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3rd Grade Social Studies Comprehensive Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ shows the order in which events occur.

a)

title

b)

timeline

c)

question

2.

What type of map would have lakes, rivers, mountains and other land forms?

a)

weather map

b)

product map

c)

physical map

d)

population map

3.

A map _________ has symbols in it to identify objects on a map.

a)

rose

b)

section

c)

key

d)

symbol

4.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
5.

Lines of ______________ go north and south.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

6.

Lines of ______________ go east and west.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

7.

The _______________ is 0 degrees latitude

a)

equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

compass rose

8.

The ______________________ is 0 degrees longitude.

a)

equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

legend

9.

Political Map

a)

Shows the major cities, country borders, states and capitals

b)

Shows the landforms and water of an area

c)

Shows what the temperatures and rainfall or snow is like in an area

d)

Shows how to drive from one place to another

10.

A diary written by a miner named Lucky Noah who lived in Idaho in the 1870's.


Is the diary a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

11.

Resource/Product Map

a)

Shows what is made or found in an area

b)

Shows the landforms and water of an area

c)

Shows what the temperatures and rainfall or snow is like in an area

d)

Shows how to drive from one place to another

12.

If you were driving from Alabama to Virginia which map would you use?

a)

Product Map

b)

Road Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

13.

Which map would a meteorologist use to tell the daily forecast?

a)

Product Map

b)

Road Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Weather Map

14.

The textbook you use in class to study Idaho history has a chapter on mining.


Is the textbook a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

15.

An original photograph of a Silver City mine from 1880 that you found in your grandparents photo album.


Is the photograph a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

16.

What is a primary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

17.

What is a secondary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

18.

What is a democracy?

a)

A government with one king.

b)

A government with a dictator.

c)

A government in which the citizens vote for their leaders.

d)

A government in which the citizens have no freedom.

19.

A place where people live, work and play is called a?

a)

city

b)

country

c)

community

d)

play ground

20.

We have rules and laws to

a)

make everyone do the same thing

b)

to raise money to build roads

c)

to make everyone happy

d)

to help keep people and property safe

21.

Who has the job of making laws, carrying out laws and deciding if laws have been broken?

a)

schools

b)

governments

c)

businesses

d)

farmers

22.

A count of the population

a)

census

b)

council

c)

mayor

d)

governor

23.
Transportation is________
a)
To move from place to place
b)
To move and never return
c)
To move and build a new home
d)
To move communities
24.
This type of community will have skyscrapers.
a)
rural
b)
urban
c)
suburban
25.
This community has farms, cows, and chickens.
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
26.
People live in neighborhoods.
a)
rural
b)
suburban
c)
urban
27.

A community is a place where?

a)

People are different

b)

A Place where people live, work and have fun together

c)

Something in nature that is useful to people

28.

A Natural Resource is?

a)

Items made with minerals

b)

a resource that does not come from a plant of animal

c)

Something in nature that is useful to people

d)

None of the above

29.
What is a skyscraper?
a)
a form of transportation
b)
something you would find in a rural community
c)
a very tall building found in an urban community
d)
a type of food you would find in an urban community
30.

What type of land use are these apartment buildings in the city of Port Of Spain

a)

Recreational

b)

Commercial

c)

Living spaces

d)

Residential

31.

What type of land use is shown in the photo?

a)

Recreational

b)

Residential

c)

Industrial

d)

Agricultural

32.

What type of land use is the Hyatt Regency Hotel?

a)

Residential

b)

Tourist

c)

Commercial

d)

Rest and Relaxation

33.

Which of these is a need?

a)

clean air

b)

new jeans

c)

cool sneakers

d)

your favorite candy

34.

Which of these is a want?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

shelter

d)

smartphone

35.
What is a good?
a)
A need
b)
A baseball game
c)
Things people do for money
d)
Things that people make or grow
36.

What is a service?

a)

Buying a hat at the store

b)

Something you do for another person

c)

A bottle of water

37.
People who make goods and supply services
a)
consumer
b)
server
c)
producer
38.
Who buys goods or services?
a)
Producers 
b)
consumers 
39.

The document that states the duties of the government

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

40.

Part of the Constitution that gives the people specific rights

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Constitution