Social Studies Year Review

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.

• Equator
• 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.

• Bald eagle
• 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