This PowerPoint presentation contains 15 questions for Benchmark C 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.

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3.GEO.C

What can protect the cities and farms that are located near water from flooding?

A. levees

B. power plants

C. reservoirs

D. windmills

3.GEO.C

Which of the following helps farmers grow crops during dry periods?

A. irrigation

B. forests

C. currents

D. wind power

3.GEO.C

Look at the picture below.

Wind is a renewable resource. Wind can sometimes be used to make electricity, as shown above. Name another renewable resource and explain how it can benefit our environment.

3.GEO.C

The weather and climate of a region is important for farmers. Crops may not grow if the temperatures are too high or if there is not enough precipitation.

Explain how weather and climate can affect the supply and demand of crops.

3.GEO.C

Many communities in Ohio are different today than they were 100 years ago. Landscapes have changed, and many animals have lost their habitats.

In what ways has your community changed the environment?

4.GEO.C

Write about a problem caused by overcrowding in an Ohio city.

4.GEO.C

Canals were built in Ohio and used for transportation.

Explain why these waterways were built when there are many natural waterways that already existed in Ohio.

4.GEO.C

What did the French build in order to keep the British out of the Ohio Country?

A. mounds

B. forts

C. farms

D. towns

4.GEO.C

Almost 90 percent of Ohio’s wetlands have been lost.

What effect does the loss of wetlands have on the environment and wildlife in Ohio?

4.GEO.C

What do scientists believe melting glaciers made?

A. many lakes and rivers

B. deserts

C. salt mines

D. coal mines

5.GEO.C

What material did the Pueblo use to build their homes to protect themselves from extreme heat and cold?

A. ice bricks

B. animal skins

C. grasses and mud

D. adobe

5.GEO.C

What allows farmers to grow crops during the dry season in the Central Valley of California?

A. irrigation

B. forests

C. currents

D. wind power

5.GEO.C

Which of the following resources is used to create hydroelectric power?

A. the sun

B. falling water

C. wind

D. burning fossil fuels

5.GEO.C

Why were Native American groups in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest hunter-gatherers?

Explain how pueblo homes helped the Pueblo to survive desert life and defend themselves from enemies.

5.GEO.C