Module 1 Review Quiz (History & Geography 7)

A timeline shows events in what order?

• Most to least important

• chronological

• alphabetical

• random

Answer explanation

Chronological means that events and dates are shown in order

A primary source is created by someone who...

• read about an event

• made up an event from their imagination

• was present at an event

• heard about an event from a witness

Answer explanation

Primary means first, or earliest. So, if the source of the information/event was first hand, or by a first witness, it's a PRIMARY SOURCE!

A map scale is used to figure out...

• the number of countries shown on a map

• which direction is north, south, east, and west

• the real distance between places on a map

• what map symbols mean

Answer explanation

Map scales are helpful because they can used to measure distances between places on a map

What kind of map would you use to see what people looked like 500 years ago?

• a physical map

• a military map

• a historical map

• an agricultural map

Answer explanation

Historical maps help us see how people and places were different in the past

If you wanted to know the symbol for "river", where on a map would you look?

• the scale

• the compass rose

• the borders

• the legend/key

Answer explanation

Using the legend, or, key, helps you understand what all the symbols mean on a map!

If you are 45 degrees south of the Equator, which of the following must be true?

• Your longitude is 45 degrees east

• You are in the western hemisphere

• You are in the tropics

• Your latitude is 45 degrees south

Answer explanation

Latitude shows how far north or south you are from the Equator!

A police officer is giving you directions. He says, "The library is next to the fire station." He is describing the library's...

• absolute location

• coordinates

• relative location

• hemisphere

Answer explanation

Relative location helps you find something by saying what is nearby.

Which of these is a SECONDARY SOURCE?

• "I Am Malala", by Malala Yousafzai

• "The Story of My Life", by Helen Keller

• "John Adams", by David McCullough

• "The Autobiography of Malcom X", by Malcom X

Answer explanation

It has to be "John Adams", because the author, David McCullough was not a witness present at the events in John Adams' life.