Social Studies Review #4

What do farmers do if the soil is good but there is no rain?

• Add special food to the soil to make it better.

• Use pipes to get water from a nearby river or lake for the crops.

• Let the crops grow without any rain.

• Do a rain dance to make it rain.

What are some other names for Native Americans?

• Indians

• First Nations

• aboriginals

• indigenous people

What happened after the civil war ended?

• The south became a new country.

• Abraham Lincoln was killed.

• Slavery became against the law.

• Slavery was allowed in the south, but not in the north.

Why were the people so happy to reach the Rio Grande?

• They finally got a place to sleep.

• They were finally free.

• They finally found Mexico.

• They finally found water.

Which kinds of transportation were used long ago?

• canoes

• cars

• horses

• street cars

• airplanes

How did people communicate long ago?

• People called each other on the telephone.

• People wrote letters.

• People did not communicate long ago.

• People had to travel to see each other in person.

• People used computers.

The ________ makes sure people in a city follow the laws.

• mayor

• governor

• city council

• president

Sorting means putting things that are _______ into groups.

• in boxes

• alike

• different

• pictures

Food, clothing, and shelter are the ______ of all people.

• hobbies

• goods

• needs

• jobs

When you save your money, you________

• keep it for later

• give it away

• spend it all at once

• buy a game