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Worksheets2ND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which country is NOT in Central America?
Belize
El Salvador
Australia
Honduras
Native American Indians taught early settlers how to grow what crop?
corn
wheat
potatoes
tomatoes
Name the huge mountain range found in Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming.
Appalachians
Sierra Nevada
Andes
Rockies
Which of these is the longest river in the United States?
Amazon River
Mississippi River
Hudson River
Nile River
Is the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast or west coast of the United States?
east
west
Is Mexico a country or a continent?
country
continent
What is a map key used for?
To open a door
To tell you what the pictures mean on a map
To give you directions how to get somewhere
To lock a door
How big is a suburb?
larger than a neighborhood.
larger than a city
larger than a state
same size as a country
What is the name of this land form?
Island
Hill
Pennisula
Mountain
Which are the cardinal points?
Right, left
North, south, east and west
up and down
Select the rural community.
Select the suburban community.
Select the urban community.
What do our rivers give us?
Food
Water
Fun Activities
All of the Above
How many continents are in the world?
5
10
7
8
What continent is the United States in?
South America
Africa
North America
Europe
What is an Urban community?
A place that has some houses and some stores.
A place where there is alot of land and not many houses.
A place in the forest with lots of trees.
A large city with tall buildings and a lot of peope.
What continent can you find sloths?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
True or False: A map legend or key tells us what the different symbols on a map stand for.
true
false
If the scale of a map is 1 inch = 1 mile, how long is a real road that is 3 inches long on the map?
3 miles
6 miles
2 miles
Lines of latitude circle the Earth
horizontally (steps of a ladder).
vertically (sides of a ladder).
in a criss-cross pattern.
Lines of longitude go around the Earth
horizontally (steps of a ladder).
vertically (sides of a ladder).
in a criss-cross design.
Which continent do we live in?
North America
South America
Antarctica
Asia
Which country is directly North of The United States?
Mexico
Canada
Chile
Texas
Which country is directly South of The United States?
Canada
Mexico
Alaska
North America
A map symbol that tells directions like North , South, West, East is____________.
geography
compass rose
globe
map key
Examples of landforms are:
sunny, cloudy, rainy
maps, globes, gps
mountains, rivers, lakes
Which is an example of location?
what a place looks like
a street address
how big a building is
The Equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth in North and South.
YES
NO
Important parts of a map...
title, compass rose and colors.
title, date, pictures.
title, date, compass rose and map key.
3 Types of communities are:
road, physical, political
big, little, long
urban, suburban, rural.
What kind of community is this?
urban
suburban
rural
What kind of community is this?
urban
suburban
rural
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Allentown
Pittsburgh
