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Worksheetssocial studies communities unit 3
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a landform you can see in the Southwest region of the United States?
a)
cactuses
b)
snakes
c)
canyons
d)
bridges
2.
How did logging become an important industry in Seattle?
a)
Airplanes are made in Seattle.
b)
Seattle has many trees.
c)
Chief Sealth helped the settlers.
d)
Fish are in important resource.
3.
Farmers in the Southwest region bring in water for their crops. How has this changed the region?
a)
Many plants that could not grow there now grow very well.
b)
Many plants have died from too much water.
c)
Many trees have been cut to clear land for planting crops.
d)
Many plants cannot live there because of the cold weather.
4.
Which landform makes it possible for the people in the Western region to enjoy snow skiing?
a)
plateau
b)
desert
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
5.
What have people done to forests to meet human needs?
a)
They bring in water so the trees can grow.
b)
They heat their homes and offices.
c)
They wear warm clothing such as hats and scarves.
d)
They cut the trees for lumber to build houses.
6.
What are two ways to conserve natural resources?
a)
use as much of them as you can and recycle them
b)
dig deep into the earth and use less of them
c)
recycle them and dig oil wells
d)
use less of them and recycle them
7.
Why is it important to conserve fuels?
a)
Conserving fuels helps scientists find new sources of energy.
b)
Once fuel is recycled it can never be used again.
c)
There are so many fuels that it is not possible to use them up.
d)
Fuels are natural resources that can become used up.
8.
Which is one way to conserve natural resources?
a)
by using as much of them as you can
b)
by using less of them
c)
by using more of them
d)
by using them only once
9.
A ______is a large land area that has special features.
a)
fuel
b)
climate
c)
physical environment
d)
region
10.
Landforms and climate make up the _______of a region.
a)
adobe
b)
physical environment
c)
ecosystem
11.
Mountains and plains are two types of _______.
a)
adobe
b)
landforms
c)
ecosystem
d)
natural resources
12.
What is gas?
a)
region
b)
landform
c)
fuel
d)
ecosystem
13.
The house was made with _______bricks.
a)
fuel
b)
natural resources
c)
adobe
d)
region
14.
Trees and soil are______.
a)
fuel
b)
physical environment
c)
climate
d)
natural resouces
15.
A physical environment and the living things in it make up an_______.
a)
ecosystem
b)
landforms
c)
adobe
d)
region
16.
chopping down trees for wood is ______
a)
lumber
b)
state capital
c)
logging
d)
industries
17.
businesses that make things
a)
state government
b)
industries
c)
state capital
d)
lumber
18.
people who make and carry out the state's laws
a)
state government
b)
state capital
c)
lumber
d)
logging
19.
The _______in Hawaii is warm.
a)
region
b)
landforms
c)
climate
d)
fuel
20.
A city in which a state government is located.
a)
state mammal
b)
state bird
c)
state tree
d)
state capital
21.
city in which a state government is located
a)
state capital
b)
state government
c)
industries
d)
logging
22.
In which community would you want to live?
a)
mountain
b)
water
c)
crossroads
d)
Ephrata
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