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Worksheets1st 9wks Social Studies Benchmark Review
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 7hrs 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
4.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
5.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
6.
This person is credited with discovering the New World.
a)
Magellan
b)
Colombus
c)
Da Gama
d)
Cortes
7.
What were the 3 main reasons for exploration?
a)
fame, future, financing
b)
cash, crops, and congratulations
c)
gold, God and glory
d)
laughter, laptops, ladies
8.
What is a conquistador?
a)
French Soldier
b)
English Soldier
c)
Portugal Soldier
d)
Spanish Soldier
9.
Where did the first explorers want to go?
a)
England
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
10.
What were most explorers after in the New World
a)
Girls
b)
Slaves
c)
Food
d)
Gold
11.
A person who tries to travels to convert someone to their religion is called what?
a)
Teacher
b)
Missionary
c)
Preacher
d)
Priest
12.
What Italian navigator got Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to give him 3 ships to sail west across the Atlantic to find Asia, only to reach America in 1492?
a)
Henry the Navigator
b)
Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
13.
What result of the Columbian Exchange helped Europeans the most in conquering the Native Americans?
a)
Diseases
b)
Slaves
c)
Guns
d)
Soldiers
14.
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to stay home
15.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
16.
Which explorer claimed land for Spain that is now Florida and was the first Spaniard to step foot on present day United States?
a)
Balboa
b)
Coronoda
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
De Soto
17.
Who claimed for Spain the southern half of the United States?
a)
Balboa
b)
De Soto
c)
Hudson
d)
Coronado
18.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
19.
Most African Americans who lived in the British Colonies were _______
a)
quakers
b)
slaves
c)
Puritans
20.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
21.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America. After I work off my debt, I am free. I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
22.
Most colonists in North America worked as ______ to make a living.
a)
merchants
b)
wealthy landowners
c)
farmers
23.
Which colonial region is most likely represented in the pie graph?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
24.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
25.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
26.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America. After I work off my debt, I am free. I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
27.
Where did Quakers settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts Bay
28.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
29.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
30.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
31.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
32.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
33.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
North America
d)
Europe
34.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
35.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
36.
Which continent is touched by the Prime Meridian?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
37.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E
38.
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Africa
39.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
40.
What kind of map is this?
a)
Continental
b)
Political
c)
Flat
d)
Globe
41.
Indicates the location of landforms like deserts, mountains, and plains
a)
Intermediate directions
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Physical Map
d)
Map key/Legend
42.
Explains what the symbols on a map represent
a)
Bar Scale
b)
Map Key/Legend
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Parallels
43.
What are these lines known as ?
a)
latitude
b)
relative location
c)
longitude
d)
absolute location
44.
Which region is the highlighted region on the map?
a)
West
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
South
45.
Which region has the smallest area of land in the US?
a)
Midwest
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
46.
Which region is the highlighted region on the map?
a)
Northeast
b)
New England
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)
Northwest
47.
Which region has the Rocky Mountains?
a)
West
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Midwest
48.
Which region has big cities like New York City and Boston?
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
Southeast
d)
West
49.
Which two groups left the Church of England to practice religion freely.
a)
Pilgrims & Puritans
b)
Cape Cod & Boston
c)
Plymouth & Bay Colony
d)
Religion & Gold
50.
Which two choices below was most important to Puritans?
a)
Church & Education
b)
Slavery & Gold
c)
Farming & Baseball
d)
Town Meetings & Indentured Servants
51.
Where did the Puritans land?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Plymouth, Mass
d)
New Amesterdam
52.
What was not a goal of the Puritans?
a)
To educate their children
b)
To practice their religion closely to the bible
c)
To gain riches
d)
To be a city on a hill
53.
Which country sponsored Roanoke?
a)
Syria
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
England
54.
What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Crowman
c)
Help
d)
Croatan
55.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
cars
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
56.
Who gave a group of men permission to make Jamestown?
a)
King James
b)
lebron james
c)
vincent davis
d)
King Ferdinand
57.
What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?
a)
Belle
b)
Ariel
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Rapunzel
58.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
New York
59.
Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?
a)
To honor King James
b)
To honor a baby born on the ship
c)
To honor Saint James
d)
To honor the ship's captain
60.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
61.
Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any real gold.
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
62.
How did Pocahontas help the settlement?
a)
LOOK! A DOLPHIN!
b)
She kept the settlement a secret from her father, Powhatan.
c)
She brought food.
d)
She married John Smith.
63.
What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?
a)
If you do not work, you do not eat.
b)
Treat others as you want to be treated.
c)
If you find gold, you get to keep it.
d)
You cannot have a raccoon as a pet.
64.
Why did many of the men not want to work?
a)
They didn't know how.
b)
They forced the women to work.
c)
They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.
d)
They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.
65.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
66.
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Georgia
d)
Virginia
67.
How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?
a)
Introduction tobacco in the colonies
b)
Beginning the Headright System
c)
Starting the Middle Passage
d)
Marrying Pocahontas
68.
What Colony did Penn start?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
New York
69.
The Pacific Ocean is at
a)
I
b)
L
c)
F
d)
K
70.
The Prime Meridian is at
a)
A
b)
E
c)
I
d)
D
71.
Africa is at
a)
G
b)
H
c)
M
d)
B
72.
The Indian Ocean is at
a)
I
b)
E
c)
A
d)
F
73.
Europe is at
a)
C
b)
D
c)
A
d)
I
74.
Asia is at
a)
G
b)
H
c)
M
d)
D
75.
What is the name of the mountain range located on the west side of the United States?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Appalachian
76.
What is the name of the mountain range on the Eastern side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
77.
Which ocean borders the EAST coast of the United States and Canada?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
78.
Which ocean borders the WEST coast of the United States and Canada?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
79.
Which physical feature is found in the central part of the United States?
a)
The Great Plains
b)
The Great Basin
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The Great Valley
80.
What is geographic feature letter A?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
81.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
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