Social Studies Final Exam - Second Term

Answer True or False.

The Peloponnesian War was fought between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta.

• True

• False

It is what happen when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane.

The Definition above, corresponds to:

• Tsunami

• Typhoon

• Earthquake

• Tornado

Answer True or False.

The Richter Scale, in an earthquake, measures the number of damages in a region.

• True

• False

The greatest contribution of the Greek Culture is:

• Medicine

• Mathematics

• Architecture

• Philosophy

The group of people who were in charge of the teaching of the Greek culture were known as:

• The Peloponnese

• The Ptolomeous

• The Seleucids

• The Greeks

North America is conformed by these countries:

• The United States, and Canada

• The United States, and Mexico

• The United States, Mexico, and Canada

• None from above

Answer True or False.

The Capital City of the United States is located in the District of Columbia.

• True

• False

This is NOT one of the Major Antilles:

• Puerto Rico

• Dominica

• Cuba

• Jamaica

These islands belong to the Minor Antilles:

• Trinidad, San Cristobal, Haiti and Martinica.

• Curazao, Aruba, Barbados, and Granada.

• Dominica, Cuba, Saba and, Monserrat.

• Bonaire, Barbuda, Antigua and Bahamas.

Answer True or False:

The highest mountain in South America is called Aconcagua.

• True

• False