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Social Studies Review 1st 9 Weeks

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Characterized by…

Low Land 

         RIVERS

MARSHES

         BEACHES

ISLANDS

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains (High Plains)

d)

Mountains and Basins

2.

Characterized by…

    Shrubs and Short Grasses                           

FLAT or ROLLING LAND 

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

3.

Farm with irrigation. Mostly grasses and shrubs.

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

4.

Cotton, corn, wheat, and ranching

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

5.

A deep GORGE, typically one with a RIVER FLOWING through it.

a)

Plateau

b)

Basin

c)

Canyon

d)

Escarpment

6.

How are the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains of Texas similar?

a)

Both regions have hurricanes.

b)

Both regions have cities and flat lands

c)

Both regions have high mountain ranges.

d)

Both regions are along the Mexico border.

7.

Which 2 states have the largest population?

a)

Washington and Virginia

b)

New York and New Mexico

c)

Alaska and Hawaii

d)

California and Texas

8.

Groups of Natives that did NOT move from place to place were called

a)

Lazy

b)

Sedentary

c)

Nomadic

d)

Popular

9.

Made to OUTLINE the LAWS and the structure of the U.S. government.

a)

Constitution

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

10.

 A document that specifically details the rights of Americans and protects the INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS of Americans.

a)

Constitution

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

11.

A document created to explain the complaints Americans had about the actions of King George III and Great Britain. Established America as an independent nation.

a)

Constitution

b)

Emacipation Proclamation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

12.

Objects that are HANDMADE, used, or modified by humans and give us information about life in the past.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

d)

Compass Rose

13.

Items created by eyewitnesses, such as diaries, interviews, artifacts, and photographs.

a)

Primary Sources

b)

Secondary Sources

c)

Artifacts

d)

Compass Rose

14.

Another word for FARMING. 

It includes both growing and harvesting crops and raising animals, or livestock.

a)

Nomadic

b)

Agriculture

c)

Sedentary

d)

Secondary Source

15.

A symbol on a map that shows the CARDINAL DIRECTIONS.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifact

d)

Compass Rose

16.

They help readers understand what certain symbols, colors, and lines represent on maps.

a)

Map key or Map Legend

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Compass Rose

17.

The relationship between DISTANCE on the map and distance in real life.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Map Scale

c)

Map Legend

d)

Map Key

18.

Oil, vegetables, wheat, corn, cattle.

a)

Texas Resources

b)

Escarpment

c)

Plateau

d)

Compass Rose

19.

A _______________________ is a steep-walled valley carved by rivers or erosion.

a)

Canyon

b)

Artifact

c)

Primary Source

d)

Native American

20.

The ______________________ region of Texas:

Has high landforms that rise high above the surrounding terrain and create narrow valleys called canyons.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

21.

Characterized by Mountains and Canyons

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

22.

What tells the distances shown on a map?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Legend

c)

Cardinal directions

d)

Scale

23.

The ______________________region of Texas is described by:

  • Wichita Falls, Ft. Worth, and Abilene

  • Has prairies and hills

  • Has forest cross timber areas full of hardwood trees.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Gulf Plains

24.

A fierce group of Native Americans who relied on buffalo.

a)

Kickapoo

b)

Alabama-Coushatta

c)

Comanche

d)

Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

25.

The _________________region of Texas is described by:

Amarillo is located there.

It is a vast flat grassland

Includes mesquite and oak trees, short grasses, and tumbleweed rolling across the plains

a)

Mountains and basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

26.

The coastal plains are known to have many

a)

Rivers

b)

Mountains

c)

Volcanos

d)

Deserts

27.

The Jumano was a Native American Group who made their homes from

a)

Concrete

b)

Brick

c)

Adobe

d)

Wood

28.

How did the Native American tribes arrive in Texas?

a)

Planes, trains, and automobiles

b)

They sailed from Asia.

c)

They walked across the Bering Strait and migrated south over many years.

d)

They came from Mexico.

29.

The ____________________ region of Texas is described by:

Houston is located there

This region is very diverse

There are forest, rivers, hills, plains, flat lands, and deserts

Includes pine and hardwood trees

Extends from the Red River to the Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

30.

Characterized by rolling prairies and a few high hills or mesas

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

31.

Some Native Americans went place to place for food. This style of living is called

a)

Crazy

b)

Nomadic

c)

Sedentary

d)

Groovy

32.

Crops grown in the Great Plains

a)

Corn, cotton, and wheat

b)

Beans, cucumbers, and watermelons

c)

Dust and dirt

d)

Buffalo

33.

This symbol is known as

a)

Legend

b)

Map

c)

Grid

d)

Compass Rose

34.

This symbol is know as

a)

Legend

b)

Map

c)

Grid

d)

Compass Rose

35.

Which Native American group was known as fierce warriors?

a)

Kickapoo

b)

Apache

c)

Comanche

d)

Caddo

36.

Great Plains

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

Central Plains

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

Mountains and Basins

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

Gulf Coastal Plains

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

Mostly flat and grassy land

a)

Dry desert

b)

massive mountain peaks

c)

the Great Plains

d)

Swampy Highlands