1. This PowerPoint presentation contains 15 questions for Benchmark D 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 top right corner of each slide. An answer analysis for every question (visible only to the teacher) explains what knowledge students need to have to arrive at the correct answer. Use these slides to review a specific benchmark, or download additional slides to create a comprehensive review for the Grade 5 Social Studies Ohio Achievement Test. If you’d like to print the slides with analyses, choose “Notes Pages” from the “Print What” pull down menu on the Print Screen. Instructions

2. 3.GEO.D Look at the picture below. Examine the photograph of the covered wagons along the wagon trail. How has transportation changed since that time?

3. 3.GEO.D Since the 1800s, there have been many improvements in transportation. Why are waterways important to importing and exporting goods?

4. 3.GEO.D Why do you think people commute to work in Cleveland? List at least one way people might commute to downtown Cleveland.

5. 3.GEO.D Which system of communication would be fastest if you use if you wanted to write a message to someone in Asia today? A. pony express B. postal mail C. telegram D. e-mail

6. 3.GEO.D What technology allows people from all over the world to share ideas and information through computers? A. telegrams B. telephones C. the Internet D. Morse code

7. 4.GEO.D Immigrants that arrived in Ohio often settled near people from their own ethnic group. If you were immigrating to Ohio from another country, what might cause you to settle near people who share your ethnic background?

8. 4.GEO.D Who would benefit the most by living near a lake or river? A. coal miner B. farmer C. construction worker D. police officer

9. 4.GEO.D What is not a reason for people to immigrate Ohio? A. freedom from political and religious oppression B. to live with family members who previously moved to Ohio C. opportunity in manufacturing, mining or agriculture D. to see the Pacific Ocean

10. 4.GEO.D List two factors that make Ohio a leading manufacturing state.

11. 4.GEO.D Ohio has many forests. Why are Ohio’s forests great for the economy?

12. 5.GEO.D In what present-day state was New Amsterdam located? A. Georgia B. Philadelphia C. New Jersey D. Manhattan

13. 5.GEO.D Why did some colonists settle in the backcountry? A. land was cheaper than on the Atlantic Coastal Plain B. life was easy C. they wanted to fight in the Yamasee War D. they wanted to live in large trade ports

14. 5.GEO.D In the term triangular trade, what does the first word describe? A. shape of the ships’ sails B. enslaved Africans’ journey to African ports C. hats worn by the ship captains D. shape of the shipping route

15. 5.GEO.D Georgia was settled to protect the Southern Colonies from which two European nations?

16. 5.GEO.D How has geography influenced the development of the economy of the United States?