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3RD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ BOWL STUDY

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A culture group mixed with African, Native American, Spanish, and French is called

a)

Cajun

b)

Acadian

c)

Canary Islander

d)

Creole

2.

What is Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville famous for?

a)

founding the city of New Orleans

b)

sailing around the world by himself

c)

discovering gold, silver, and other riches in Louisiana

d)

starting a successful farm near the Mississippi River

3.

As a citizen, what is something you can do to protect Louisiana’s environment?

a)

You can reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic materials.

b)

You can drive more, increasing your need for oil.

c)

You can litter on your school playground.

d)

You can use more of Louisiana’s natural resources.

4.

All of the following are goods except:

a)

T-Shirt

b)

Sneakers

c)

Uber ride

d)

iPhone

5.

What type of community is pictured above?

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

d)

Exurban

6.

What part of the state has the strongest Cajun culture?

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southwestern

c)

Northwestern

d)

Southeastern

7.

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

a)

Oil

b)

Computer

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Rice

8.

Which of the following best completes the chart?

a)

Food

b)

Games

c)

Water

d)

Shelter

9.

Music such as jazz and blues come from which group of people in Louisiana?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

African-Americans

d)

Russians

10.

Who were the first people to establish communities in Louisiana?

a)

Enslaved Africans

b)

Native Americans

c)

French Acadians

d)

French explorers

11.

What impact are nutria rats having on coastal erosion?

a)

They have no impact on coastal erosion.

b)

They are destroying wetlands, causing coastal erosion to speed up.

c)

They are eating crops that are important to Louisiana’s economy.

d)

They are helping coastal erosion slow down.

12.

Which answer choice places the events in the correct order?

a)

French Acadians arrive → Hernando de Soto arrives → African slaves arrive → Native Americans arrive

b)

Hernando de Soto arrives → French Acadians arrive → Native Americans arrive → African slaves arrive

c)

African slaves arrive → Native Americans arrive → French Acadians arrive → Hernando de Soto arrives

d)

Native Americans arrive → Hernando de Soto arrives → African slaves arrive → French Acadians arrive

13.

_____ are from nature and are used in their natural form

a)

natural resource

b)

human resource

c)

capital resource

14.

A rock is a

a)

natural resource

b)

human resource

c)

capital resource

15.

A mechanic is a

a)

natural resource

b)

human resource

c)

capital resource

16.
What is this resource?
a)
capital resource
b)
human resource
c)
natural resource
17.
What is this resource?
a)
natural resource
b)
capital resource
c)
human resource
18.
What resource is this?
a)
capital resource
b)
natural resource
c)
human resource
19.
What is this resource?
a)
human resource
b)
capital resource
c)
natural resource
d)
human and capital resource
20.
What resource is this a picture of?
a)
natural resource
b)
capital resource
c)
human resource
21.
What resource is this?
a)
natural resource
b)
capital resource
c)
human resource
22.
Name the capital resource(s).
a)
truck
b)
factory
c)
factory and truck
d)
trees and grass
23.
Name the human resource.
a)
barn
b)
cow and chickens
c)
fence
d)
farmer
24.
What resources are in the picture?
a)
natural capital and human resource
b)
natural and capital resource
c)
human and capital resource
d)
natural and human resource
25.

Which of the following is a natural resource?

a)

sweaters

b)

doctors

c)

trees

d)

lightbulbs

26.

A basket for carrying goods is an example of a ____________ resource.

a)

human

b)

capital

c)

natural

d)

fake

27.

Which of the following is a human resource?

a)

farmers

b)

rocks

c)

tractors

d)

hammers

28.

A sewing machine would be an example of a .....

a)

human resource

b)

capital resource

c)

natural resource

d)

none of the above

29.

Water is an example of a ________ resource?

a)

Natural

b)

Human

c)

Capital

d)

Weather

30.

When we dig and find gold underground, we are finding what type of resouce?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Weather resource

31.

What is a natural resource?

a)

something made by a human

b)

A tool used to make a good.

c)

Something that comes from nature

d)

A service by a human

32.

What is a capital resource?

a)

Something that comes from nature.

b)

A good or tool used to make others.

c)

A service by a human.

d)

A sweater

33.

What is a human resouce?

a)

People who work to make a goods or services.

b)

Things that come from nature.

c)

A factory machine.

d)

A good used to make other goods.

34.

Why do we need resources?

a)

They make life more fun.

b)

They are expensive.

c)

They help us meet our needs.

d)

They give us more to do.

35.

How many types of resources are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

36.

1.Capital resources do not provide us with services.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

1.No one has all the resources they want and need.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

39.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

40.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

41.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

42.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

43.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

44.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

45.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

46.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

47.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

48.

What type of resource do you see?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Capital Resource

49.

Using your knowledge of Social Studies and the Source Picture, what was our lesson about this week?

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

The Louisiana Finest

c)

The Florida Purchase

d)

The Texas Purchase

50.

What does the words "Louisiana Territory" mean?

a)

Louisiana's people

b)

Louisiana's foods

c)

Louisiana's land

d)

Louisiana's celebrations

51.

What president bought the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William Henry Harrison

52.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
53.

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$100,000

b)

$1 million

c)

$15 million

d)

$100 million

54.

Who sold Louisiana to the United States so that he could pay for a war against Great Britain?

a)

President Thomas Jefferson

b)

French Emperor Napoleon

c)

Meriwether Lewis

d)

William Clark

55.

Why did President Thomas Jefferson and the Americans want the Louisiana territory? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLIES)

a)

For control of the ports along the Mississippi River

b)

To spy on the Spanish

c)

To build homes on the land and plant crops

d)

To have a better life

56.

How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography (land) of the United States?

a)

it tripled the size of the United States

b)

it had no effect

c)

it doubled the size of the United States

57.

Why did the French leader, Naploeon, sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?

a)

He did not want to land anymore

b)

He needed money to help with the war against Great Britian

c)

His family needed money to move to another place

d)

He wanted to buy a new castle for him and his family

58.

When did the United States of America purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

1703

b)

1903

c)

1803

d)

1813

59.

The Louisiana Territory expanded ____________ from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

d)

east

60.

Using the Map Source Picture, which area was the Louisiana Territory that became known as the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

AREA A

b)

AREA B

c)

AREA C

d)

AREA D

61.

SHORT ESSAY: Why was the Louisiana Purchase an important purchase?

4 lines
62.

What ways did the Poverty Point Native Americans get their food? (CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS)

a)

The Poverty Point Native Americans get their food by stealing from other tribes.

b)

The Poverty Point Native Americans get their food by hunting and fishing for their food.

c)

The Poverty Point Native Americans get their food by buying food from Europeans.

d)

The Poverty Point Native Americans get their food by gathering plants from the wilderness.

63.

What river help the Poverty Point Native Americans gather resources?

a)

The Poverty Point Native Americans gather resources using the Red River.

b)

The Poverty Point Native Americans gather resources using the Cane River.

c)

The Poverty Point Native Americans gather resources using the Mississippi River.

d)

The Poverty Point Native Americans gather resources using the Colorado River.

64.

Where was Poverty Point settlement built in 1700 BC and 1100 BC?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

65.

Poverty Point is well-known for their___________.

a)

food

b)

land mounds

c)

parades

d)

architecture of the French Quarters

66.

What is the name of the Native American tribe in our lesson today?

a)

Houma

b)

Natchez

c)

Poverty Point

d)

Choctaw

67.

Which is an example of a map scale?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

Which is an example of a map key?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which is an example of a map title?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Which is an example of a compass rose?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

a)

Tells what the map is about

b)

Shows direction

c)

Shows distance

d)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

72.

What is the purpose of the map title?

a)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

b)

Shows direction

c)

Shows distance

d)

Tells what the map is about

73.

What is the purpose of the map key?

a)

Shows distance

b)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

c)

Tells what the map is about

d)

Shows direction

74.

What is the purpose of the map scale?

a)

Shows direction

b)

Tells what the map is about

c)

Shows distance

d)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

75.

Which city is Southeast of Baton Rouge?

a)

Lafayette

b)

Monroe

c)

New Orleans

d)

Lake Charles

76.

Which city is North of Lafayette?

a)

Lake Charles

b)

Monroe

c)

Shreveport

d)

Alexandria

77.

Which city is East of Lake Charles?

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

Monroe

c)

Alexandria

d)

Lafayette

78.

Which city is Northeast of Lake Charles?

a)

Shreveport

b)

Monroe

c)

Baton Rouge

d)

Lafayette

79.

What is the difference between a map and a globe?

a)

Maps show just a small area, such as a country or state, and a globe shows the entire Earth

b)

Globes are easily portable, but maps are hard to take places

c)

Only globes show political features

d)

Maps show the entire Earth, and globes show just a small area

80.

Which type of map is pictured ?

a)

Political

b)

Population

c)

Physical

d)

Resource

81.

Which type of map is pictured ?

a)

Physical

b)

Resource

c)

Population

d)

Political

82.

Which type of map is pictured?

a)

Population

b)

Resource

c)

Road

d)

Physical

83.

What is the title of this map?

(a)  

84.

What does the symbol of the tree represent?

(a)  

85.

What does the red line represent?

(a)  

86.

Based on the map which of the following is Louisiana's main resource?

a)

salt

b)

rice

c)

oil

d)

clay

87.

Which of these states do NOT border Louisiana?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Florida

c)

Mississippi

d)

Texas

88.

Which is an example of a map scale?

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.

Which is an example of a map key?

a)
b)
c)
d)
90.

Which is an example of a map title?

a)
b)
c)
d)
91.

Which is an example of a compass rose?

a)
b)
c)
d)
92.

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

a)

Tells what the map is about

b)

Shows direction

c)

Shows distance

d)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

93.

What is the purpose of the map title?

a)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

b)

Shows direction

c)

Shows distance

d)

Tells what the map is about

94.

What is the purpose of the map key?

a)

Shows distance

b)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

c)

Tells what the map is about

d)

Shows direction

95.

What is the purpose of the map scale?

a)

Shows direction

b)

Tells what the map is about

c)

Shows distance

d)

Explains what the symbols on the map mean

96.

Which city is Southeast of Baton Rouge?

a)

Lafayette

b)

Monroe

c)

New Orleans

d)

Lake Charles

97.

Which city is North of Lafayette?

a)

Lake Charles

b)

Monroe

c)

Shreveport

d)

Alexandria

98.

Which city is East of Lake Charles?

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

Monroe

c)

Alexandria

d)

Lafayette

99.

Which city is Northeast of Lake Charles?

a)

Shreveport

b)

Monroe

c)

Baton Rouge

d)

Lafayette

100.

What is the difference between a map and a globe?

a)

Maps show just a small area, such as a country or state, and a globe shows the entire Earth

b)

Globes are easily portable, but maps are hard to take places

c)

Only globes show political features

d)

Maps show the entire Earth, and globes show just a small area

101.

Which type of map is pictured ?

a)

Political

b)

Population

c)

Physical

d)

Resource

102.

Which type of map is pictured ?

a)

Physical

b)

Resource

c)

Population

d)

Political

103.

Which type of map is pictured?

a)

Population

b)

Resource

c)

Road

d)

Physical

104.

What is the title of this map?

(a)  

105.

What does the symbol of the tree represent?

(a)  

106.

What does the red line represent?

(a)  

107.

Based on the map which of the following is Louisiana's main resource?

a)

salt

b)

rice

c)

oil

d)

clay

108.

Which of these states do NOT border Louisiana?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Florida

c)

Mississippi

d)

Texas

109.

Which city is southeast of Baton Rouge?

a)

Shreveport

b)

Lake Charles

c)

Alexandria

d)

New Orleans

110.

Based on Source 1, how have oil wells most changed life in Louisiana?

a)

Oil wells took the place of other businesses

b)

Oil wells started an industry that provides jobs.

c)

Oil wells increased the amount of land for farming. 

d)

Oil wells brought many tourists into the state

111.

Why there are fewer refineries in central Louisiana than in southern Louisiana as shown in Source 2?

a)

A There are fewer gas stations in central Louisiana.

b)

There are fewer refinery workers in central Louisiana.

c)

There are more oil wells in southern Louisiana

d)

There is more need for oil in southern Louisiana.

112.

Based on Source 2, which statement best describes the parts of Louisiana where refineries have the greatest economic effect?

a)

The effect is greater in south Louisiana than it is in north Louisiana.

b)

The effect is spread out evenly across Louisiana.

c)

The effect is greater in northeast Louisiana than in southwest Louisiana.

d)

The effect is limited to southern Louisiana.

113.

Based on Source 3, why are rivers and ports important to the oil industry?

a)

They are used to ship oil around the world.

b)

They are used to provide steam to power trains.

c)

They are used to produce goods made from oil

d)

They are used to catch seafood for the workers.

114.

How does Source 4 show the importance of the oil industry in Louisiana?

a)

It shows that people want to have jobs at oil refineries.

b)

It shows that producers make a lot of money from oil wells.

c)

It shows that oil is used to make many different products

d)

It shows that people need oil to send products to other places.

115.

Which term best describes the process of choosing one good or service over another?

a)

competition

b)

interdependence

c)

opportunity cost

d)

production

116.

A student has enough money to buy only one of the products shown in Source 4. What is the opportunity cost of choosing to buy the crayons?

a)

The opportunity cost is the price of the crayons.

b)

The opportunity cost is the choice to purchase a pack of chewing gum instead.

c)

The opportunity cost is the supply of crayons.

d)

The opportunity cost is the number of packs of chewing gum available.

117.
Which city is northwest of Baton Rouge?
a)

 Shreveport

b)

Lafayette

c)

New Orleans

d)

 Lake Charles

118.

Which type of natural resource is most likely exported from Louisiana that makes Louisiana government the most economics?

a)

coconut

b)

petroleum products

c)

lobster

d)

rare minerals

119.

What does the term oil refinery mean?

a)

The term oil refinery means a ship.

b)

The term oil refinery means a factory.

c)

The term oil refinery means a car.

d)

The term oil refinery means a train.

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