Transcript Benchmark B

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This PowerPoint presentation contains 15 questions for Benchmark B
of the Geography standard tested on the Grade 5 Social Studies Ohio
Achievement Test. These questions cover the benchmarks for grades 3,
4, and 5.
The grade, standard, and benchmark for each question is listed in the
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3.GEO.B
What type of community has farms and ranches?
A.
B.
C.
D.
rural
suburban
urban
city
3.GEO.B
Look at the map below.
Which region do you live in? List three natural
resources or landforms that are in your area.
3.GEO.B
Why do farms in different regions grow different crops?
A.
B.
C.
D.
climate and soil differ
availability of seeds differ
supply and demand
scarcity
3.GEO.B
Look at the picture below.
What crop might be available at this farmer’s market? What crop
may be scarce? Explain your answer.
3.GEO.B
There are three main types of communities in the
United States: suburban, urban, and rural.
Write a paragraph describing the type of community
where you live.
4.GEO.B
Look at the graph at the right.
According to the graph, in
which year was the population
of Cleveland highest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1870
1880
1890
1900
4.GEO.B
Before the 1850s, many ships, railroads and factories in
Ohio used wood as a source of energy by burning it.
Explain why this resource was used above other
available resources.
4.GEO.B
In the 1800s, there were many improvements in
transportation.
Describe two ways that new railroads helped Ohio’s
economy.
4.GEO.B
Which product is not made in the Toledo area of Ohio?
A. glass
B. automobiles
C. plastics
D. bananas
4.GEO.B
There are five main regions in the United States: the
Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Southwest,
and the West.
Name three natural resources that are available in the
Southeastern region of Ohio. Explain why these
resources are important.
5.GEO.B
What body of water does the western coast of the
United States face?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
5.GEO.B
Wind patterns, temperature, and the amount of
precipitation vary by region.
What is this called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
size
elevation
location
weather
5.GEO.B
What can make farming difficult in the southwestern
United States?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the ocean effect
currents
drought
the lake effect
5.GEO.B
There are five main regions in the United States: the
Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Southwest,
and the West.
How are the Midwest and Southeast similar?
5.GEO.B
There are five main regions in the United States: the
Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Southwest,
and the West.
Write a paragraph describing the geography of the
regions of the United States.