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WorksheetsSocial Studies QSE1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What important patriotic symbol can be found on the Texas state flag, the state seal, and the commemorative quarter for Texas?
The Bluebonnet
The Lone Star
The Longhorn
The state food
The Six Flags over Texas represents
The six nations that have controlled the territory of Texas
The six countries that trade the most with Texas.
The six presidents of the States of Texas.
The six cultures that are living in Texas.
What is the importance of studying the Six Flags over Texas?
To know how Texas can become its own country again.
To prevent other nations from taking over Texas.
To understand the history and diversity of Texas.
To determine why Texas needs to change its name.
What does this landmark represent?
The courage of Texans during the Texas Revolution.
The first successful Spanish mission in Texas.
The noble spirit of the Republic of Texas.
The six countries that have ruled parts of Texas.
Based on this Texas landmark, which of the following conclusions can be made?
Texas wants to maintain its status as the best state in the United States.
Texas is still angry at Mexico over the Texas Revolution.
Texas likes to make everything bigger and better than any other state.
Texas honors its history and the impact it has on its culture.
The elected leader of the cities in Texas is known as the -
Mayor
President
Senate
Judge
________________________
- The power to serve as the chief executive of the state
- The power to act as commander in chief of military forces in the state
- The power to pardon convicted criminals
Which of the following would be the best title for the list above?
Powers of the Texas Supreme Court
Powers of the Texas Senate
Powers of the Governor of Texas
Powers of the Texas House of Representatives
Legislative Department:
Sec 1: The Legislative power of this state shall be vested in a senate
Sec 2: The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members.
What is the main function of the leaders described in the excerpt above?
To make state laws
To enforce state laws
To apply laws to specific cases
To compare state and federal laws
The NASA Space Center in Houston is named after a United States President from Texas. After which of the following individuals is it named?
John Cornyn
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Rick Perry
George W. Bush and George H.W.Bush.
What do the 2 people have in common?
They are both generals who won historical battles for Texas.
They are both former Presidents of the Republic of Texas.
They are both United States Senators that were born in the same family.
They are both Presidents of the United States that called Texas their home.
What have the residents of Galveston done to help protect the city's houses and other buildings from hurricanes?
Built a high seawall
Moved farther inland
Designed lower buildings
Learned to avoid hurricanes
_______________________
- timber clearing
- wetlands drainage
- energy production
What would be the best title for the list above?
Ways to Improve Animal Life in Texas
Modifications of the Environment in Texas
Resources for Building Homes in Texas
Negative Effects of Pollution in Texas
Which two actions caused most of the forests in Texas to be destroyed?
Building railroads, channels and canals
The need for new elk and deer habitats
The lumber industry and clearing land for oil fields
The growth of cities and the draining of swamps
Texas has many natural resources, which brought people and changes to the state. People modified the environment to improve transportation. They built roads in order to have easier access to resources, connect to other communities, move goods and move people for work or travel. In order to build a road, you have to modify the environment by clearing soil or cutting through mountain ranges. Sometimes development, like building roads, damages the environment or uses up valuable resources.
How has modifying the environment helped people in Texas?
Cutting through the mountain ranges decreased the availability of water to animals.
People cut trees to reduce the amount of pollution in the air.
The removal of soil to build roads prevented flooding from occurring.
New businesses have developed due to easy transportation of goods.
Negative Consequences from Modifying the Environment
- Pollution from chemicals from oil and gas.
- Flooding habitats of animals from dams.
- ____________________
Which example could be added to the list above?
Farming to produce more food
Moving goods faster and easier by building roads.
Creating jobs and businesses from trading.
Plant and soil destruction from clearing timber.
Which region is located in the shaded area above?
North Central Plains region
Coastal Plains region
Mountains and Basin region
Great Plains Region
Houston is a major center in the Coastal Plains region for trade with other countries because it has
access to a port on the Gulf of Mexico
rolling hills and grasslands
good farmland nearby
access to the Rio Grande River
Which of the following regions has the most rainfall?
Mountains and Basins Region
Coastal Plains Region
North Central Plains Region
Great Plains Region
- Least amount of rainfall
- Lowest population
- Hottest climate
The list above best describes which region?
Mountains and Basins Region
Great Plains Region
North Central Plains Region
Great Plains Region
One way that the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains regions of Texas are similar is that both—
have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico
have significant mineral deposits of gold and silver
are home to most of the state’s farms and ranches
have similar amounts of average annual rainfall
