4th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
A physical map shows…
- Population numbers
- Votes in an election
- Landforms and bodies of water
- Only borders and capitals
Landforms and bodies of water
Hint: Mountains, rivers and lakes.
Question 2
How did the Inca connect their huge empire?
- With roads and rope bridges
- With canals across the desert
- With railroads
- With telephone lines
With roads and rope bridges
Hint: Runners carried messages on the roads.
Question 3
Inca farmers grew potatoes on…
- terraces cut into mountainsides
- floating gardens
- desert sand
terraces cut into mountainsides
Hint: Terraces made flat fields.
Question 4
Sugarcane was grown in the Caribbean and Brazil on…
- Icy fields
- Ships at sea
- Small window boxes
- Large plantations
Large plantations
Hint: Plantations are huge farms.
Question 5
Colonial rule often harmed local people by…
- building them free schools only
- taking land, forcing labor and banning languages
- doing nothing
taking land, forcing labor and banning languages
Hint: Colonialism caused lasting harm.
Question 6
The Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower and founded Plymouth in which year?
- 1620
- 1492
- 1812
- 1776
1620
Hint: It was 13 years after Jamestown.
Question 7
Which raw material from New England forests was valuable for ships?
- Tall trees for masts
- Oil
- Gold
- Cotton
Tall trees for masts
Hint: Ships needed long, straight wood.
Question 8
What is a claim?
- A date
- A random guess
- A statement you support with evidence
- A map symbol
A statement you support with evidence
Hint: You back it up.
Question 9
In what year did this happen? Mexico wins independence from Spain
- 1532
- 1808
- 1821
- 1888
1821
Hint: Mexico wins independence from Spain: 1821.
Question 10
A plateau is…
- A low swamp
- A narrow strip of water
- A deep valley
- A high, flat area of land
A high, flat area of land
Hint: Mexico City sits on a high plateau.
Answer key
- 1. Landforms and bodies of water (Geography of the Americas)
- 2. With roads and rope bridges (Civilizations of the Americas)
- 3. terraces cut into mountainsides (Maya, Aztec & Inca)
- 4. Large plantations (The Columbian Exchange)
- 5. taking land, forcing labor and banning languages (Exploration & Exchange)
- 6. 1620 (The Thirteen Colonies)
- 7. Tall trees for masts (Colonial Trade & Work)
- 8. A statement you support with evidence (History Detective)
- 9. 1821 (The Americas Through Time)
- 10. A high, flat area of land (Geography of the Americas)
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