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Social Studies Review

Grade 2 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1PNGF9B-1673

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1.Why do people pay taxes?
2.What is a primary source?
3.Name one responsibility of a citizen.
4.Why were rivers important to early settlements?
5.What is migration?
6.What does a scale on a map show?
7.What is an import?
8.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
9.What does chronological order mean?
10.What is a region?

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  1. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  2. What is a primary source?Evidence created during the time studied
  3. Name one responsibility of a citizen.Obey laws, vote, serve community, or pay taxes
  4. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  5. What is migration?Movement from one place to another
  6. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  7. What is an import?A good brought into a country
  8. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  9. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
  10. What is a region?An area sharing common features

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.