WorksheetsSocial Studies Unit 3
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of these is an example of relative location?
227 East 19th Street
next door to the fire station
the United States
40 degrees North, 105 degrees West
Why do people sometimes divide places into regions?
Regions make it easier to learn an talk about a place
Regions help unite all citizens of the United States
Regions are important for helping the economy grow
Regions are necessary to find relative locations
Which of these statements about counties is correct?
A county is always bigger than a state
A county does not have a government
A county is always a part of a state
Each county can only have one city
Which of these could be a region based on a physical feature?
Adams School District
the Rocky Mountains
Jasper County
Vermont
Which of these is a region based on the kinds of natural resources found in an area?
a suburb
the oil-producing states
the Coastal Plains
New York City
Which of these best describes a rural region?
There are many apartment buildings
The buildings are very tall
Shops and stores are nearby
Most homes are built far apart
A region based on a group's customs, foods, or language is......
a cultural region
an industrial region
a mining region
an urban region
People in one region depend on people in other regions because.....
no one region has all the resources and products it needs
prices are cheaper in other regions
laws make them trade with one another
some regions have no resources
Which item helps link people who live in different regions?
a fax machine
a computer
a telephone
all of these are correct
What do you call the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface?
absolute location
urban
industry
specialize
_________ means "of or like a city region."
Industry
Transportation
Urban
Rural
All the businesses that make on kind of product or provide on kind of service are called what?
suburb
absolute location
industry
transportation
A town or small city near a larger city is called a
rural
suburb
county seat
region
What is the way people use new ideas to make tools and machines?
vegetation
technology
communication
transportation
What is the way people and goods are moved from place to place?
technology
precipitation
transportation
communication
_______ means to work at only one kind of job.
Transportation
Communication
Technology
Specialize
What city is located near 36 degrees N, 84 degrees W
Savannah, TN
Nashville, TN
Knoxville, TN
Memphis, TN
What city is located near 36 degrees N, 87 degrees W
Savannah, TN
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Knoxville, TN
What city is located near 35 degrees N, 88 degrees W
Knoxville, TN
Nashville, TN
Savannah, TN
Memphis, TN
What city is located near 35 degrees N, 90 degrees W
Savannah, TN
Nashville, TN
Knoxville, TN
Memphis, TN
What latitude forms Tenessee's southern border?
36 degrees N
34 degrees N
37 degrees N
35 degrees N
What region would you group this into?
Coastal Plain
Where people live
Physical features
what people use and make
culture
What region would you group this into?
Manufacturing region
where people live
culture
what people use and make
physical feature
What region would you group this into?
City
where people live
physical features
culture
what people use and make
What region would you group this into?
A Mexican-American neighborhood
physical features
where people live
culture
what people use and make
What region would you group this into?
Cotton- producing region
culture
where people live
what people use and make
physical features
What region would you group this into?
Suburbs
what people use and make
physical features
culture
where people live
