Social Studies 3rd Grade Review

What are the 4 main reasons people form a community.

• Need for security

• religious freedom

• own a house

• material well being

• law

What is the tool used to help determine distance between places on maps and globes.

• ruler

• compass rose

• scale

• yardstick

How do people adapt and change their physical environment to meet the needs of their community?

• Move to another country

• They change the landscape by adding roads, clearing trees and carving into the land

• Go shopping

• Wear a jacket when it is cold and short sleeves when it is hot

As a U.S. citizen what is a person’s civic duty?

• Get a job to pay bills

• Join the army

• Do your homework

• Obey laws, serve the community, serve on a jury, and vote

What are the three branches of government

• pecan, oak and cedar

• executive, legislative and judicial

• president, governor and mayor

• police, firemen and doctors

Click on 3 examples of scientific breakthroughs that affect our community, past and present.

• pasteurization to make food safe to eat

• bigger, nicer houses

• new technology improving our way of life

• fidget spinners and slime

• medical vaccines to keep us healthy

Creating a savings account, using a coin jar, determining wants vs. needs, and taking care of what you have are ways of...

• using a credit card

• borrowing money

• scarcity

• saving money

The highest law, or set of rules that we live by, for all Americans is the...

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Amsterdam Treaty

• Speed Limit

What is NOT a reason people participate in celebrations such as Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, Eid, and Kwanzaa?

• To mark a special event

• Bring people together to celebrate

• practice religion

• have a feast, sharing gifts and playing games

• So they don't have to go to school

What group of people show their heroism by helping people in time of crisis and stress while often risking their own lives to help.

• Waiters and waitresses

• Bankers and office workers

• First responders and the military

• Inventors and explorers