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Quarter 4: Modern Western Hemisphere & Year-End Synthesis

Name ____________________ Date ____________ Weeks 28–36.

Items
4
Weeks
Weeks 28–36
Framework
NYS K–12

Contents

  1. #Q4.1 — Quiz 4.1 — Migration and Cultural Diversity · Weekly quiz · Week 30 · 20 min
  2. #Q4.2 — Quiz 4.2 — Modern Hemisphere · Weekly quiz · Week 33 · 20 min
  3. #Q4A — Q4 Unit Assessment — Modern Western Hemisphere · Unit assessment · Week 35 · 60 min
  4. #FIN — Year-End Final — The Western Hemisphere · Year-end final · Week 36 · 75–90 min

Weekly quiz · #Q4.1 · Week 30 · 20 min

Quiz 4.1 — Migration and Cultural Diversity

10-question quiz on push/pull factors and cultural origins.

Name
Date
  1. A drought that forces farmers to leave is a ___ factor.
  2. A higher-paying job in another country is a ___ factor.
  3. The Great Migration moved which group within the U.S.?
  4. Reggae music originated in ___.
  5. Most Brazilians speak ___.
  6. About how many enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas?
  7. Define "diversity" in one sentence.
  8. Name one positive effect of immigration on a country.
  9. Name one challenge of immigration for receiving countries.
  10. Open response: Why is the Western Hemisphere so culturally diverse?

Weekly quiz · #Q4.2 · Week 33 · 20 min

Quiz 4.2 — Modern Hemisphere

10-question quiz on contemporary issues, NAFTA/USMCA, and human-rights organizations.

Name
Date
  1. USMCA replaced what older trade agreement?
  2. Name two members of the USMCA.
  3. What does the OAS stand for?
  4. Climate change has the strongest direct effect on which Western Hemisphere region first?
  5. Name one international organization that protects human rights.
  6. What is the purpose of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples?
  7. Define "sustainability."
  8. Why do contemporary migration patterns matter for the U.S.?
  9. Name one renewable resource produced in South America.
  10. Open response: Pick one contemporary issue and explain how citizens can act on it.

Unit assessment · #Q4A · Week 35 · 60 min

Q4 Unit Assessment — Modern Western Hemisphere

20-pt assessment + the contemporary-issues civic action plan completed in 4C.

Name
Date

Section A — Multiple choice (10 pts)

  1. Mixed MC: migration, USMCA/OAS, cultural origins.

Section B — Short answer (5 pts)

  1. Compare push and pull factors with one example each.
  2. Identify one global organization and what it does.
  3. Identify one cultural tradition and where it originated.

Section C — Civic action plan (5 pts)

  1. Submit the action plan from 4C. Score on Ideas, Organization, Evidence, Conventions, Feasibility (5 pts).

Year-end final · #FIN · Week 36 · 75–90 min

Year-End Final — The Western Hemisphere

25-pt cumulative final spanning all four units and the year-end civic action plan capstone.

Name
Date

Section A — Map identification (5 pts)

  1. Label 5 countries, 3 landforms, 2 climate zones on outline map.

Section B — Civilizations & exploration MC (5 pts)

  1. 10 multiple-choice items pulled from Q1 + Q2.

Section C — Government & economics short answer (5 pts)

  1. Define democracy, republic, market economy in one sentence each.
  2. Name two amendments and what they protect.

Section D — Modern hemisphere short answer (5 pts)

  1. Identify one cultural tradition with its origin.
  2. Identify one contemporary issue and one organization addressing it.

Section E — Civic action capstone (5 pts)

  1. Defend your civic action plan from 4C in 6–8 sentences. Cite one source.
FifthGrade · Grade 5 Social Studies · Student print packQuarter 4 · Weeks 28–36