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3rd Grade Qualifying Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
2.

Which continent do you live on?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Australia

3.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
4.

Some features of URBAN communities are

a)

big houses with yards,

b)

busy streets, crowded with people and tall buildings

c)

quiet and have less people

d)

houses are far apart from each other and not many people

5.

In this type of community you will most likely see livestock.

a)

suburban

b)

rural

c)

urban

6.

Which of these is a suburban community?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

The attitudes and behaviors of a particular group of people

a)

adapt

b)

traditions

c)

customs

d)

culture

8.

Handing down of a culture's beliefs and customs from generation to generation

a)

traditions

b)

influence

c)

customary

d)

cultural

9.

To change in order to survive

a)

adapt

b)

exiled

c)

traditions

d)

customs

10.

When the Acadians arrived in Louisiana, how did they adapt to the physical environment?

a)

They used materials they brought with them

b)

They used the natural resources that Louisiana had to offer

c)

They started new traditions

d)

They put shrines on the mountains they found there

11.

Why did the Spanish allow the Acadians to settle in Louisiana?

a)

They wanted to adopt the Acadian's traditions

b)

They loved the Acadian food

c)

They wanted to prevent America from settling the land

d)

They wanted to gain more land from the French

12.

What is one way that the Acadians adapted to the Louisiana environment?

a)

They built homes off the ground to prevent flooding

b)

They brought their animals with them

c)

They used their own ingredients to cook

d)

They built their houses on the sides of mountains

13.
Why was Robert LaSalle important to Louisiana History?
a)
He was looking for gold
b)
He discovered the Mississippi River
c)
He claimed land for France
d)
He claimed land for Spain
14.
What culture developed from the Acadians?
a)
Creole
b)
Cajun
c)
Spanish
d)
French
15.

A cajun is...

a)

A French person who migrated OR whose ancestors migrated from Acadia to LA

b)

Someone from Canada who visited LA

c)

Someone whose ancestors migrated from Acadia to Maine

d)

Someone of Spanish descent who was living in early Southern Louisiana

16.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
17.

Which ethnic group did NOT bring their culture to Louisiana?

a)

The Chinese

b)

The Canadians

c)

The French

d)

The Spanish

18.

Why are there so many examples of Spanish and French influences in Louisiana?

a)

Americans visited both of those countries very often

b)

Latin Americans brought goods from those countries with them

c)

American bought mush of their goods from France and Spain

d)

Control of Louisiana changed from country to country so often

19.

What is "Mardi Gras" French for?

a)

Fat Tuesday

b)

Good Friday

c)

Good Lands

d)

The Fork

20.

A map showing governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Elevation