capital

9. The weather pattern for an area is called the ________.

10. climate

11. The edge of a continent along a sea or an ocean is called the ________.

12. coastline

13. The symbol on a map which shows directions is called a ___________.

14. compass rose

15. One of the seven largest land areas on our earth is called a __________.

16. continent

17. A land with only one government is called a ___________.

18. country

19. The imaginary line around the Earth halfway between the poles at 0 degree latitude is called the ___________.

20. equator

21. The study of the Earth’s surface and everything on it is called ________.

22. geography

23. A model of the earth that is round like a ball is called a _________.

24. globe

25. A system of crossing lines to help locate places is called a _________.

26. grid

27. Part of the ocean or sea that extends into the land and is bigger than a bay is called a ________.

28. gulf

29. The two halves of the Earth are called the __________.

30. hemispheres

31. Land that is completely surrounded by water is called an __________.

32. island

33. A body of water, usually fresh, completely surrounded by land is called a ________.

34. lake

35. Lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator are called _________ lines.

36. latitude

37. Lines that measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian are called ________ lines.

38. longitude

39. A drawing of all or part of the earth as seen from above is called a ______.

40. map

41. The map ________ is sometimes called the Legend and explains the map’s symbols.

42. key

43. A high landform with steep sides is called a ________.

44. mountain

45. One of the four large bodies of salt water that cover over 2/3 of the earth is called an ______.

46. ocean

47. A body of land which is mostly surrounded by water is called a _________.

48. peninsula

49. A long narrow body of water that flows across the land is called a _______.

50. river

51. This is a small portion of a country. We have 50 ______ in our great country.

52. states

53. Anything that stands for something else on a map or a globe is called a ______.

54. symbol

55. The differences in height of places on the Earth’s surface is called _______.

56. topography

57. How did you do? Did you get them all right? If not, you can try, try again! Practice makes perfect!