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Social Studies Quarter 2 Benchmark Review
Social Studies Quarter 2 Benchmark Review
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Map Skills, Government, and American Indians
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1
Indians of this region followed buffalo and were very agricultural (grew vegetables).
Arctic
Plains
Northeast
Southwest
2
What is it called when a branch checks on the other branches to make sure they are balanced?
jury
checks and balances
balances
veto
3
What type of houses were built by tribes in Arctic region?
chickees
igloos
plank houses or longhouses
teepees
4
Which river is shown on the map?
Mississippi
Colorado
Hudson
Rio Grande
5
The American Indians of what region built longhouses to live in?
Plains Region
Northeast Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
6
This branch explains the laws and decides if the laws are fair and follows the constitution.
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
7
Which mountain range is shown in the orange area of the map?
Rocky
Smokey
Appalachian
Stone Mountain
8
Which branch carries out and enforces laws?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
9
Many of the American Indians grew crops called "three sisters". What are the "three sisters"?
squash, wheat, and onions
corn, beans, and nuts
corn, squash, and berries
corn, squash, and beans
10
The president is the leader of which branch of government?
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
11
Why were some American Indian people called "wanderers?"
they traveled from place to place to find food and animals
they wandered through the trees
they stayed in one place
they moved around their house
12
The river that borders the United States and Mexico is the __________ river.
Rio Grande
Ohio
Hudson
Colorado
13
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
14
Which region used seal skin and animal fur for clothing which needed to be water tight?
Arctic
Southwest
Northwest
Plains
15
Which region did the tribes move around hunting buffalo to use for food, shelter and clothing?
Plains
Northwest
Northeast
Southeast
16
The American Indians of the Southwest used adobe clay to build their shelters called ______?
igloos
pueblos
longhouses
teepees
17
Which region wove cedar bark into their clothing?
Arctic
Southwest
Plains
Northwest
18
What imaginary line runs east to west to divide the globe into northern & southern hemispheres?
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
19
This shelter built by the American Indians was up on stilts, had open sides, and grassy roofs.
pueblos
long houses
chickees
hogans
20
How does the United States choose its leaders?
election
court system
jury
citizen
