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Social studies Chapter 6 Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5hrs 31mins

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1.

Which sentence describes a delta?

a)

A flat grassland.

b)

A natural material found in rock.

c)

A triangle-shaped area of land at the end of a river.

d)

An area of low land covered by water.

2.

Which sentence best describes a swamp?

a)

A flat grassland.

b)

An area of low land covered by water.

c)

A triangle-shaped area of land at the end of a river.

d)

A stream the flows through a swamp.

3.

A hurricane is ________.

a)

A natural material found in rock.

b)

A place where minerals are scraped from the ground.

c)

A storm with heavy rains and high winds.

d)

A flat grassland.

4.

A mineral is __________.

a)

A stream that flows through a swamp.

b)

A natural material found in rock.

c)

A flat grassland.

d)

An area of lowland that is covered by water.

5.

A savannah is defined as ___________.

a)

An area of low land that is covered by water.

b)

A flat grassland.

c)

A triangle-shaped area of land at the end of a river.

d)

A place where minerals are scraped from the ground

6.

If you want to visit a place that has 300 different types of birds, you would go to

a)

The Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabam

b)

John F Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida

c)

The Everglades National Park located at the southern tip of Florida.

d)

The French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana.

7.

All states in the sunbelt

a)

border the Mississippi River

b)

are located in the Southeast region

c)

get snow in the winter

d)

enjoy a mild climate year-round

8.

Coal from the Appalachia is used to produce

a)

plastics

b)

medicines

c)

electricity

d)

petrochemicals

9.

Memphis Tennessee is known as

a)

the birthplace of petroleum

b)

the birthplace of segregation

c)

the birthplace of jazz

d)

the birthplace of the blues

10.

At the French Quarter in New Orleans, you can see homes similar to that of the original colonist who came from which country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Canada

d)

Spain

11.

Petroleum is an oil that is found under the seafloor in

a)

the Golf of Mexico

b)

the French Quarter

c)

the Everglades National Park

d)

strip mines of Appalachia

12.

Cotton was grown on large farms called

a)

bayous

b)

deltas

c)

plantations

d)

swamps

13.

To end segregation people began protest known as the

a)

slavery movement

b)

civil war

c)

civil rights movement

d)

marches

14.

An example of a reliable source is

a)

a person's blog

b)

a magazine advertisement

c)

a friend's opinion

d)

an encyclopedia

15.

In an abstract quilt design, you would most likely see

a)

people and animals

b)

patterns and shapes

c)

flowers and trees

d)

barns and houses

16.

Where would you most likely find strip mines?

a)

the Everglades

b)

the Golf of Mexico

c)

the French Quarter

d)

the Appalachian Mountains

17.

Where would you go to hear Dixieland jazz and eat Cajun food?

a)

Memphis, Tennessee

b)

New Orleans, Louisiana

c)

Jamestown, Virginia

d)

Gee's Bend

18.

Where would you go to see a space shuttle launch?

a)

the Everglades

b)

Cape Canaveral, Florida

c)

Memphis, Tennessee

d)

Jamestown, Virginia

19.

Which location would be the safest from hurricanes?

a)

Appalachia, West Virginia

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

c)

The John F Kennedy S

d)

the Everglades National Park in Florida