5th Grade Social Studies Review

Which of the following is the best definition of Geography ?

• the study of the Earth
• the study of themes
• the study of Everglades
• the study of places

Which is NOT an one of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Movement
• Location
• Human Interaction
• Exploration

Which is a Continent

• Greenland
• North America
• Indian
• Latin America

How do geographers use latitude and longitude?

• to measure the Earth
• to find an exact location
• to find the planents
• to map out directions

What is a reason the United states is made up of so many different people & cultures?

• People have moved here from all over the world.
• It is a large country.
• There were two main ways to get here.
• Much of the land was a gift from the French.

What state is numbered 33?

• South Carolina
• North Dakota
• Montana
• Ohio

What state is numbered 1?

• Maine
• New Hampshire
• Vermont
• Connecticut

What best describes a democracy, our form of government?

• The people have the power to make decisions about the government.
• All voters vote from every change in the government makes.
• All voters must speak in public.
• It exists only in the United States.

There are 51 States

• True
• False

What is one theory about how early people migrated from Asia to America.?

• They walked across the land bridge.
• They came with Columbus.
• They came on horseback.
• They rode on mammoths and caribou.