A World of Communities Social Studies Click to advance
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Let’s imagine your on a jet plane taking a trip around the world. It would take you about two days to circle the earth. next
You might see… Plains Mountains Deserts Water ** Hint** When your finished viewing all 4 areas, click here to continue to the quiz!
Plains most of the world’s population, more than 6 billion people, live here usually have fertile soil and good water suppliesfertile excellent for farming back
Mountains fewer people live in mountainous areas too hard to grow food poor soil and travel is hard back
Deserts dry arid soilarid 1/3 of the Earth’s surface high daytime, low nighttime temperatures back
Water 71% of Earth’s surface is water most water is in the ocean comes in 3 forms; solid, liquid, gas back
Quiz Time! 1.Most of the world’s population lives in the desert. TRUEFALSE
Plains most of the world’s population, more than 6 billion people, live here BACK
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Question 2 1.It would take you about two days to circle the Earth. TRUE FALSE
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Let’s imagine your on a jet plane taking a trip around the world. It would take you about two days to circle the earth. BACK
Question 3 Most water on earth is salt water in the ocean. TRUE FALSE
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Water 71% of Earth’s surface is water most water is in the ocean comes in 3 forms; solid, liquid, gas back
Question 4 It’s very hot both day and night in the desert. TRUE FALSE
Deserts dry arid soilarid 1/3 of the Earth’s surface high daytime, low nighttime temperatures back
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Question 5 It’s very hard to grow food in mountainous areas. TRUE FALSE
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Mountains fewer people live in mountainous areas too hard to grow food poor soil and travel is hard back
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