Social Studies First Six Weeks Test Review

First Six Weeks Social Studies Review​

Map Skills ​

Multiple Choice

Name the Map Skill

• Legend

• Grid System

• Scale

• Compass Rose

Multiple Choice

Corn

Wheat

Oil Rig

Technology

Car

These things would go in which map skill?

• Compass Rose

• Legend

• Scale

• Grid System

Multiple Choice

You use this to measure distance on a map:

• Scale

• Legend

• Compass Ross

• Grid System

​Regions of Texas

​Name the 4 Regions of Texas

Multiple Choice

Name the Pink Region.

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Coastal Plains Region

• Great Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

Multiple Choice

Name the Blue Region.

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Coastal Plains Region

• Great Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

Multiple Choice

Name the Green Region.

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Coastal Plains Region

• Great Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

Multiple Choice

Name the Orange Region.

• Mountains and Basins Region

• Coastal Plains Region

• Great Plains Region

• Central Plains Region

Mountains and Basins​

Facts about Mountains and Basins​

1. Has Mountains and ​Canyons in its region

2. Supports Ranching ​

Mountains: Landforms that rises high above the terrain

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Canyons: deep gorge formed by a river​

Multiple Choice

Deep Gorge formed by a river is called a?

• Mountain

• Valley

• Canyon

• Trench

Great Plains​

Facts about Great Plains​

1. More than one million people in its Population

2. ​Has Oil Rigs

3. Common job in Great Plains: Ranching

4. Has the cities of Amarillo, Lubbock and Midland

5. Supports Ranching​

​ 5. Includes the Llano Estacado and Permian Basin

6. Has Flat or Rolling Land

7. Mostly short grasses and shrubs

8. Grows corn, cotton, and wheat

9. Needs Irrigation ​for Ranching

Multiple Choice

The Great Plains has... check all that apply

• Common job is ranching

• Grows corn, cotton, and wheat

• Has Flat or Rolling Land

• Needs Irrigation for Farming

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

The Great Plains has everything except...

• Cities include Lubbock, Amarillo, and Midland

• Includes Llano Estacado and Permian Basin

• Includes Forests in River Valleys

• Mostly short grasses and shrubs

​Central Plains

Facts about Central Plains​

1. More than one million people in its Population

2. Has the cities of Wichita Falls, Denton, Fort Worth, and Abilene

3. Supports Ranc​hing

​4. This is where we live

5.​ Gently rolling Prairie, high hills, and mesas

6. Forest in river valleys ​

Multiple Choice

Central Plains has everything except...

• Has the cities of Wichita Falls, Denton, Fort Worth, and Abilene

• Gently rolling Prairie, high hills, and Mesas

• Forest in River Valleys

• Beaches, Marshes, and Lowlands

Coastal Plains​

Facts about Coastal Plains​

1. More than one million people in its Population

2. ​Has Oil Rigs

3. Ha​s the most average rainfall

4. Has the cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville

​ 5. Covers about one third of Texas

6. Includes pine and hardwood trees

7. Close to the Gulf of Mexico​

8. Region with the most rivers

9. Low land, Marshes, and beaches

Multiple Choice

The Coastal Plains has...

• Has the most average rainfall

• Has the cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville

• Makes up about one-third of Texas

• Low land, Marshes, and Beaches

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

The Coastal Plains has everything except...

• Includes Mountains and Canyons

• Close to the Gulf of Mexico

• Includes Pines and Hardwood

• Region with the most Rivers

Multiple Choice

What do the Great Plains and Coastal Plains have in common?

• Both are in the East

• Both are in the West

• Both have Oil Rigs

• Both have Beaches

Multiple Choice

Which is the only region that does not have a population of over a Million people?

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

Multiple Choice

What do all the regions have in common?

• They all have Mountains

• They all have Beaches

• They all support ranching

• They all support wind farms

Multiple Choice

We live in this region...

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

​Agriculture AKA Farming

Throughout Texas,

You can find Agriculture and Farming everywhere!

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Farmers need the following to have successful farms:

• ​Access to Water (like a river or lake)

• Lots of rainfall

• P​redictable Climite (warm summers and mild winters)

Multiple Choice

Farming needs all of the following except...

• Access to water

• Rocky Soil

• Lots of Rainfall

• Predictable Climate (warm summers and mild winters)

​US Constitution

​Facts about US Constitution

1. Outlines Laws and Principles for our country and state

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2. Talks about the structure of the government​

Multiple Choice

The Document that outlines our laws and principles:

• Declaration of Indepedence

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Multiple Choice

The US Constitution outlines:

• Our grievances

• Our hopes and dreams

• the structure of the government

• how to win a war

Bill of Rights​

Facts about the Bill of Rights​

1. The Bill of Rights is best known for it's purpose

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2. It outlines and protects our individual rights ​

Multiple Choice

What does the bill of rights protect?

• Our money

• Our government

• Our individual rights/freedoms

• Our homes

​Declaration of Independence

Facts about the Declaration of Independence​

1. The Declara​tion of Independence gave us our freedom to be our own country

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2. ​It gave us our freedom to stop being ruled by Great Britain

Multiple Choice

What country did the Declaration of Independence free us from?

• France

• Poland

• Great Britain

• Canada