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WorksheetsSocial Studies Year Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the purpose of a map key/legend?
To display cardinal directions
To explain symbols and colors
To describe what the map is about
To show you where to go
The ______ divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
prime meridian
International Data Line
Tropic of Capricorn
What is climate?
A rainstorm
The weather in a place over a long period of time
The weather in a place over a week
The tool that you use to see how hot it is outside
Read the sentence. Hazards are dangers in the physical environment that people cannot control. Which word helps the read understand the meaning of hazards?
Control
Dangers
Environment
People
Read the passage. Most towns have alarm systems to warn people about tornadoes. Digging underground shelter modifies the land. What idea does this passage support?
People have adapted to tornadoes
Tornadoes do not damage the environment
No one knows when a tornado is approaching
Digging underground shelters is not a modification
Why does Abraham Lincoln have a special memorial?
He created the banking system
He was a founder of the United States
He doubled the size of the United States
He freed enslaved people during the Civil War
What is an example of a primary source?
A map
A textbook
A documentary
An encyclopedia
Which day celebrates America becoming a country?
Memorial Day
Thanksgiving Day
Valentine’s Day
Independence Day
The ______ is the national bird of the United States.
Black Turkey
red hawk
brown pelican
What was one of the main reasons the 13 colonies wanted to be independent?
All colonists wanted religious freedom from England
Colonists wanted to create new treaties with other countries
Many colonists did not want to pay taxes to England
Colonists wanted to create their own monarchy
What is the Bill of Rights?
A document that explains how government should be run
A document gives rights to the citizens
A document that officially broke ties with Great Britain
A document that explains why the colonists did not want to pay taxes
What is the job of the legislative branch of government?
To enforce laws
To make laws
To interpret laws
Who is responsible for making sure all people are treated fairly by laws?
Schools
Government
Business
Libraries
What are TWO ways that people can participate in their community?
Starting conflicts with other people
Voting for officials to represent them
Staying in formed about what is going on
Sending away people who don’t belong
Which of the following is a need?
Video games
Food
Books
Basketball
Which is not an example of a service?
Haircut
Teaching
Furniture
Car repair
______ is the movement from one place to another.
Exploration
Settlement
Sailing
How can a person earn an income?
By donating
By spending
By working
By budgeting
______ are freedoms every person has.
Traits
Responsibilities
______ are things we are expected to do.
Citizenship
Responsibilities
Rights
What is the purpose of a map scale?
to show the distance between places
to show where the next lake is
to tell you what the symbols on a map mean
to help you find south
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good citizen?
Trustworthiness and honesty
Practicing thoughtful decision making
Service to your school/local community
Showing up late to work/school
The organization that makes the laws in a country, state, or community and has the power to enforce them.
landform
physical feature
government
globe
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Baton Rouge
New York
Opelousas
Dallas
What is the most import civic responsibility?
Voting
Driving
going to school
