Fourth Grade End of the Year Social Studies Review

What is the capital of New York State?

• Buffalo

• Rochester

• Albany

• New York City

What was the colony of New York called when it was controlled by the Dutch?

• New England

• New Netherland

• New Mexico

• New Zealand

Which body of water found in New York State was dug by people?

• Lake Erie

• The Niagara River

• The Hudson River

• The Erie Canal

Which group of Native Americans was made of six tribes including the Mohawk and the Seneca?

• The Haudenosaunee

• The Sioux

• The Algonguian

• The Cherokee

Which part of a map shows the directions north, south, east, and west?

• compass

• scale

• legend

• equator

There are how many branches of government?

• six

• three

• fifty

• ten

Which European explorer has a river in New York named after him?

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

What is the term for a person who has moved to the U.S. from another country?

• explorer

• indigenous

• immigrant

• native

An imaginary line that goes around earth and lies exactly halfway between the north and south poles is called?

• The Prime Meridian

• The Axis

• The Tropic of Capricorn

• The Equator

Which of the following is a place that is ruled by another country?

• state

• colony

• capital

• province