5th Grade IMPACT Benchmark

Which statement about natural resources is TRUE?

• Lumber is a nonrenewable resource because Earth is running out of trees

• Water is renewable because it can be replaced when it rains/snows

• Oil is a renewable resource because people can make more when it runs out

• Wheat is a nonrenewable resource because it is difficult to grow

Why does the government collect taxes?

• to pay for services that help run the country, state, town

• to set an example for other countries

• to help people decide what career to choose

• to get needed products from other countries

Why did some states not want to join together as one nation?

• They wanted to remain under British rule.

• They feared being ruled by a central power

• They thought it would violate the peace treaty with Britain

• They were protesting the lack of rights

In what way does the Constitution divide the power of the federal government?

• It lists the duties of each of the 50 state governments

• It provides the reasoning why local governments can issue ordinances (commands)

• It assigns the responsibilities so that one branch can become more powerful

• It separates the powers of the federal government among 3 branches

Which is the best evidence of a healthy economy?

• an economy in which businesses are closing

• an economy in which many people are employed

• an economy in which people have a scarcity of food

• an economy that must import all goods and goods from other countries

What was one way the Eastern Woodlands groups of Native Americans adapted to their environments?

• The built canoes out of clay

• They used animals to make clothes

• They constructed homes out of granite

• They collected data about disappearing wetlands

What happened to make the American colonists dump boxes of tea in the Boston Harbor?

• Protest against taxes on the colonies

• British soldiers marched into Lexington

• The British executed 3 Wampanoag warriors

• British opposed the growth of Massachusetts

What factors advanced the development of skyscraper in big cities? Choose TWO

• The invention of the elevator

• People moved away from cities

• High speed trains connected cities

• Factories were mostly built in suburbs

• The availability of steel as a building material

What was the main significance of the United States Constitution?

• It ordered the president to form a cabinet of advisors

• It declared the U.S. as independent of Britain

• It established a new, better system of government

• It required the creation of a federal city that would serve as the nation's capital

Which statement best describes the geography of the two areas of the Northeast region?

• New England has areas of desert; the Middle Atlantic is mountainous

• New England has a warm climate; the Middle Atlantic has a high elevation

• New England has a cool climate; the Middle Atlantic has wide, farmable valleys

• New England is covered in forests; the Middle Atlantic is mostly dry with few plants