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Social Studies Week 4 Review - Communities Change Over Time

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are some ways that cities usually change over a period of 100 years? Check all that apply.

a)

New buildings are created.

b)

The population gets bigger or smaller.

c)

New schools are established.

d)

The town's name is changed.

2.

Change is inevitable, which means that ____________.

a)

it is not very interesting

b)

it doesn't happen very often

c)

you can usually avoid it

d)

you can't stop it from happening

3.

Why was the location of Columbus chosen as the Ohio state capital?

a)

Lawmakers wanted a location that was scenic to show off the beauty of Ohio.

b)

Lawmakers wanted a location that was close to the center of Ohio.

c)

Lawmakers wanted a location that was historically significant to Ohio.

d)

Lawmakers wanted a location that was close to Lake Erie.

4.

Who were the first people to call the area we know as Ohio home?

a)

the Iroquois, the Miami, the Shawnee, and the Delaware

b)

the French explorers and French fur traders

c)

the British fur traders

d)

the Hopewell and the Adena from Mound Building cultures

5.

How has Ohio changed over time? Check all that apply. (short answer question)

a)

population has grown

b)

new towns have been established

c)

nothing has changed

d)

new laws have been passed

6.

A ____________ is a special container that's buried so future generations can see how people in that time period lived. (fill in the blank question)

a)

tote

b)

tombstone

c)

time capsule

d)

sandwich

7.

What sources can help us find out what Ohio was like 100 years? Check all that apply.

a)

videotapes

b)

journals

c)

maps

d)

photographs

8.

Spear points, clay pots, and wagon wheels are all examples of ___________.

a)

secondary sources

b)

artifacts

c)

archaeologists

9.

Ohio had natural __________ over 200 years ago.

a)

swamps

b)

deserts

c)

wetlands

10.

How did transportation in Columbus change between 1812 and 2017? (short answer question)

a)

limited to canals and waterways at first

b)

trains and electric streetcars came about

c)

highways and roads for vehicles

d)

transportation hasn't changed