Social Studies QA#2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would best explain what happened in David'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.

Multiple Choice

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

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 200 miles

• 400 miles

Multiple Choice

What 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

Multiple Choice

This is a map of the Lincoln Park Zoo.

What is the distance from the Penguin exhibit to the Children's Zoo?

• 25ft

• 100ft

• 200ft

• 50ft

Multiple Choice

This is a photo of the Hoover Dam.

The Hoover Dam is an example of how people _____ their environment.

• modify
• adapt

• ignore

Multiple Choice

Below is an map of the United States.

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

• Boston

• San Francisco

• Washington, D.C.

• New Orleans

Multiple Choice

Read the timeline. Then answer the question.

Jacques Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence River one _________________ before Jean Nicolet explored Lake

Michigan.

• month

• year

• decade

• century

Multiple Choice

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

• South

• North

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

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.

Multiple Choice

A mayor is the leader of which type of government?

• federal government

• state government

• national government

• local government

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• It creates government.

• It gives rights to Britian.

• It explains citizen's rights.

• It gathers information.

Multiple Choice

Amy wants to travel from Houston to Odessa. Which direction will she travel?

• southeast

• northeast

• northwest

• southwest