Chapter 1: Lesson 2 & 3_ Social Studies Test
Social Studies Practice tests designed to cover Chapter 1: Lessons 2 & 3 - Land Forms/Regions and Climate
- 1.Geography is__________________________.
- A.
A natural feature that make up the earth's surface
- B.
The study of the earth and the people, animals and plants living on it
- C.
A graph that shows a place's average temperature and precipitation during the year
- 2.Tennessee has 5 natural land regions.
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 3.Landforms are______________________.
- A.
Man made features that make up the earth's surface
- B.
Natural features that make up the earth's surface
- C.
None of the above
- 4.The six Tennessee land regions are:
- A.
Great Smoky Mountains, Lowland Rim, Great Valley, Cumberland River, Central Basin and West Tennessee Plain
- B.
Great Smoky Mountains, Highland Rim, Great Valley, Cumberland Plain, Central Basin and West Tennessee Plain
- C.
Great Smoky Mountains, Highland Rim, Great Valley, Cumberland Plateau, Central Basin and West Tennessee Plain
- 5.Tennessee has a humid continental climate.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Elevation is__________________.
- A.
The day-to-day temperature and precipitation
- B.
A measure of the distance of land above sea level
- C.
Rain, sleet, snow or hail.
- 7.Weather is______________________
- A.
The day-to-day temperature and precipitation
- B.
A measure of the distance of land above sea level
- C.
Rain, sleet, snow or hail.
- 8.Climate is_______________________.
- A.
Rain, sleet, snow or hail.
- B.
The day-to-day temperature and precipitation
- C.
The weather of a place year after year
- 9.Precipitation is _____________________________.
- A.
Rain, sleet, snow or hail.
- B.
The weather of a place year after year
- C.
The day-to-day temperature and precipitation
- 10.Humid means there is NOT alot of water in the air.
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 11.Continental means a place is inland (away from a coastline).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Examples of some natural resources are_________________.
- A.
Water
- B.
Minerals
- C.
Timber
- D.
Soil
- E.
All of the above
- 13.The largest land region in Tennessee is________________.
- 14.What are the eight states that border Tennessee?
- A.
California, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia
- B.
Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia
- C.
Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas
- 15.A physical boundary is one that ___________________.
- A.
Can be seen (for example, a landform)
- B.
That can not be seen (for example, a geography line on a map)
- 16.Lumbering is _________________________.
- A.
The business of cutting down trees and making them into boards
- B.
The business of cutting down of trees
- 17.There is more to geography than using a map.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.If your family lived in a plain,your family may farm.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.If your family lived in the mountains, your family may do some mining or timber.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.What is the state capitol of Tennessee?
- 21.Smelting is ____________________
- A.
The process of melting steel
- B.
The process of melting iron ore
- C.
The process of cooling iron ore
- D.
The process of cooling steel
- 22.What is the highest point in Tennessee?
- 23.Teh climate of East Tennessee is cool and more precipitation.
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 24.The Landform in East Tennessee is mainly coastline.
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 25.The landform in Middle Tennessee is mainly plateau, basin and hills.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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