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S.S. Summative Assessment 2

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What state is directly west of Wyoming?
a)
Indiana
b)
Idaho
c)
South Dakota
d)
Montana
2.
The hotel is ____________ of the zoo.
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
3.
Which answer is not a Cardinal
direction?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
Northeast
d)
South
4.
Which answer shows the tool we
use for cardinal and intermediate
directions?
a)
line of longitude
b)
compass rose
c)
map
d)
key
5.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
6.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
7.
The equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
Southeast and Northwest
c)
North and South
d)
Southwest and Northeast
8.
Which of answer below is a Primary Source?
a)
Diary
b)
Textbook 
c)
Notes from a teacher
d)
Encyclopedia 
9.
What type of source is this?
a)
Primary 
b)
Secondary
10.
What well known mountain range is located on the continent of South America?
a)
Sierra Mountains
b)
Aztec Mountains
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Pyrenees Mountains
11.
Brasilia is the capital of _______.
a)
Guyana
b)
Brazil
c)
Chile
d)
Ecuador
12.
A typical meal in Argentina would include _____.
a)
chicken
b)
beef
c)
fish
d)
just vegetables
13.
What body of water is located to the east (right) of South America?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
14.
What major river is located in South America?  The mouth of the river is in Brazil.
a)
Nile River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Colorado River
15.
What region is colored yellow on the map?
a)
Southeast
b)
Midwest
c)
West
d)
Northeast 
16.
What region on the map is colored red? 
a)
West
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Midwest 
17.
The capital of the United States is...
a)
Washington, D.C
b)
New York , N.Y.
c)
Philadelphia, P.A.
d)
Annapolis, M.D.
18.
The capital of Tennessee is ...
a)
Nashville
b)
Columbia
c)
Richmond
d)
Frankfort
19.
What is the highest court of the United States?
a)
State Court
b)
District Court 
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Circuit Court
20.
Who holds the power in a direct democracy?
a)
elected representatives
b)
eligible citizens
c)
the president
d)
judges 
21.
A king or queen rules the country
a)
Monarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Dictatorship
22.
A form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives 
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
23.
Import means
a)
buying goods from another country
b)
selling goods to another country
c)
only making one kind of product
24.
Which statement describes a process for turning a natural resource into a part of a soccer ball?
a)
making cotton into cloth
b)
finding oil under the ground
c)
collecting sap from the rubber tree
d)
turning plastic into a soccer ball cover
25.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is about 500 miles from Raleigh, North Carolina.
b)
Little Rock, Arkansas, is west of the Pacific Ocean.
c)
California is about 250 miles from South Dakota.
d)
The Gulf of Mexico is west of Florida.
26.
Which is true about trading between the United States and other countries?
a)
The United States imports more cars than anything else.
b)
Food is one of the largest trade items for the United States.
c)
Fuel is imported less by the United States than any other item.
d)
The United States exports more factory supplies than it imports.
27.
Which city is in the shaded region of Tennessee?
a)
Chattanooga
b)
Knoxville
c)
Memphis
d)
Murfreesboro
28.
Which city is located at the X?
a)
Charleston
b)
New York
c)
Knoxville
d)
Miami
29.
In which South American region are these resources scarce?
a)
the Atacama Desert
b)
the Patagonian Plains
c)
the Orinoco River Delta
d)
the Amazon River Basin
30.
3. What is a synonym for scarcity? 
a)
A.) plenty 
b)
B.) several 
c)
C.) few 
d)
D.) abundance
31.
What is the major language spoken in Brazil? 
a)
Spanish
b)
Italian
c)
French
d)
Portuguese
32.
What three countries are in North America?
a)
Mexico, Canada, Spain
b)
Mexico, Canada, United States
c)
England, Spain, Canada
d)
Canada, Spain, Mexico
33.
Two years ago a popular Christmas item was a Hover Board. They were very expensive and sold quickly, so they were hard to find. 
This is an example of...
a)
Natural Resource
b)
A very high DEMAND resulting in increased prices
c)
A bad Christmas break
d)
Services
34.
What does it mean to be a  Good Citizen?
a)
Eating your lunch.
b)
Showing respect and being kind.
c)
Passing a test.
35.
?
a)
Argentina
b)
Colombia
c)
Paraguay
d)
Guyana
36.
?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Chile
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
37.
?
a)
Chile
b)
Bolivia
c)
Argentina
d)
Colombia