HW2 week 5 Ch.5 - lesson 1: Describing a place

EGYPTIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Elementary Social Studies Department

Term 3    GRADE 3

Homework sheet 2 lesson 1 week 5

Name : ___________________   Class: __________         Date : ______________________                                                                                                                   

Part A:

Answer True (T) Or False (F) about the following

1.     South America has one of the highest and longest mountain ranges_________

2.     Plains are highlands which have steep sides_________

3.   A desert is dry land with few plants_________

4.     A peak is the lowest point of a mountain_________

5.     Climate affects how long plants can grow each season________

Part B:

Graphic organizer

Complete the chart below to categorize the related words

(continents, oceans, mountains, rivers, valleys, lakes, ponds, plains, streams, plateau )

Land features	Water features

     

Part C:

Choose the correct answer for the following questions

1.     In places with long, cold winters, the growing season is_____________

            a) Short

            b) Long

            c) Warm

            d) None of the above

2.     Deserts are places with very _________climates

            a) Dry

            b) Wet

            c) Rainy

            d) None of the above

3.     The oceans are the _______________type of body of water

a) Rainiest

b) Smallest

c) Largest

d) None of the above

4.     Landforms that have steep sides and a flat top __________

a) Plains

b) Plateaus

c) Valleys

d) None of the above

5.     The highest mountains of south America are called______________

            a) The Himalayas

            b) The Pyramids

            c) The Andes

            d) None of the above

Part D:

SHORT ANSWERS

1.     Why are valleys good places to grow crops?

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