Unit 1: The World

What is a common way culture is passed down through generations?

• Storytelling and sharing family history

• Ignoring traditions and customs

• Forgetting the past completely

• Avoiding communication with elders

• Refusing to participate in cultural events

A bear growing thicker fur in a colder climate is an example of ________.

• adapting

• migrating

• hibernating

• hunting

Distance on a map compared to distance on Earth is called what?

• Map scale

• Map legend

• Map grid

• Map compass

A large, flat area of land

• Plain

• Mountain

• Valley

• Plateau

Which type of government could be placed at C. on the spectrum?

• Totalitarian

• Democratic Republic

• Anarchy

• Socialism

To change or alter something, usually to improve it, is to ________.

• modify

• ignore

• destroy

• complicate

In a limited government, where does the government get its power?

• The people

• The military

• The president

• Foreign countries

Which of the following is a characteristic of a limited government?

• A) Laws apply to everyone, including leaders

• B) Only leaders follow the laws

• C) No laws exist

• D) Leaders are above the law

A region with little or no rainfall

• Desert

• Forest

• Lake

• Mountain

In which type of government do citizens vote to elect leaders?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy