1. Social Studies Skill, p. 33 1-1. What does the red square represent? 1-2. What does the blue square represent?

2. Social Studies Skill, p. 33 1-3. Does the Washington Monument lie east or west of the Lincoln Memorial? 1-4. From the White House, in what direction would you go to get to the Capitol?

3. Social Studies Skill, p. 33 1-5. How are monuments and memorials shown on the map? 1-6. What direction is the top of the map?

4. Diagram p. 35 1-7. What is the innermost layer inside the earth called? 1-8. In which layer do you find the continents?

5. World continents and oceans, p. 41 1-9. What are the names of the seven continents? 1-10. What are the earth’s four major oceans?

6. 1-11. Possible answers: mountain, valley, forest, river 1-12. Possible answers: desert, shifting dunes, rocky soil, sandy soil

7. Making connections, p. 51 2-1. What is Autosub? 2-2. Why do scientists want to use Autosub to explore under the ice shelves?

8. Prevailing wind patterns, p. 54 2-3. In which general direction does the wind blow over Asia? 2-4. What winds did European sailors use to get to South America and the islands north of it?

9. World Ocean Currents, p. 57 2-5. Are the currents in the Indian Ocean warm or cold? 2-6. Where does the Benguela current flow?

10. World Ocean Currents, p. 57 2-7. Which currents in the Pacific Ocean are warmer: central or eastern? 2-8. What is the name of the current running from north to south along the western edge of North America?

11. Social Studies Skill, p. 60 2-9. On the map below, what is the exact location of Washington, D.C.? 2-10. Name two cities on the map that lie south of 0 degrees latitude.