Social Studies Department A.Y.

2020-2021 – Term 1

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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 1
Answer Key

Part 1 Part 2
1. F- latitude 1. B - One degree of latitude stands for a
2. G- globe distance of about 2 kilometers.

3. C- equator 2. A - The equator is also known as 0°

4. A- hemisphere latitude.

5. E- place 3. B - Determining the time in other places

6. B- climate
7. I- longitude 4. A - Determining the climate zones of
8. K- prime meridian the world

9. J - meridians 5. D - China
10. D - 180

PART 3

2. Tropic of Cancer – 23° 27 N

3. Equator – 0°

4. Tropic of Capricorn – 23° 27 S

5. Antarctic Circle – 66° 30 S

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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 2
Answer Key

PART 1 PART 2
1. B - 24 A. 1. B - Bahrain
2. A - hemisphere 2. D - GMT is the time in the equator where the standard
time in the world is based.
3. C - Greenwich Mean Time 3. A - This is due to the consideration of political
boundaries.
4. C - West B. 1.
5. D - International Date Line 2. Prime Meridian
6. C - location 3.
7. B - grid 4. West
8. B - mathematical 5. East
9. C - geographic 6. 5
10. A - strategic 7. Greenwich
11. A - locked land 8.
12. B - peninsula 9.
13. C - island 10. locked- land

PART 3

A 1. China – 10 AM + 8hrs = 6PM

2. Bahrain – 10AM + 3hrs = 1PM

3. Uruguay – 10AM – 3hrs = 7AM

B. 1. Suriname

2. Paraguay ; Bolivia

3. Atlantic Ocean

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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 3
Answer Key
TUNISIA ALGERIA
PART 1
Location 1. North coast of Africa 2. Northwestern Africa
Capital City 3. Tunis 4. Algiers
5. Sfax, Susah, Al- 6. Oran, Constantine,
Main Cities Qayrawan and Bizerte Skikda and Annaba
Area 7. 163,610 km² 8. 2,381, 740 km²
2020 Population 9. 11.82 Million 10. 43.85 Million
(https://www.worldometers.info)
Rivers 11. The Mejerda River 12. The Cheleef River
Independence Day/ Colonizer 13. March 20, 1956 from 14. July 5, 1962 from
France France
Government System 15. Parliamentary Republic 16. Republic
Head of the Country 17. Kais Saied 18. Abdelmadjid Tebboune
19. Tourism, vegetables, 20. Petroleum, Natural gas,
Main Resources fruits, fishing, petroleum, iron ore, phosphate, uranium,
phosphates, iron, zinc, lead, zinc, coal, tobacco and
lead and salt fishing
Currency 21. Tunisian Dinar 22. Algerian Dinar
2015 Literacy Rate 23. 81.1% 24. 79.9 %
25. Northern Tunisia- 26. Northern Algeria- typical
Climate Mediterranean climate; Mediterranean climate;
Southern- hotter and drier Southern Algeria increasingly
drier ; arid to semi-arid
29 (1.) green
Flag 1 2 30 (2.) white
red
(Indicate the color of each
numbered label.)
1 2

27 (1.) red
28 (2.) white
PART 2
A. Tunisia 1. Algeria 2. Libya
B. Algeria 1. Morocco 2. Mauritania 3. Mali 4. Tunisia 5. Libya 6. Niger

PART 3: Model Answer (Answers may vary.)

I would rather choose Algeria as this is considered the largest and one of the wealthiest
countries in Africa. Economically and politically, Algeria is a stable country where development
and progress are apparent.

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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 4
Answer Key

Part 1 MOROCCO MAURITANIA

Location 1. Northwest Africa 2. Northwest Africa

Capital City 3. Rabat 4. Nouakchott

5. Casablanca, Marrakesh, Fes, 6. Kaedi, Nouadhibu. Fderik and

Main Cities Tangiers and Agadir Rosso
Area 7. 446,550 km² 8. 1,030,700 km²

2020 Population 9. 36.91 Million 10. 4.65 Million

(https://www.worldometers.info)
Rivers 11. Moulouya River, Sebou River, 12. The Senegal River
Umm Al-Rabi River and Wadi Al-
Sous River
Independence Day/ 13. March 2, 1956 from France 14. November 28, 1960 from
Colonizer France
15. Constitutional Monarchy 16. Islamic Republic
Government System
17. King Mohammed Vl 18. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Head of the Country
19. Iron Ore, phosphate, silver, 20. Large deposits of iron ore,
Main Resources coal, lead, zinc, salt, cereals, fruits, phosphate, sulfur, copper, gypsum,
vegetables, fishing and timber gold, diamonds, oil, livestock and
fishing.
21. Moroccan Dirham 22. Mauritanian Ouguiya
Currency
Literacy Rate 23. 73.8 % (2018) 24. 53.50 % (2017)
(knoena.com)
25. Sub-tropical climate ; snowy 26. arid, desert climate, with rare
Climate mountain peaks and hot summers rainfall
and cold winters in the Sahara
27 28
Flag 29. Green
(Indicate the color of each 30. Yellow
numbered label.)

29 30

27. Red
28. Green

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Part 2 Part 3

1. constitutional Morocco
2. 1. Algeria
3. Northern 2. Western Sahara
4. Mauritania
5. 1. Algeria
6. 100% 2. Western Sahara
7. Mauritania’s 3. Mali
8. smaller 4. Senegal
9.
10. France

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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 5
Answer Key

PART 1 SOMALIA DJIBOUTI COMOROS

Capital City 1. Mogadishu 2. Djibouti 3. Moroni

4. Hargeysa, Kismayo 5. Djibouti 6. Njazidia, Nzwani
Main Cities and Marka and Mwali
Area 7. 637,657 km² 8. 23,000 km² 9. 2,170 km²
2020 Population 10. 15. 89 Million 11. 988,000 12. 869,601
(worldpopulationreview.com)
13.The Genale and 14. None 15. None
Rivers The Shebele
Independence Day/ 16. July 1, 1960 from 17.June 27, 1977 from 18. July 6, 1975 from
Colonizer Britain France France
19. Federal 20. Semi-Presidential 21. Federal Republic
Government System Parliamentary Republic
Republic
22. Mohamed 23. 24.
Head of the Country Abdullahi Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Azali Assoumani
Mohamed
25. Livestock, cereal 26. Gold, clay, granite, 27. Bananas, fishing ,
Main Resources grains and sorghum, limestone, livestock, hunting, tourism and
fruits, copper, uranium, transport and perfume
frankincense, myrrh, communication
timber and fishing
28. Somali Shilling 29. Djibouti Franc 30. Comorian Franc
Currency
31. 37.8 % (2017) 32. 67.9% (2003) 33. 78.1 % (2015)
(borgenproject.org) (economywatch.com) (https://knoema.com)
Literacy Rate
34. tropical to sub- 35. hot and dry 36.dry summers and
Climate tropical; arid to semi-arid heavy tropical rains with
cyclones

Flag (Indicate the 37.

color of each 39.
numbered label.) 38.
40.

39. Red
37. Blue 38. Green 40. Blue

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PART 2 PART 3
1 Country Government Head Head Political
2 Bantu System of State of Structure
3 Northeastern Africa Government
4 Djibouti Somalia Federal President Prime Minister Bicameral
5 Parliamentary (appointed by Legislature
Republic the President (Senate /
6 with the Upper House
7 Indian parliament’s and National
8 Madagascar approval) Assembly /
9 union Lower House)
10 Presidency
Djibouti Semi- President Prime Minister Branches:
Presidential (Elected (assists the Executive,
Republic for a five- president in all Legislative
year functions) and Judiciary
term.)

Comoros Federal President President Branches:

Presidential (Elected Executive,
Republic every four Legislative
years.) and Judiciary

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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 6
Answer Key

Part 1 Part 2
1. A A. 1. B B. 1. √
2. B 2. C 2. Zeus
3. C 3. C 3. √
4. B 4. A 4. Voting
5. C 5. A 5. √
6. A 6. males
7. A 7. √
8. D 8. one
9. B
10. D
11. A
12. B

SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISE # 7
Answer Key

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

1. C A. 1. Yes B. 1. B 1. A
2. F 2. No 2. D 2. C
3. I 3. Yes 3. E 3. C
4. J 4. No 4. C 4. B
5. B 5. No 5. A 5. A
6. D 6. Yes 6. E 6. A
7. H 7. Yes 7. C
8. E 8. No 8. B
9. A 9. No 9. A
10. G 10. Yes 10. B

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