ReviewMidterm 2024-25

Which of the following strands of social studies is best represented by the image above?

• Culture
• Citizenship
• Science, Technology, and Society

What SYMBOL on a map represents a state’s capital city on a map?

• Star on the Legend
• Compass
• Scale

Which is the best characteristic of CULTURE?

• natural disasters
• shared beliefs
• elections

Which THEME of geography does the map best represent?

• movement
• region
• Human-environment Interaction

Geographers using latitude and longitude to pinpoint an EXACT location is an example of:

• Location
• Relative location
• Absolute location

Which of the following is a characteristic of a COMMAND economy?

• Businesses are owned by the private sector
• Supply and demand determines production and price
• The means of production are controlled by the state (government)

A key characteristic of the FREE ENTERPRISE system is---

• The organization of workers’ unions in industrialized nations
• The government ownership, control and regulation of property
• The private ownership of business and the production of goods and services

Which type of economy allows PRIVATE OWNERSHIP of business?

• Traditional
• Free-Market
• Command

Success of commercial FARMING in the region relies heavily on -

• irrigation
• foreign aid
• desert conditions

Which is the BEST reason why the first civilizations developed along RIVERS?

• Homes built along rivers were better protected from enemy attack
• Rivers enabled hunters to travel farther by boat
• The floodplains contained rich soil