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Social Studies SS End of Year Review

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The people who provide services and make or grow goods are ___________.

a)

profits

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

currency

2.

Match the following

a)

urban

1.

the city

b)

rural

2.

the countryside

c)

suburban

3.

just outside the city

3.

Check all that are a service job?

a)

Fireman

b)

Cashier

c)

Kid

d)

Nurse

4.

Is this shelter a want or a need?

a)

Want

b)

Need

5.

NEEDS are things we

a)

don't really need but would like to have.

b)

must have in order to survive.

6.

WANTS are things we

a)

must have in order to survive.

b)

would like to have but don't really need.

7.

A business makes a ___________ if it brings in more money than it spends.

a)

service

b)

market

c)

producer

d)

profit

8.

Match the following

a)

executive

1.

enforces the laws

b)

judicial

2.

interprets the laws

c)

legislative

3.

makes the laws

9.

Which of these is a unit of currency in the United States?

a)

yen

b)

barter

c)

election

d)

dollar

10.

How do presidents, governors, and mayors get their jobs?

a)

Someone appoints them

b)

Citizens elect them

c)

Both A and C

d)

None of these

11.

Match the following

a)

income

1.

money people earn by working

b)

wants

2.

things not necessary for living

c)

needs

3.

the things people must have to live

12.

Match the following

a)

Executive Branch

1.

enforces laws

b)

Judicial Branch

2.

interprets laws

c)

Legislative Branch

3.

makes laws

d)

Supreme Court

4.

highest court in the land

13.

How many branches of government are there?

a)

four

b)

five

c)

three

d)

two

14.

How many Supreme Court Judices are there?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

9

d)

5

15.

___________ is how much of a product the business has to sell.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

profit

d)

none of these

16.

____________ is how much of a product consumers want to buy.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

profit

d)

none of these

17.

How many oceans are there?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

5

d)

1

18.

Match the following

a)

a low place between hills

1.

valley

b)

land with water on three sides

2.

peninsula

c)

raised land with a flat top

3.

plateau

d)

land on the edge of a large body of water

4.

coast

e)

a large, flat area of land

5.

plain

19.

Which hemisphere is shown above the equator?

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Northern Hemisphere

20.

Goods that a country sells to another country are _______________.

a)

imports

b)

exports

21.

Goods that a country buys from another country are ________________.

a)

imports

b)

exports

22.

Which hemisphere is highlighted in blue?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

23.

Which hemisphere is highlighted in blue?

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Western

24.

Which two hemispheres does the equator cut the globe into?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Eastern and Western

c)

Southern and Western

25.

Which document said that the colonies should be free from Britain?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Thirteen colonies

c)

Constitution

d)

Judicial Branch

26.
What continent is letter A?
a)
North America
b)
South America 
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
27.
What continent is letter B?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Asia 
d)
Australia
28.
What continent is letter C?
a)
Antarctica 
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
29.
What continent is letter D?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
30.
What continent is letter E?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
31.
What continent is letter F?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
32.
What continent is letter G?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
North America
33.
What ocean is letter A? 
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
34.
What ocean is letter D? 
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
35.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

36.

Which direction goes in the orange box?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

37.

Which direction goes in the orange box?

a)

west

b)

south

c)

northeast

d)

east

38.

Which direction goes in the orange box?

a)

South

b)

Southeast

c)

West

d)

Northwest

39.

Match the following

a)

constitution

1.

a written plan for government

b)

currency

2.

the money a country uses

c)

exports

3.

goods and services that a country sells to another country

d)

hemisphere

4.

half of the Earth

e)

urban

5.

a community of the city

40.

Match the following

a)

imports

1.

goods and services that a country buys from another country

b)

communication

2.

passing information from one person to another

c)

human

3.

a resource that includes the PEOPLE that do the work.

d)

capital

4.

types of resources that workers buy or use, such as supplies or machinery.

e)

Equator

5.

an imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

41.

People who buy goods and services are _________________.

a)

consumers

b)

Investors

c)

Producers

d)

Entrepreneurs

42.

In order to live people need

a)

shelter

b)

electricity

c)

food

d)

water

e)

air

43.

A _______ is a rule that everyone must follow.

a)

law

b)

guideline

c)

policy

d)

standard

44.

In the United States, the top executive is the________.

a)

President

b)

council

c)

mayor

d)

capital

45.

How does someone become a mayor, governor, or president in the USA?

a)

citizens vote for them

b)

city council chooses them

c)

citizens appoint them

d)

none of these

46.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
47.

A line that goes East and West is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

48.

A line that goes North and South is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

49.

What is the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

50.

What is the imaginary line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

51.

Match the type of community with the characteristics.

a)

rural

1.

the countryside; fewest buildings; low traffic; farmland

b)

urban

2.

thousands of people; skyscrapers; public transportation;

c)

suburban

3.

neighborhoods with green space; less traffic; few tall buildings

52.

Intermediate directions

a)

Northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest

b)

north, south, east, west

c)

north, northeast, south, southeast

d)

east, southeast, north, northwest

53.

Which of these may be a consequence of missing the school bus?

a)

The student will join a soccer team.

b)

The student will be late for school.

c)

The student will go to a different school.

d)

The student will have to sit right behind the bus driver.

54.

A __________ is another name for a group of people. A neighborhood, a football team, and a church group are examples.

a)

community

b)

law

c)

responsibility

d)

service

55.

__________ describes the way a group lives. It includes language, customs, beliefs, and history.

a)

Neighborhood

b)

Political

c)

Adobe

d)

Culture

56.

Which two words mean about the same?

a)

adapt

b)

adobe

c)

adjust

d)

migrate

57.

What building is located at A2?

a)

Lincoln Memorial

b)

Washington Monument

c)

Jefferson Memorial

d)

White House

e)

Capital

58.

What block is the House?

a)

A1

b)

B1

c)

C3

d)

E5

59.

What block is the Post Office?

a)

E1

b)

D2

c)

B2

d)

A5

60.

What block is the Police Station?

a)

D4

b)

A3

c)

E2

d)

C5

61.

What block is the Library?

a)

C5

b)

D3

c)

E1

d)

B1

62.

The land between mountains or hills.

a)

valley

b)

plateau

c)

plain

d)

waterfall

63.

Land that is surrounded by water on all sides.

a)

lake

b)

island

c)

plateau

d)

canyon

64.

Who are these people?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Indians

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Europeans

65.

What is the name of this famous ship?

a)

The Mayflower

b)

Thanksgiving

66.

Who is this famous Native American person?

a)

Squanto

b)

Pilgrim

c)

Mayflower

67.

Where did the pilgrims come from?

a)

England

b)

Atlanta

68.

The desert receives very little________.

a)

heat

b)

sunlight

c)

all of these

d)

rainfall

69.

Which of these is a rural community?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Which of these is an urban community?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

A group of people who make laws and run communities.

a)

neighborhood

b)

culture

c)

government

d)

grid

72.

The rules of a government are written in its ______________.

a)

constitution

b)

revolution

c)

custom

d)

declaration

73.

Which of the following are examples of customs?

a)

celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday

b)

riding a skateboard

c)

having fireworks on the 4th of July

d)

none of these

74.

Which two words mean about the same thing?

a)

freedom

b)

independence

c)

subjects

d)

declaration

75.

North, South, West and East is what we callled?

a)

Intermediate or secondary directions

b)

tertiary directions

c)

cardinal or primary directions

d)

directions

76.

How far is it from the Brooklyn Museum to the Brooklyn Children's Center?

a)

about a mile

b)

more than a mile

c)

two miles

d)

5 miles

77.

How far is it from the Brooklyn Public Library to the Brooklyn Museum?

a)

a mile

b)

less than a mile

c)

three miles

78.

What is the special mnemonic device

we use to remember the cardinal

directions?

a)

even swans nest Wednesdays

b)

never eat soggy waffles

c)

we never end school

d)

every night we sing

79.

How many students were surveyed altogether?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

30

d)

45

80.

Match the following

a)

constitution

1.

A document that lists the rules of a country.

b)

democracy

2.

A type of government that allows people to vote for their leaders and laws.

c)

political map

3.

A map that shows states, countries, and capitals.

d)

suburb

4.

An area outside the city with less traffic and more green space.

e)

telegraph

5.

Used electricity to send coded messages along a wire.

81.

Which color was the least popular?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Green

82.

Which color was most popular?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Green

83.

How many students chose blue?

a)

15

b)

25

c)

20

d)

5

84.

A ____________ map uses color to show what the land looks like. Areas with mountains may be brown and areas with forests may be green.

a)

political

b)

globe

c)

physical

d)

grid