Social Studies Review #2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would best explain what happened in Sofia’s  community?

• After the houses were built, large animals had a new place to live.

• Trees are no longer able to grow in his community. 

  
  

• People changed the environment by cutting down trees to build houses. 

  
  

• Citizens must go to the next town to go to the grocery store.

  
  

​Water Sources
Desert: Water is hard to find, so people might dig wells, save rainwater, or bring water from other places. Wetland: There’s a lot of water in lakes, rivers, and swamps. People build canals to control it and keep areas from flooding.

Food Sources
Desert: People grow plants that don’t need much water, like cacti,
Wetland: People can fish, grow rice, and use the wet, rich soil to grow lots of plants.

Shelter and Homes
Desert: Houses are made with thick walls and small windows to stay cool and protect from the sun and sand.
Wetland: Homes are often on stilts or raised up to stay dry and avoid flooding.

Clothing
Desert: People wear light, loose clothing that covers them to stay cool and protect from the sun.
Wetland: People wear clothes that work in wet weather, like rain gear or lighter clothing for humidity.

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Explain how a community in a desert environment would meet its needs?

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Explain how a community in a wetland environment would meet its needs?

Open Ended

Compare how a community in a desert environment would meet its needs differently than a community in a

wetland environment. Give two examples.

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Options (5)

Acclimation to the air at higher altiitude

Homes built on tall stilts

Use of thicker clothes to protect against snow

Use of snowmobiles to travel over long distances

Use of canoes or boats to travel

Determine whether the statement describes adapting to or modifying the physical environment of mountains or wetlands.

Mountains

Wetlands

Multiple Choice

Use the map scale to calculate the distance from Lubbock to Odessa.

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 200 miles

• 400 miles

Multiple Choice

Which city is the most northern city in Texas?

• Amarillo

• El Paso

• Houston

• Brownsville

Multiple Choice

Using the legend on the map, what is the capital of Texas?

• Dallas

• Odessa

• El Paso

• Austin

Dropdown

The Hoover Dam is an example of how people ​

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their environment.

Multiple Choice

Using the legend on the map, what is the National capital?

• Boston

• San Francisco

• Washington, D.C.

• New Orleans

Dropdown

Jacques Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence River one ​

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before Jean Nicolet explored LakeMichigan.​ ​

Multiple Choice

Sam wants to travel from Houston to Dallas. Which direction would he travel?

• South

• North

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

. James wants to travel from Laredo to El Paso. Which direction will he travel?                                            

• southeast

• northeast

• northwest

• southwest

Multiple Choice

Texas's state government is modeled after the national government. Its powers and responsibilities

are separated between three branches.

The reader can conclude that__________.

• The state government is weaker than the national government.

• The national and state governments have the same responsibilities.

  
  

• The state government has an executive, legislative, and judicial branch.

  
  

• The national government has more branches than the state government.