Social Studies Unit 2 Review

What continent do you live in?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

The Great Lakes are a source of salt water located between Canada and the United States.

• True

• False

The 3 largest countries in North America are...

• Texas, California, and Alaska

• South America, Mexico, and Panama

• United States, Mexico and Canada

Which river in North America is longest

• Ohio River

• Missouri River

• Colorado River

Which is NOT a major mountain range in North America?

• Alps Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Madres

• Appalachian Mountains

Furniture and buildings are made of wood that come from_____ ?

• rocks

• trees

• marble

• metal

Natural resources like trees and marble can come from another place.

• True

• False

Why do different communities have different natural resources?

• The people in a community decide what kind of natural resources to have.

• People like to produce different kinds of goods.

• The soil, water, and sunlight may differ from one place to another.

Which natural resource is used to make fuel for cars?

• oil

• water

• stone

A negative impact of cutting down large areas of trees is...

• People would have less leaves to rake in the fall.

• Trees would be unable to provide shade or oxygen.

• Trees would no longer have branches fall on the ground.