Quarterly 2 Review: Social Studies

Which of the following DOES NOT describes the effects of a natural hazard? Select TWO responses.

Look at pages 65-66.

• It can cause damage to buildings.

• It can change the climate in a region.

• It can form new land.

• It can change the elevation.

• It can make the soil rich.

Which region devotes the most amount of time in making oil? Use the picture or look at page 71.

• Midwest

• Southwest

• West

• Southeast

Look at page 74.

Farmers plant trees close to their crop to hold the soil together and prevent​ (a)   This is one way people (b)   natural resources very carefully.

• develop
• growth
• erosion
• conserve

Which of the following describes how people adapt to an arctic climate environment?

Look at page 78.

• Farmers use irrigation systems to water their crops in a dry climate.

• Miners obtain minerals by digging tunnels underground.

• Engineers build dams across the rivers to block the flow of water.

• People dress in warm clothes to protect themselves from the cold.

Look on page 62-63

Moss​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

Forest​ (b)  

Cactuses​ ​ (c)  

• Regions that have plenty of rainfall.
• Regions that are dry and very little rainfall.
• Regions that are dry and the ground is frozen .

Which of the following is an example of people forming a community because of a need for security and law?

Look at page 96-97.

• The Cherokee settling near rivers so they could fish.

• The Five Nations forming the Iroquois Confederacy.

• William Penn settling Pennsylvania for the Quakers.

• Pilgrims wanted religious freedom from England.

Match each individual with his contribution to the new nation.

Look at pages 132-134.

• A farmer who worked for independence..

• Benjamin Franklin

• An African American, who chose the sites for the White House and the Capitol.

• Daniel Shays

• A Founding Father, who helped write the U.S. Constitution.

• Pierre L'Enfant

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson