Social studies chapter 2

1.

1 point

Farmers use chemicals to control weeds, kill bugs, and make the soil richer. Why must they be careful when using these chemicals?

Using these chemicals is against the law.

Chemicals can make the soil fertile.

Farms don't need to be careful with the chemicals.

The chemicals can harm the environment if they enter rivers and lakes.

2.

1 point

What steps have been taken to protect the environment? Multiple answers.

Nothing is being done.

Preserving wetlands.

Farmers must be trained in the proper use of chemicals.

Recycling

Laws regulating mining and coal-fired power plants.

3.

1 point

What city has the most manufacturing jobs?

Pomeroy

Columbus

Dayton

Cincinnati

4.

1 point

My grandparents loved to talk about their childhood. My mom tells me some of the stories at bedtime. What is my mom?

Secondary source

Primary source

5.

1 point

Bonus: Our country?

6.

1 point

Bonus: Our continent?

7.

1 point

My dad has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about their childhood. I love to listen to them. What am I listening to?

Primary source

Secondary source

8.

1 point

All of the following are primary sources except

Textbook

Picture

Diary

Journal

9.

1 point

Coals major advantage is that is provides us with electricity, but there are disadvantages. What is an example of a disadvantage?

Pollution and the mining process.

Coal is the most important mineral mined in Ohio.

Coal mining creates jobs.

Coal causes lake effect.

10.

1 point

___________ is digging for minerals in the ground.

Manufacturing

Mining

Farming

Industry

11.

1 point

How does recycling help the environment? This will be a short answer question on the test. Pick 2 answers.

It helps cut down on energy use.

It helps cut down on pollution.

It doesn't help.

It drains wetlands.

12.

1 point

___________ fueled 69% of Ohio's electricity in 2013.

Coal

Natural gas

Wind

Water

13.

1 point

____________ are water soaked lands with plant life.

Dams

Swamps

Plateaus

Plains

14.

1 point

Ohio produces more _____________ than any other state.

Swiss cheese and eggs

Bacon and eggs

Cars and trucks

Toothpaste and shampoo

15.

1 point

Ohio has enough _______ to supply the United States for 150,000 years.

16.

1 point

A(n) _________ is all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service.

industry

wetland

region

resource

17.

1 point

Bonus: Our region?

18.

1 point

____________ means that the land is good for growing crops.

Lake effect

Fertile

Vegetation

Relative location

19.

1 point

______________ is making large amounts of goods in factories.

Processing

Marketing

Manufacturing

Mining

20.

1 point

By the 1850s, Ohio was the nations leading agricultural state. Today Ohio is ranked

40th

49th

12th

50th

21.

1 point

When I was at summer camp last year I found an arrowhead. My parents said it was used by early Ohioans. What is my arrowhead?

Secondary source

Primary source

22.

1 point

Bonus: Our state?

23.

1 point

What are some of the benefits of forestry ?

Trees help stop erosion.

Forestry provides jobs.

Wood is used to build houses.

Wood is used to make paper.

24.

1 point

What negative impact does logging, or cutting down trees have on the environment?

The forestry industry provides jobs.

More than 100 different eps of trees grow in Ohio.

Trees help to stop erosion.

Trees are a nonrenewable resource.

25.

1 point

Bonus: Our county?

26.

1 point

To _________ means to use something over again.

Recycle

Fertile

Dam

Reduce

27.

1 point

Ohio has become important as a manufacturer of

Paint

Glassware

Clothing

Soap

28.

1 point

I am writing a report on George Washington and my friend lends me her encyclopedia. What am I using?

Secondary source

Primary source

29.

1 point

Many wetlands were drained long ago to ____________.

make room for farms and cities

they weren't useful

they dried up.

they were too big.

30.

1 point

_______________ is the business of growing crops and raising livestock.

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Mining

Industry

31.

1 point

Agriculture creates jobs. Describe two jobs related to agriculture. (This will will not be multiple choice on the test)

Food processing factories

Farming

Steel manufacturers

People who make chemicals.

Glass factories

Equipment manufacturers

32.

1 point

A(n)______ is a wall built across a river to hold back water.

lake

dam

wetland

industry

33.

1 point

Name 5 things manufactured in Ohio.

34.

1 point

Ohio's automobile industry is second only to _____________.

Pennsylvania

Kentucky

West Virginia

Michigan

35.

1 point

Ohio has 80,000 ____________.

Dams

Farms

Counties

Wetlands