Worksheets8th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
a)
Geography
b)
Geometry
c)
Culture
2.
The average weather of an area over a long period of time
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Mediterranean
3.
The study of the world's physical features-- its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants
a)
Human Geography
b)
Landforms
c)
Physical Geography
4.
The study of the world's people and the landscapes they create -- Language, history, culture
a)
Physical Geography
b)
Human Geography
c)
Culture
5.
The arrangement of people in a certain area
a)
Population density
b)
population distribution
c)
population
6.
The number of people that live in a certain area
a)
Population
b)
Population density
c)
Population distribution
7.
The act of going from one place to another
a)
Movement
b)
Migration
c)
Diaspora
8.
The study of goods and services, and how they are used
a)
Per Capita
b)
Economy
c)
Savings
9.
A form of government where the power lies with the people and their votes
a)
Freedom
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
10.
Per person
a)
GDP
b)
Per Capita
c)
People
11.
The value of all goods and services produced in a country within a year
a)
Gross Domestic Good
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
Per Capita
12.
The way different countries are linked to each other through culture and trade
a)
Capitalism
b)
Globalization
c)
Market Economy
13.
An economy where individuals and businesses decide what to make and buy
a)
capitalism
b)
command
c)
market
14.
a system where the central government makes all the economic decisions
a)
Capitalism
b)
Market
c)
Command
15.
A type of government where the government owns all the property
a)
Monopoly
b)
Democracy
c)
Communism
16.
Beliefs
a)
Ideas
b)
Ideology
c)
Fascism
17.
Love and loyalty for one's own country
a)
Pride
b)
Nationalism
c)
Ideology
18.
An overthrow and replacement of an established government by the people governed
a)
Revolution
b)
War
c)
Diaspora
19.
Belonging to or occurring in the present
a)
Vintage
b)
Migration
c)
Contemporary
20.
a group of people who leave their native country to form a new land a settlement connected to their home country
a)
territory
b)
diaspora
c)
colony
21.
The dispersion of any people their original homeland
a)
Diaspora
b)
Migration
c)
Nomad
22.
a person who lives by moving from place to place
a)
Dispersion
b)
Nomad
c)
Traveler
23.
concerning land, farming
a)
Agrarian
b)
Urban
c)
Metropolitan
24.
Lack of similarity, difference
a)
Contemporary
b)
Modern
c)
Disparity
25.
an economy that becomes more reliant on factories and technology to make money
a)
Urbanized
b)
Agrarian
c)
Industrialization
26.
To make or become a city
a)
Rural
b)
Urbanized
c)
Agrarian
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