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Social Studies Unit 1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many hemispheres are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

2.

What is a Political Map?

a)

Shows what humans have created such as borders that divide states

b)

A map of presidents

c)

A map of hemispheres

d)

A map of mountains

3.

What does a “key” show on a map

a)

Cardinal direction north south east west

b)

Small box that tells you what each symbol stands for

c)

The title

d)

Mountains and valleys

4.

What does a scale show in a map

a)

Your weight

b)

Directions

c)

How far locations are such as miles

d)

Landforms

5.

How many regions are in the United States

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

6.

What region is known for deserts?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

West

7.

What region is known for flat land and plains

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Midwest

d)

None

8.

Which of these is NOT a landform

a)

Mountain

b)

Plateau

c)

Oil

d)

River

9.

What is weather

a)

The condition of the air at a certain time and place

b)

The temperature

c)

precipitation

d)

Latitude

10.

What is climate?

a)

The condition of the air at certain place

b)

Precipitation

c)

Temperature

d)

The weather of a place averaged over a long period of time

11.

What causes climate?

a)

Distance from the equator

b)

Elevation

c)

How far the place is from a large body of water

d)

All of the above

12.

Which of these is a Natural Resource?

a)

Soil

b)

plastic

c)

cement

d)

lumber

13.

non renewable resources cannot be replaced. When they run out there will be no more.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Christopher Columbus was the first settler to America

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Explorers came to America is search for

a)

A better life

b)

Land

c)

Gold

d)

All of the above

16.

Culture is the way of life followed by a group of people. Which is NOT part of culture

a)

Language

b)

Food

c)

Traditions

d)

Weather

17.

Which is NOT a level of government

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

National

d)

Mayor

18.

Which branch of government is responsible for state laws?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

National

19.

Who is in charge of the National Government

a)

Mayor

b)

Government

c)

President

d)

Your teacher

20.

Which level of government provides police protection

a)

National

b)

State

c)

Local

d)

The President

21.

How many branches of Government are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

Which branch of government is responsible for making our nation’s laws

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

None

23.

As United State citizens. We have responsibilities. They include paying taxes, jury duty, and voting

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A producer is

a)

People who make goods or products

b)

People who sell products

c)

Consumers

d)

People who buy items on Amazon

25.

A person who buys things is called

a)

A shopper

b)

A producer

c)

A consumer

26.

Which level of government is responsible for state laws?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

National