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Social Studies Review

Grade 2 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1RLDN44-1673

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1.What is a democracy?
2.What is a region?
3.What does a scale on a map show?
4.What does chronological order mean?
5.Why were rivers important to early settlements?
6.What is an economy?
7.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
8.What is cultural diffusion?
9.What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
10.What is a constitution?

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  1. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  2. What is a region?An area sharing common features
  3. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  4. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
  5. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  6. What is an economy?A system for producing and exchanging goods and services
  7. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  8. What is cultural diffusion?The spread of ideas and customs between groups
  9. What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator
  10. What is a constitution?A framework of basic government principles and laws

Worked example

Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.

Common mistake

Treating an opinion as a historical fact.

Helpful hint

Look for context and source evidence.