Social Studies Interim Review #2

Which of the following describes how people adapt to the environment?

• Wearing warm clothes for protection from the cold

• Building a dam to create electricity

• Cutting down trees to build houses

• Mining coal and minerals from the earth

What natural resource is shown in both the Northeast region and the Southwest region on the map?

• Timber

• Iron

• Gold

• Oil

Which of the following lists a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource?

• trees and soil

• trees and coal

• coal and oil

• oil and natural gas

Which of the following types of vegetation can be found in areas that get plenty of rain?

• cactus

• lichens

• short grasses

• forests

Look at the Features of Communities chart. Then answer the following question. What type of community might you live in if you share your grocery store with another community?

• Rural

• Suburban

• Urban

Think about this scenario.

You are a farmer, but growing crops is hard work. You don't want to do that job anymore so you are going to move to a new community with a shared library, and a place with in town grocery stores. What community would you move to?

• Rural

• Suburban

• Urban

About 800,000 people live in San Francisco, California. Most live in apartment buildings and rows of houses. There are tall building called skyscrapers in this community. What community am I?

• Rural

• Suburban

• Urban

Which body of water is south of Texas?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

How might a rural community meet its needs differently than other communities?

• By providing a subway for people to travel on.

• By sharing a school with another community.

• By building skyscrapers for people to work in.

• By using only the Internet to get news.

How could a new community meet its need for security and law?

• Set up a government and elect leaders.

• Establish the community near good natural resources.

• Set aside areas for parks and playing fields.