SS: Global Connections Review

What is society?

• A group of people with a unique, shared way of organizing their laws, rights, and resources.

• Any country that has a population larger than 100,000 people.

• A small group that performs secret missions.

• A place down on main street.

All of the following are major categorical reasons for changes in a society EXCEPT:

• economics

• political leaders changing

• new technology

• deciding to use renewable energy

What is population?

• The number of forests cleared to build homes.

• The number of people living in a given area.

• The number of resources an economy can use within one year.

• The types of animals living in a given ecosystem.

The behaviors, beliefs, values, traditions, institutions, and the way people of a society live is called:

• historical fiction

• population

• culture

• servanthood

What is economy?

• The way a nation makes money.

• The name of the type of money used in Australia.

• The amount of food consumed in a region over a year.

• A way to cook bacon.

Which of these is an example of a natural resource that a nation might use to make money?

• mines

• lakes

• factories

• amusement parks

One nation depending on other nations around the world for resources and to aid in the economy is called what?

• continental trade

• national borrowing

• federal banking economy

• global interdependence

The fact that the items in our homes are made in many different countries tells us that:

• that the United States' economy could survive without help from any other nation.

• the United States must depend on other countries for goods and services.

• trade is not required between nations.

• the only country that the United States relies on for goods and services is China.

To locate an exact location on the earth's surface, we use:

• coordinates

• inset maps

• a compass rose

• intermediate directions

Harding Avenue Elementary School is located at about 37°N latitude; 80°W longitude. What does the "N" and the "W" tell us?

• The amount of nectar and wheat are available at school.

• The hemisheres that we are located in.

• Whether we are "Near Water."

• Which continent we are located in.