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Unit 1 Social Studies Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which geographic region of the US is Indiana located?

a)

The West

b)

The Southwest

c)

The Midwest

d)

The Northeast

2.

Which city is the capital of Indiana?

a)

Lowell

b)

Evansville

c)

Fort Wayne

d)

Indianapolis

3.

On which body of water is Indiana's capital located?

a)

White River

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Wabash River

d)

Lake Wawasee

4.

Which of Indiana's physical regions contains the state's best farmland?

a)

Northern Moraine and Lake

b)

Dunes

c)

Central Till Plains

d)

Southern Hills and Lowlands

5.

Which of Indiana's physical regions contains the most coal, oil, and natural gas?

a)

Northern Morraine and Lake

b)

Dunes

c)

Central Till Plains

d)

Southern Hills and Lowlands

6.

From where did many of Indiana's settlers in the early 1800's have ancestors from?

a)

England, Scotland, and Ireland

b)

Africa

c)

Mexico

d)

Asia

7.

Which Hoosier author used Indiana country and dialects in his poems?

a)

Booth Tarkington

b)

Kurt Vonnegut

c)

Theodore Dresier

d)

James Whitcomb Riley

8.

How have people in Indiana modified their environment?

a)

They cleared forests to create farmland.

b)

They provided transportation by building canals, roads, and railroads.

c)

More and more people moved into cites and cleared more land to build houses.

d)

All of the above.

9.

How does the relationship between Earth's tilt and the sun affect the climate of Indiana?

a)

Indiana is in the northern hemisphere.

b)

When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is summer.

c)

The earth rotates around the sun.

d)

The climate in Indiana is always the same.

10.

How have transportation routes, including rivers, helped with the settlement of Indiana?

a)

The first cities were built along rivers.

b)

Canals, roads, and railroads helped move people and goods from place to place.

c)

Canals made it easier to move the states crops and products to market.

d)

All of the above