5th Grade Chapter 1 Social Studies

How long is a century?

• 10 Years

• 50 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

What does modify mean?

• To change

• To enjoy

• To keep the same

• To sell

What are the three largest counties in North America?

• Alaska, Texas, California

• Canada, Mexico, United States

• Europe, Asia, Australia

• New York City, Houston, Chicago

An area in which many features are similar is called what?

• A state

• A country

• A region

• A providence

The Great Basin in part of which state?

• Texas

• Nevada

• New York

• Florida

What is the low flat land along the Atlantic Ocean called?

• coastal plain

• mountain range

• an inlet

• central plain

Dams are built across what to form reservoirs?

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Seas

• ponds

The Appalachian Mountains have been worn down by what?

• Traffic

• Animals

• Erosion

• Lumberjacks

The climate in the Northeast United States is much colder than the climate what part of the United States?

• Northwest

• Midwest

• Northern

• Southwest