Social Studies Introduction Unit Review

Question 1

Which region has flat, grassy plains and rolling hills?

Accepted Answer

Midwest

Question 2

How many continents are there?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 3

Which amendment allowed women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

Question 4

Which region has big rivers, including the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Midwest

Question 5

Which branch of government includes Congress?

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 6

Paying taxes...a right or responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility

Question 7

Which amendment allowed eighteen year olds to vote?

Accepted Answer

26th Amendment

Question 8

Which branch of government signs bills, but can also veto or reject bills?

Accepted Answer

Executive

Question 9

Which region has a rocky Atlantic coast?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Question 10

Which region has four of the five Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Midwest

Question 11

Obey U.S. laws...right or responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility

Question 12

Freedom of speech...a right or responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Right

Question 13

Which branch of government includes the President, Vice President and Cabinet members?

Accepted Answer

Executive

Question 14

Which region has deserts and canyons?

Accepted Answer

Southwest

Question 15

A small copy of the planet Earth is called a(n) _________.

Accepted Answer

globe

Question 16

Which two regions contain the Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Northeast & Southeast

Question 17

Which region has the world's largest cave system called Mammoth Cave?

Accepted Answer

Southeast

Question 18

Which amendment ended slavery?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Question 19

Which branch of government makes laws, writes bills and votes on them.

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 20

Serve on a jury...right or responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility

Question 21

Which region has the most extremes: the highest and lowest temperatures and land?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 22

Which region includes Alaska and Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 23

Which branch of government has 9 Supreme Court Justices

Accepted Answer

Judiciary

Question 24

Which branch of government decides if laws agree with the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Judiciary

Question 25

How many oceans are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 26

The equal set of lines that run north and south. The Prime Meridian is 0° ________.

Accepted Answer

longitude

Question 27

Why did our Founding Fathers create the three branches of government?

Accepted Answer

Not too much power

Question 28

This map shows the major landforms and water on the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

physical map

Question 29

Getting a passport...right or responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Right

Question 30

This is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

equator

Question 31

Which of the following is BOTH a right and a responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Voting

Social Studies Introduction Unit Review

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Social Studies Introduction Unit Review

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