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Social Studies 2nd 6-Weeks Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What direction would you travel from Amarillo to the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

South

b)

Southeast

c)

East

d)

Southwest

2.

Why would the temperature in Wyoming usually be lower than the temperature in Columbia?

a)

Wyoming is near the ocean.

b)

Columbia is close to the equator.

c)

Columbia has several mountains.

d)

Wyoming has many hurricanes.

3.

Which natural hazard can sometimes cause an island?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano

c)

Hurricane

d)

Tornado

4.

What is the best title for this chart?

a)

Human Modifications

b)

Physical Environment

c)

Conservation

d)

Region Characteristics

5.

Which direction would you travel from Washington D.C. to the Rocky Mountains?

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

Northwest to Southwest

d)

Southeast to Northeast

6.

Which letter represents the Mississippi River?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

After a hurricane, many families have to rebuild their house because of flooding and damage.

Which house would be a safer solution for families rebuilding their house?

a)

A house built on higher ground to avoid damages from flooding.

b)

A house low to the ground with a storage cellar for shelter.

c)

A heavy house that will move with the sand on the beach.

d)

A house made of wood that sits low to the round to avoid winds.

8.

Look at this map. How did building the road change the landscape of the community?

a)

A pool was placed near the park.

b)

Trees were planted by the pool.

c)

A bridge had to be built over the river.

d)

Mountains were built by the town.

9.

If you are on vacation in the Rocky Mountains, what might you see when you look out the window?

a)

Flat land everywhere

b)

Sand and beaches and the ocean

c)

Great Plains and fields and crops

d)

Hiking trails and snow on the ground

10.

What is one way people in a town can modify their environment to deal with the heat and hot temperatures during the summer?

a)

by building pools

b)

by building rivers

c)

buy building windmills

d)

by building bridges

11.

If you put on a coat, hat, and gloves before going outside on a very cold day, it is an example of .........

a)

modifying the environment.

b)

meeting a need for shelter.

c)

adapting to the environment.

d)

using natural resources to live.

12.

Which of these natural disasters can cause flooding near an ocean community?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Hurricane

c)

Volcano

d)

Tornado

13.

If you wanted to get away from the tornadoes in North Texas, you could go south to ______________ .

a)

Dallas

b)

Ft. Worth

c)

Austin

d)

Longview

14.

Look at the map. What can you tell about the southern part of Texas?

a)

It has a lot of hurricanes.

b)

It has a lot of tornadoes.

c)

It has a lot floods.

d)

It has all the natural hazards.

15.

In October, Canadians celebrate the harvest. They celebrative having food, friends, family, and life. Which holiday in the USA is similar to this Canadian holiday?

a)

Columbus Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

President's Day

16.

Which author wrote these stories about their culture?

a)

Kadir Nelson

b)

Tomie dePaola

c)

Carmen Garza

d)

Bill Martin, Jr.

17.

Which one of these artists creates books about the lives of Mexican-Americans based on their memories and experiences in South Texas?

a)

Kadir Nelson

b)

Tomie dePaola

c)

Carmen Lomas Garza

d)

Bill Martin, Jr.

18.

Which one of these artists has won awards for books written and illustrated about the African-American culture and history?

a)

Kadir Nelson

b)

Tomie dePaola

c)

Carmen Lomas Garza

d)

Bill Martin, Jr.

19.

These events describe the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. As an older woman, Laura wrote books about her life as a _________________ .

a)

painter.

b)

pioneer.

c)

dancer.

d)

nurse.

20.

What do Carmen Lomas Garza and Laura Ingalls Wilder have in common?

a)

They both wrote autobiographies about their life in Texas.

b)

They both influenced culture through their personal experiences.

c)

They both wrote books about their lives as doctors.

d)

They both lived as pioneers in Wisconsin.