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Social Studies Review

Grade 3 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1J3CFCU-1U04

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1.What is an export?
2.What is a democracy?
3.What is a region?
4.What does a scale on a map show?
5.What is an economy?
6.Why do people pay taxes?
7.What is cultural diffusion?
8.What does chronological order mean?
9.Why were rivers important to early settlements?
10.What are the three branches of U.S. government?

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  1. What is an export?A good sent to another country
  2. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  3. What is a region?An area sharing common features
  4. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  5. What is an economy?A system for producing and exchanging goods and services
  6. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  7. What is cultural diffusion?The spread of ideas and customs between groups
  8. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
  9. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  10. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial

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.