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Social Studies Review

Grade 3 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-7I7W5D-1U04

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1.Why do people pay taxes?
2.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
3.What is a region?
4.What is a democracy?
5.What is an import?
6.What does a scale on a map show?
7.What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
8.What is migration?
9.What is an export?
10.Why were rivers important to early settlements?

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  1. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  2. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  3. What is a region?An area sharing common features
  4. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  5. What is an import?A good brought into a country
  6. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  7. What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator
  8. What is migration?Movement from one place to another
  9. What is an export?A good sent to another country
  10. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil

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.