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3rd Grade Social Studies Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the red line on the map represent?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

2.

What type of line is the red line showing?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

3.

What type of line is the red line showing?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

4.

What does the red line on the map represent?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

5.

Which river is represented by letter B?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Mississippi River

6.

Which river is represented by letter E?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Mississippi River

7.

Which river is represented by letter C?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Mississippi River

8.

Which river is represented by letter A?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Hudson River

9.

Which river is represented by letter D?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Hudson River

10.

Which river is represented by letter F?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Hudson River

11.

Native Americans in which region used adobe clay to build multi-story pueblos?

a)

Arctic

b)

Plains

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

12.

Native Americans in the Arctic region used the snow and ice to build which kind of shelter?

a)

igloo

b)

tepee

c)

chickee

d)

wigwam

13.

Native Americans in the Plains region lived in what type of house?

a)

wigwam

b)

tepee

c)

igloo

d)

pueblo

14.

Which explorer was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean through the Americas?

a)

John Cabot (England)

b)

Jacques Cartier (France)

c)

Vasquez Nunez de Balboa (Spain)

d)

Christopher Columbus

(Spain)

15.

Which explorer was the Hudson River named after?

a)

John Cabot (England)

b)

Christopher Columbus (Spain)

c)

Jaques Cartier (France)

d)

Henry Hudson (England)

16.

Which explorer is known for being the first to reach the "New World" in 1492?

a)

John Cabot (England)

b)

Christopher Columbus (Spain)

c)

Jaques Cartier (France)

d)

Vasquez de Balboa (Spain)

17.

Which of these was NOT a reason for European exploration?

a)

searching for gold

b)

spreading religion

c)

finding a sea route to Asia

d)

using poor tools for navigation

18.

Which colonial region is best known for its large plantations which produced cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

19.

Which colonial region is best known for ship-building due to its plentiful forest resources?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

20.

During colonial times, which person would most likely have said the following quotation: "I don't have enough money for passage to the New World! But if I am willing to serve a master for 7 years, then I can have my own land and be free!"

a)

artisan

b)

farmer

c)

indentured servant

d)

slave

21.

Who is a colonial person who had a skilled trade such as shoemaking, carpentry, and blacksmithing?

a)

woman

b)

artisan

c)

large landowner

d)

indentured servant

22.

What is the main responsibility of the executive branch of government?

a)

interpret laws (decide if laws are fair and follow the constitution)

b)

enforce or carry out laws

c)

make or create laws

23.

What is the main responsibility of the judicial branch of government?

a)

interpret laws (decide if laws are fair and follow the constitution)

b)

enforce or carry out laws

c)

make or create laws

24.

What is the main responsibility of the legislative branch of government?

a)

interpret laws (decide if laws are fair and follow the constitution)

b)

enforce or carry out laws

c)

make or create laws

25.

Who or what is the leader of the judicial branch at the national level?

a)

President

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

Governor

d)

Georgia Assembly

26.

Who or what is the leader of the judicial branch at the state level?

a)

Congress

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

Governor

d)

Georgia Supreme Court

27.

Who or what is the leader of the legislative branch at the national level?

a)

Congress

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

President

d)

Governor

28.

Who or what is the leader of the legislative branch at the state level?

a)

Congress

b)

Georgia General Assembly

c)

President

d)

Governor

29.

Who or what is the leader of the executive branch at the national level?

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

President

d)

Governor

30.

Who or what is the leader of the executive branch at the state level?

a)

U.S. Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

President

d)

Governor

31.

Countries create their own what to use as money?

a)

charters

b)

currency

c)

food

d)

stamps

32.

People who use their time and talents to produce goods or provide services are this kind of productive resource?

a)

Capital good (resource)

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Human resource

d)

Natural resource

33.

People who start their own business are this kind of productive resource?

a)

Capital good (resource)

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Human resource

d)

Natural resource

34.

Which of the following is not an example of a natural resource?

a)

Coal

b)

Computer

c)

Oil

d)

Water

35.

Which of the following is not an example of a capital resource (good)?

a)

Car

b)

Computer

c)

Oil

d)

Candy Bar

36.

If the demand of an item is greater than the supply, the price will do what?

a)

Increase

(Go up)

b)

Decrease

(Go down)

c)

Stay the same

37.

If the demand of an item is less than the supply, the price will do what?

a)

Increase

(Go up)

b)

Decrease

(Go down)

c)

Stay the same