BOSTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

COD: B.I.S ACAD.E.F

NIT 900.258.868-9. RESOLUCIN 04613 DE 2010
PROCESO PDE WORKSHEET
Versin: Abril 2015
SOCIAL STUDIES
EIGHTH GRADE THIRD PERIOD 2017
Pgina 1 de 2
DEPARTAMENTO DE BILINGISMO

NAME:__________________________TEACHER Mrs.Erika Charris DATE______________________MARK___

A. INSTRUCTION: Fill in the blanks by using words from the word bank:

a. Parallels f. Alps
b. Currents g. Russia
c. tundra h. equator
d. Himalayas i.Ural Mountains
i. Peninsula j.Meridians

1. The _________________________________is an imaginary line drawn on maps and globes. It runs east to west.
2. The _____________________ are lines of latitude that run east and west.

3. The ______________________________are lines of longitude that run north and south.

4. The most famous mountains in Europe are the_____________________they are known for their snowy beauty.

5. Europe is a_____________________which means it is surrounded on three sides by water.

6.._________________________are like rivers that flow through oceans.

7. __________________________________________is the largest country in the world.

8. The __________________________________________divide Europe from Asia.

9. The ___________________________________is an area where it is bitterly cold and only tiny plants can grow.

10. One of South Asias largest mountain ranges is called the ______________________________________.

B. INSTRUCTION: Match the words from the word bank with the pictures. There are some extra words.

*Prime Meridian *Berlin Wall *East Germany *West Germany *Equator *Peninsula *North Africa

11. 12. 13. 14. 16.

______________ ______________ _______________ ________________ ________________

 BOSTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
COD: B.I.S ACAD.E.F
NIT 900.258.868-9. RESOLUCIN 04613 DE 2010
PROCESO PDE WORKSHEET
Versin: Abril 2015
SOCIAL STUDIES
EIGHTH GRADE THIRD PERIOD 2017
Pgina 2 de 2
DEPARTAMENTO DE BILINGISMO

C. INSTRUCTION: Say if the following sentences are true or false. Justify the false answers.

17. Europe has more people than any other continent except Asia ____________________
18. The Atlantic Ocean has a great effect on Europes climate _______________________
19. Every continent except Europe has deserts ___________________________________
20. A diplomat is a Soviet leader who wants to spread communism ___________________
21. Communism is a form of government in which everything is owned by the people who can choose their leaders
____________________________
22. In a strike, people go to work because they get what they want _______________
23. Glasnost means openness or more freedom_______________________________

24. A union is a group of workers who get together for a special reason ________________

25. Sand dunes are hills of sand _____________________________

D. INSTRUCTION: answer the following questions:

26. What did Gorbachev do to fix economy problems in the Soviet Union?

27. What happened in Russia after the fall of communism?