3rd grade Social Studies practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
The region between the plateau and the desert, with forests and the Mogollon Rim, is the…
- Colorado Plateau
- Mountain region (Central Highlands)
- Basin and Range
Mountain region (Central Highlands)
Hint: It is also called the Transition Zone.
Question 2
Spanish missions brought new crops and animals to the region. What else did they bring for many Native people?
- new diseases and pressure to change their ways of life
- nothing at all
- only good news
new diseases and pressure to change their ways of life
Hint: History can have more than one side.
Question 3
Hopi villages are found on and around…
- three mesas in northeastern Arizona
- the top of Humphreys Peak
- the shores of an ocean
three mesas in northeastern Arizona
Hint: A mesa is a flat-topped hill.
Question 4
How can a third grader help their community?
- vote for Governor
- join a cleanup or a food drive
- write a state law
join a cleanup or a food drive
Hint: Helping others is part of being a good citizen.
Question 5
Yuma is famous for growing lots of…
- pineapples
- lettuce and winter vegetables
- bananas
lettuce and winter vegetables
Hint: Its warm winters help crops grow.
Question 6
People in a dry place with very little rain might get water from…
🏜️- a frozen lake
- a deep well under the ground
- a glacier on the roof
a deep well under the ground
Hint: Even in dry places, water can be stored deep under the ground. A well lets people reach it.
Question 7
Which is a concrete way to present information?
- A rumor
- A whisper
- A model made of clay
A model made of clay
Hint: Concrete means using a real object.
Question 8
Arizona is often split into three land regions. Which region has the Grand Canyon?
- the Mountain region
- the Colorado Plateau
- the Basin and Range
the Colorado Plateau
Hint: The plateau covers northern Arizona.
Question 9
Which of these happened first?
- Sandra Day O'Connor of Arizona joins the US Supreme Court
- Arizona becomes part of newly independent Mexico
- Land north of the Gila River becomes part of the United States
- Hoover Dam is finished
Arizona becomes part of newly independent Mexico
Hint: Put them in order: Arizona becomes part of newly independent Mexico (1821), Land north of the Gila River becomes part of the United States (1848), Hoover Dam is finished (1936), Sandra Day O'Connor of Arizona joins the US Supreme Court (1981).
Question 10
About how much of Arizona's land is tribal land?
- all of it
- almost none
- about one quarter
about one quarter
Hint: Tribal lands cover a large part of the state.
Answer key
- 1. Mountain region (Central Highlands) (Arizona's Land & Water)
- 2. new diseases and pressure to change their ways of life (Arizona Through Time)
- 3. three mesas in northeastern Arizona (Arizona's Indian Nations)
- 4. join a cleanup or a food drive (Governing Arizona)
- 5. lettuce and winter vegetables (Arizona at Work)
- 6. a deep well under the ground (Needs Around the World)
- 7. A model made of clay (Working Together Fairly)
- 8. the Colorado Plateau (Arizona's Land & Water)
- 9. Arizona becomes part of newly independent Mexico (Arizona Through Time)
- 10. about one quarter (Arizona's Indian Nations)
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