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4S SS Unit 3 Test
Ch. 6 & 7 - Unit 3 test with States, Capitals, and Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. What climate does the northeast have? | warm summers and cold winters |
| 2. Who were the earliest people in the Northeast region? | Wampanoag |
| 3. Who founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620? | the Pilgrims |
| 4. Which group moved to Pennsylvania for religious freedom? | the Quakers |
| 5. What is a capital? | a city where a state or country's government is located |
| 6. What does media mean? | a way of sending information to large numbers of people |
| 7. What is an ethnic group? | people who share the same cultures |
| 8. Why is the Northeast the home of many different ethnic groups? | Many immigrants landed at ports in the northeast and didn't have money to move anywhere else. |
| 9. What is a value? | an idea or belief that someone thinks is important |
| 10. What does telecommunications mean? | the sending of messages over long distances, sometimes using satellites |
| 11. Who made the very first call in 1876 and invented the telephone? | Alexander Graham Bell |
| 12. What is a commuter? | someone who travels on most days to work or school |
| 13. Why is public transportation so important in the Northeast? | Many people live or work in cities, and there are many traffic jams on old, winding streets. |
| 14. What is a tax? | money that people and businesses pay for government services |