20-21 Unit 1 Study

​Unit 1 U.S. & Canada

by Mr. Beltran

Open Ended

Due to the human migration from the Spaniards and the British to the Americas, the Americas has experienced what kind of cultural change?

Multiple Choice

People who disagree with the policies and ideas of the government are often treated harshly.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

People can choose to work where they want.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

Citizens are allowed to vote for people running for office.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

After the leader dies, a family member takes over without being elected by the people.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

The leader of a country can be removed from office for breaking the law.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

The media, newspapers, magazines, and television can freely report news from around the world.

• Unlimited

• Limited

Multiple Choice

The military shuts down newspapers and decides who can run in an election.

• Unlimited

• Limited

Multiple Choice

Citizens have few individual rights.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Multiple Choice

People who disagree with the government are arrested.

• Unlimited

• Limited

Multiple Choice

Individuals have basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.

• Limited

• Unlimited

Poll

You have to start a new civilization, what do you need to make sure is near your new home?

• Mountain

• Ocean

• River or some kind of waterway

• Anywhere as long as it has an irrigation system

​Culture Traits

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Open Ended

This is a totem pole, what type of culture trait is this? Who influenced this?

Open Ended

What is mining?

Open Ended

What is deforestation?

Open Ended

What is Desertification?

Open Ended

What is transportation Infrastructure?

Multiple Choice

Completed in 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway was Canada’s first transcontinental what?

• Interstate

• Subway

• Railroad

• Canal

Multiple Choice

Why did Canadians build a rail line across Canada?

• To connect all of Canada together

• To transport people easier

• To ship goods easier

• All of the above

Poll

When whomever first migrated from your family to the U.S.A. did they end all of their traditions?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The making of goods either through manual labor or use of machinery, generally in a large scale production.

• Agriculture

• Retail

• Wholesale

• Manufacturing

Multiple Choice

This is the sale of large quantities of goods to retailers. Examples are Pepperidge Farms, Frito-Lay Corporation, Coca-Cola Corporation, etc.

• Retail

• Manufacturing

• Wholesale

• Service Industry

Multiple Choice

The sale of goods in small amounts or on a small scale. Examples are HEB, Walmart, Academy, or Target.

• Retail

• Wholesale

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

Multiple Choice

____________is the process of making goods in a workshop or factory.

• Creating

• Manufacturing

• Building

Multiple Choice

Free enterprise system is also called

• Free Market Economy

• Free Life Economy

• Free Money Economy

• Free Business Economy

Multiple Choice

• Retail

• Wholesale

• Agriculture

• Service Industry

Multiple Choice

• Retail

• Wholesale

• Democracy

• Communism

Multiple Choice

• Service Industry

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Retail

Multiple Choice

If there is a high demand, but low supply of a product the price will...

• be the same

• be higher

• be lower

• change randomly

Multiple Choice

Trading goods and services for other goods and services is called

• trading

• sharing

• giving

• bartering

Multiple Choice

Buying bubble gum and a soda from the gas station makes you a

• producer

• service

• consumer

• employee

Multiple Choice

When there is not enough of a good or service to meet peoples wants or needs it is called

• bartering

• scarcity

• marketing

• demanding

Multiple Choice

When the supply for a product is high, but the demand for the product is low, the price will

• be higher

• be the same

• be lower

• change randomly

Multiple Choice

Making lemonade and selling it at a lemonade stand for 25 cents makes you a

• producer

• giver

• consumer

• employee

Multiple Choice

In a free market economy people can

• only buy or sell what the government says

• run any business they want

• choose a business from a list of options

• only buy goods

Multiple Choice

The government's job in a free market economy is to

• tell people and business what to do

• control who buys what

• control who sells what

• make sure all businesses are run fairly

Multiple Choice

Who gets to decide what price to sell a product for?

• the store where it's being sold

• the person or company that made it

• the people buying it

• the government

Open Ended

Where did democracy begin?

Multiple Choice

If a country has a low literacy rate they are more likely to be dependent on agriculture.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

Multiple Choice

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 

• latitude lines only

• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

• longitude lines only

• a neighboring area to describe the location

Multiple Choice

Which lines run on a globe from east to west? 

• longitude lines

• latitude lines

• north pole

• south pole

Multiple Choice

Latitude lines go from east to west.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Location D is located at which coordinates?

• 30^oN, 90^oW

• 90^oN, 30^oW

• 10^oN, 40^oW

• 30^oN, 90^oE

Multiple Choice

Location H is located at which coordinates?

• 60^oN, 120^oE

• 90^oN, 30^oE

• 10^oS, 40^oW

• 30^oN, 90^oE

Multiple Choice

Location E is located at which coordinates?

• 30^oS, 30^oE

• 30^oS, 30^oW

• 10^oS, 40^oW

• 30^oN, 90^oE

Multiple Choice

Location L is located at which coordinates?

• 15^oS, 60^oW

• 45^oS, 60^oW

• 15^oS, 60^oE

• 45^oS, 60^oE

Multiple Choice

Which point is located at 30^oS, 30^oE?

• K

• D

• E

• G

Multiple Choice

Which point is located at 30^oS, 150^oE?

• K

• D

• E

• G

Multiple Choice

Which point is located at 30^oN, 90^oW?

• K

• D

• E

• G

Multiple Choice

Which point is located at 45^oN, 30^oE?

• K

• D

• E

• G

Multiple Choice

North and South America are in what hemisphere?

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

Multiple Choice

Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

Open Ended

Why do more people in the USA near the Mexico border speak Spanish?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Rule by Few?

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

Multiple Choice

Many people in charge of the government is..

• Rule by Few

• Rule by Many

Multiple Choice

Adolf Hitler was a dictator. This is an example of...

• Rule by One

• Rule by Many

Multiple Choice

Rule By One

• Unlimited government

• Limited government

Multiple Choice

Rule by Few

• Unlimited Government

• Limited government

Multiple Choice

Rule by Many

• Limited government

• Unlimited government

Multiple Choice

Your civilization has moved near water, now you have to feed everyone. What should you do next to ensure survival?

• agriculture

• trade

• religious practices

• move again

Multiple Choice

Due to technology we now have more accurate maps?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Certain foods can be considered cultural traditions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is Traditional Economy

• Government play no role in the economy

• The government controls the economy

Multiple Choice

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The document signed giving us our independence from Great Britain.

• The first 10 amendments added to the Constitution.

• The 8 most important amendments added to the Constitution.

• The first 11 amendments added to the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

What is a Command (Communist) Economy?

• Central government makes most economic decisions

• Government play no role

• Government and individuals share the decision making process

Multiple Choice

What is Free Enterprise (Capitalist) Economy?

• Individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference

• The government controls the economy

Multiple Choice

All personal needs, such as health care and education, are provided by the government.

• Traditional Economy

• Free enterprise (Capitalist) Economy

• Communist (Command) Economy

• Socialist Economy

Multiple Choice

Entrepreneurs bear their own risks but reap ALL their own PROFITS!

• Traditional Economy

• Communist (Command) Economy

• Socialist Economy

• Free Enterprise (Capitalist) Economy

Multiple Choice

Almost every person is a farmer. The government provides few services for health and education.

• Socialist Economy

• Communist (Command) Economy

• Free Enterprise (Capitalist) Economy

• Traditional Economy

Multiple Choice

People can own property and choose their occupations. The production is OWNED by the GOVERNMENT. Wages are set by the Government.

• Traditional Economy

• Free Enterprise

• Communist Economy

• Socialist Economy

Multiple Choice

Cuba and North Korea are close to having this type of system.

• Socialist

• Command

• Free enterprise

• Traditional Economy

Multiple Choice

What do the first ten amendments in the bill of rights do for Americans?

• give us our basic rights

• make us follow laws

• gives the government all the power

• makes our goods