WorksheetsSocial Studies - Chapter 5
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is being made in this picture?
a)
Gold is being made
b)
Adobe bricks are being made
c)
Pottery is being formed
d)
Oil is being mined from the ground
2.
This region has the highest and lowest landforms and temperature in the United States.
a)
West
b)
Midwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
3.
Which of the following regions has only four states?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Midwest
d)
Southwest
4.
Which is an important natural resource in California?
a)
gold
b)
miners
c)
homes
d)
oil
5.
Which region has open land and rich soil, which is great for crops?
a)
West
b)
Southwest
c)
Midwest
d)
Northwest
6.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Traditional pottery
b)
New Mexico Pottery
c)
Indian Clay Pot
d)
Black-on-black pottery
7.
The Gold Rush in San Francisco occurred in what year?
a)
1849
b)
1949
c)
2049
d)
1749
8.
After oil was found in Beaumont, Texas, what happened to the areas population?
a)
It got a little smaller
b)
It grew a little
c)
It got a lot smaller
d)
It grew a lot
9.
The kind of weather a place has from year to year.
a)
conserve
b)
temperature
c)
adapt
d)
climate
10.
A farmer can change their environment by....
a)
Moving the crops to a new location
b)
irrigating
c)
Conserving
d)
Recycling
11.
Many early communities were formed near...
a)
Near the equator
b)
Places that had steady climates
c)
Near water sources
d)
Near mountains
12.
This natural resource was found in what place?
a)
Angel Camp, California
b)
Sacramento, California
c)
Angel Land, California
d)
Elk Grove, California
13.
What did gold miners say once they found gold?
a)
"I did it!"
b)
"Yahoo!"
c)
"Yay!"
d)
"Eureka!"
14.
Fuel is a natural resource used for
a)
Making adobe houses
b)
Making pottery
c)
Making gold
d)
Making gas for cars
15.
Which region is known for having a dry and hot climate?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
16.
A _______________ is a natural resource that has never been alive.
a)
tree
b)
gold
c)
people
d)
fuel
17.
Gold and salt are examples of ________.
a)
fuel
b)
recycled items
c)
pottery material
d)
minerals
18.
Two of the most important natural resource materials are _______ and ______.
a)
gold and silver
b)
trees and sunlight
c)
oil and gold
d)
water and soil
19.
What could happen pottery as it was fired?
a)
It could expand and get bigger
b)
It could shrink and get smaller
c)
It could crack or even explode
d)
It could change colors
20.
What could happen pottery as it was fired?
a)
It could expand and get bigger
b)
It could shrink and get smaller
c)
It could crack or even explode
d)
It could change colors
21.
How did Maria (1887-1980) learn her craft?
a)
She watched her aunt.
b)
Her husband taught her.
c)
She watched YouTube videos
d)
She read it in a book.
22.
Where will you find these types of buildings?
a)
Omaha, Nebraska
b)
Cape Code, Massachusetts
c)
Kauai, Hawaii
d)
Taos, New Mexico
23.
Places that are far from the equator are _____ than places that are close to the equator.
a)
hotter
b)
colder
24.
People change the physical environment by...
a)
putting a coat on
b)
building railroads and cities
c)
bringing water to an area that needs watering
d)
All of the above
25.
What is one of the main natural resources?
a)
Dairy
b)
People
c)
Clothes
d)
Water
26.
What can we do to save the earth?
a)
Pollute as much as you can
b)
Play chess
c)
Use Less Resources
d)
Build More Factories
27.
Energy from the sun.
a)
wind
b)
hydroelectric
c)
solar
d)
biofuel
28.
Plastic water bottles.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
29.
Timber, pork and corn.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
30.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
31.
Cotton dresses and pants.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
alternative
32.
Oil, cotton, and beef are all natural resources.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Most plastic is made from oil.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Plants, water, solar energy are examples of what kind of resources?
a)
renewable
b)
soil and land
c)
nonrenewable
d)
biosphere
35.
Preserving and protecting the natural environment is called _____________.
a)
depletion
b)
conservation
c)
sustainability
d)
renewable
36.
Which of the following resources is renewable?
a)
coal
b)
trees
c)
petroleum
d)
natural gas
37.
Which group includes ALL nonrenewable resources?
a)
coal, trees, water, and sun
b)
carbon, sun, water, oil
c)
oil, coal, natural gas
d)
water, wind, sun
38.
Diamonds and other minerals.
a)
alternative resource
b)
renewable
resource
resource
c)
nonrenewable
resource
resource
39.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
40.
WHAT IS RECYCLING?
a)
Buying new clothes.
b)
Collecting and using materials to make something new
c)
Throwing things in the garbage can.
d)
Selling items.
41.
WHAT ARE THE 3R'S OF RECYCLING?
a)
Redirct, Rude, Round.
b)
Respectful, Responsible, Right.
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
d)
Rewrite, rewind, respond.
42.
How does recycling help the Earth and the environment?
a)
Causing less garbage
b)
Helps people make more cans
c)
Makes more garbage
43.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an __________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
44.
All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
45.
Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida are all on the coast of this body of water.
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Arctic
46.
What is a major industry in the Midwest that is one of the most productive in the world?
a)
Coal Mining
b)
Farming
c)
Tourism
d)
Fishing
47.
Which is an important waterway between the U.S. and Canada?
a)
The Ohio River
b)
The Great Salt Lake
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The Atlantic Ocean
48.
Missouri is located in the _________Region
a)
West
b)
Southeast
c)
Midwest
d)
Southwest
49.
____________ is the moving of goods, people, or animals from one place to another
a)
transportation
b)
communication
c)
globalization
d)
interdependent
50.
Which region has very hot summers and very little rainfall?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
51.
Which region is divided into ranges (Sierra Nevada, Cascade, Klamath, Coast)?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
52.
In which region will you find Sacramento, our state capital?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
53.
What kind of climate does Barrow, Alaska have?
a)
hot since it is near the equator
b)
cold since it is far from the equator
54.
Which region is long, flat, and has fertile farmland?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
55.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
56.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
57.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
58.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
59.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Animals
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
60.
What kind of climate does Kauai, Hawaii have?
a)
Very warm climate
b)
Very cold climate
c)
Both hot and cold climates
61.
Which region is North and South Dakota located in?
a)
Midwest
b)
West
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
62.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Sunlight
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
63.
By 1849, more than 80,000 people rushed to ________ to look for ___________.
a)
Texas, gold
b)
Texas, oil
c)
California, gold
d)
California, oil
64.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Wind
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
65.
New York is in what region?
a)
Southeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Northeast
66.
In which region would you find swamps and humid temperatures?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
West
67.
An area located by the water will have ______________ climate(s).
a)
The climate will always be cold.
b)
The climate will always be hot.
c)
The climate may vary and have both.
68.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Water
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
69.
Adobe is a mixture of ________, _________, and _______.
a)
chocolate, strawberries, and gummy bears
b)
earth, straw, and Godzilla
c)
water, applesauce, straw
d)
earth, straw, and water
70.
People ____________ to different climates.
a)
conserve
b)
adapt
c)
natural resources
d)
nonrenewable resources
71.
Populations grew by thousands once a mineral/resource was discovered.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Gas is a _______________ that you burn to produce energy.
a)
fuel
b)
climate
c)
region
d)
adobe
73.
Which state is located in the West region?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Texas
c)
Idaho
d)
Mississippi
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