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Social Studies Review

Grade 2 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-18W9OV1-1673

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1.

What is a democracy?

2.

What is an economy?

3.

What is migration?

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What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

5.

What does a scale on a map show?

6.

Why were rivers important to early settlements?

7.

What is a region?

8.

What is a constitution?

9.

What is an export?

10.

What does chronological order mean?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  2. What is an economy?A system for producing and exchanging goods and services
  3. What is migration?Movement from one place to another
  4. What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator
  5. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  6. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  7. What is a region?An area sharing common features
  8. What is a constitution?A framework of basic government principles and laws
  9. What is an export?A good sent to another country
  10. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time

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.