Social Studies 2nd Six Weeks Review

Which of the following is a body of salt water?

• Lake

• River

• Stream

• Ocean

Which natural disaster releases hot ash which helps create rich soil for new

plants to grow?

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Volcano

Which of the following best describes tropical climates?

• Cool and cold most of the year

• Hot and dry most of the year

• Cool and wet most of the year

• Hot and wet most of the year

Which of the following best describes how a hurricane can change the

landscape?

• Mountain chains are formed.

• Landslides and mudslides occur.

• Heavy rains cause flooding.

• Flowing lava kills plant life.

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

Ranching and herding cattle are ways that people in a __________ climate

have adapted to their environment.

• desert

• plains

• mountains

• wetlands

Harmful chemicals getting into the air and water is an example of ─

• erosion

• conservation

• pollution

• irrigation

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 best describes an effect of conserving natural

resources?

• More glass and plastic bottles are thrown away.

• We run out of oil and coal at a faster rate.

• Wind and rain wash soil away.

• Less water and natural gas are used.

Violent shaking of the earth is known as –

• a fault

• a hurricane

• a volcano

• an earthquake