Social Studies Review

Strega Nona

Pancakes for Breakfast

The Legend of the Bluebonnet

Watch Out for Chicken Feet in Your Soup

The children's books listed above were all written by –

• Shel Silverstein

• Kadir Nelson

• Judy Blume

• Tomie dePaola

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote books about life on the prairie. Why are her books important today?

• Her books teach us about good citizenship.

• Her books have information about the effects of storms.

• Her books help us understand communities of the past.

• Her books help us understand how life is in big Texas cities.

Carmen Lomas Garza contributed to her community by —

• writing stories and poems about life in Texas

• painting pictures of the lives of Mexican Americans

• serving as the first Hispanic female mayor in her city

• being the first Hispanic to vote in Texas

You are going to make a map of your community. What would you include in your map?

• a legend

• a title

• a scale

• all of these

Which Texas city is SOUTHEAST of Lubbock?

• Abilene

• Amarillo

• El Paso

• Midland

Which landform is found in a climate that gets very little rain?

• Desert

• Forest

• Island

• Lake

Which of the following completes the web?

• How Explorers Traveled Long Ago

• How People Modify the Environment

• How the Government Protects Citizens

• How Settlements are Developed

This man is ___________________________ the natural environment. The deer or birds he may be hunting are a _____________________________ that can provide food. Which words complete the blank?

• modifying…landform

• modifying…natural resource

• resourcing…climate

• adapting…natural hazard

How has the boy in the pictures above adapted to the change in season?

• He built a new shelter.

• He moved to a new location.

• He gathered food in a different way.

• He wore clothes that matched the weather.

James puts on his coat, hat, and gloves before going outside on a very cold day. This is an example of —

• showing what he needs

• modifying the environment

• meeting his need for shelter

• adapting to the environment