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2nd Grade Social Studies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a map key used for?
a)
To open a door
b)
To tell you what the pictures mean on a map
c)
To give you directions how to get somewhere
d)
To lock a door
2.
Which pair of words describes a city?
a)
chickens, cows
b)
aunts, uncles
c)
tables, chairs
d)
traffic, buildings
3.
What is NOT an example of a group you belong to?
a)
family
b)
students
c)
American
d)
fish
4.
A state is part of a 
a)
suburb
b)
country
c)
city
d)
citizen
5.

What is a map?

a)

Drawing that shows a place.

b)

A picture of people.

c)

A book.

d)

A round object that shows the world.

6.

How big is a suburb?

a)

larger than a neighborhood.

b)

larger than a city

c)

larger than a state

d)

same size as a country

7.

Which is smaller? Street or neighborhood?

a)

street

b)

neighborhood

8.

A state fits in a ________.

a)

street

b)

neighborhood

c)

country

d)

city

9.

Rules that we must follow in our community are called?

a)

laws

b)

rights

c)

choice

10.

What word also means "freedom"?

a)

honor

b)

dependability

c)

liberty

11.

Native American Indians taught early settlers how to grow what crop?

a)

corn

b)

wheat

c)

potatoes

d)

squash

12.

Which of these is the longest river in the United States?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Nile River

13.

Is the Atlantic Ocean east or west of Chicago?

a)

east

b)

west

14.

Is Mexico a country or a continent?

a)

country

b)

continent

15.

How many continents are there?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

50

d)

5

16.
What is the name of this landform? 
a)
Hill
b)
Mountain
c)
Island
d)
Ocean
17.
What is the name of this land form? 
a)
Island
b)
Hill
c)
Pennisula
d)
Mountail
18.
What is the name of this body of water?
a)
Lake
b)
Ocean
c)
River
d)
Stream
19.

Which are the cardinal points?

a)

Right, left

b)

North, south, east and west

c)

up and down

20.

Select the rural community.

a)
b)
c)
21.

Select the suburban community.

a)
b)
c)
22.

Select the urban community.

a)
b)
c)
23.

What do our rivers give us?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Fun Activities

d)

All of the Above

24.

What did the Native Americans use to make their clothes?

a)

deer and animal skins

b)

cotton

c)

silk

d)

leaves

25.

What kind of food did the Native American eat?

a)

hamburgers

b)

tacos

c)

corn, squash, fish and beans

d)

salad