UIL Social Studies Part 1

Great Britain has a _____ type of government.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Absolute monarchy

• Democracy

What is a limited government?

• Government in which leaders rule without any restrictions

• Type of government where, through law, some control is placed on leadership’s power

• Government under the control of one all-powerful leade

• Form of government in which the king or queen governs with complete power

Why is it hard for the young people of Nunavut to find jobs?

• Large amounts of oil and natural gas

• Mild climate

• Fertile soil makes large crops of grain

• Not much industry in the region

Kenya’s capital has become a center of business and commerce for all of East Africa yet many Kenyans remain poor. How has the economy of Kenya been hurt?

• Increased farm products

• Large supplies of natural resources

• Corrupt practices of government officials

• Increased demand for gems

Ready supply of natural resources

___________?___________

Plentiful supply of raw materials

Supply of people as labor

What title finishes the chart?

• Progressive Era

• Enlightenment

• Gilded Age

• Industrial Revolution

Which European country is wealthy partly because of oil and natural gas pumped from beneath the North Sea?

• Chile

• Sudan

• Mexico

• Norway

4. What is defined as the growth of cities resulting from industrialization?

• Urbanization

• Reformation

• Equity

• Initiative

Who founded Chicago’s Hull House, a model for other settlement houses?

• Emily Dickinson

• Lillian Wald

• Jane Addams

• Margaret Smith

Which Trail was opened by traders traveling west in search of markets?

• Chisholm Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• El Camino Real

• Preston Ridge Trail

What area, between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, did the United States purchase for $15 million?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Territory

• Mexican Cession

• California