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Social Studies Review

Grade 3 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-DI1JGB-OMAE

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

Answers and teaching notes

Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.

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  1. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  2. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
  3. What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator
  4. What is an export?A good sent to another country
  5. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  6. What is migration?Movement from one place to another
  7. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  8. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  9. What is a primary source?Evidence created during the time studied
  10. What is an import?A good brought into a country

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.