Social Studies Skills

Decisions made by societies of the past often cause __________ problems.

The 2011 uprising in Libya was an example of a(n) __________.

• political conflict

• social dilemma

• economic downturn

• environmental concern

Because of Brazil’s past decision to focus on commodity production instead of __________, over 20% of its population was illiterate in 1990.

• agriculture

• education

• service

• farming

It is important to have __________ when trying to make connections between past and present events.

When a country experiences a powerful earthquake which result would most likely?

• no change in a country’s mortality rate

• decrease of a country’s mortality rate

• increase of a country’s mortality rate

What does the word condemned mean in the sentence: His handling of the Civil War was frequently condemned.

• overtly ignored

• well-liked

• well-respected

• disapproved of

As of 2005, United States policies to respond to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina proved to be __________.

• adequate

• inadequate

What are examples of an economic downturn?

• poverty

• pollution

• development issues

• recession

Based on the chart above, what can you infer about households in Sweden during the 1960s?

• There were only 1,000,000 households with one child.

• There were over 1,500,000 households with no children.

• There were over 500,000 households with three children.

• There were over 2,000,000 households with four children.

The 2007 crash of the US housing market was an example of a(n) __________ downturn.