WorksheetsSocial Studies Final-1st Semester
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
______________is the study of the Earth.
a)
Geography
b)
Civilization
c)
Culture
d)
Algebra
2.
Latitude measures distance North and South of the _____________?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
International Date Line
c)
McDonald's
d)
Equator
3.
Every map of the Earth shows some sort of________?
a)
river
b)
landmass
c)
distortion
d)
elevation
4.
This map part is the most important because it unlocks what the map is trying to show you.
a)
scale bar
b)
compass rose
c)
cardinal directions
d)
key
5.
___________measures the number of babies born per year for every 1,000 people.
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
population density
d)
population distribution
6.
__________tells you how people are spread out over an area.
a)
death rate
b)
birthrate
c)
population density
d)
population distribution
7.
To find __________of a certain place, you must divide the number of people by the land area.
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
population density
d)
population distribution
8.
Which of the following would be an example of a "push" according to the Push-Pull Theory?
a)
Promise of better jobs
b)
Religious persecution
c)
more money somewhere else
d)
more freedom somewhere else
9.
Which of the following would be an example of a "pull"?
a)
Irish Potato Famine
b)
religious persecution
c)
more freedom somewhere else
d)
war in your homeland
10.
The United States practices __________, meaning that the people control most businesses and money.
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
capitalism
d)
oligarchy
11.
Cuba and China practice a form of _________, and their governments control most businesses and money.
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
capitalism
d)
tribal rule
12.
Which of the following is an example of a Constitutional Monarchy?
a)
North Korea
b)
United States
c)
England today
d)
China
13.
Which of the following is an example of Dictatorship?
a)
North Korea
b)
United States
c)
England today
d)
China
14.
Which of the following is an example of a Representative Democracy?
a)
North Korea
b)
United States
c)
England today
d)
China
15.
Which of the following is an example of an Oligarchy?
a)
North Korea
b)
United States
c)
England today
d)
China
16.
Which of the following is an example of an Absolute Monarchy?
a)
North Korea
b)
United States
c)
China
d)
France, 300 years ago
17.
The period in human history when people began farming is known as________.
a)
The Stone Age
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The Ice Age
18.
Early Sumerian writing consisting of shapes and lines.
a)
cunieform
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
cartouche
d)
cursive
19.
Which of the following is Not a Sumerian invention?
a)
sailboat
b)
wheel
c)
gunpowder
d)
water clock
20.
What two rivers is Mesopotamia located between?
a)
The Nile and Tigris
b)
Euphrates and Tigris
c)
Chang Jiang and Indus
d)
Chang Jiang and Tigris
21.
This Babylonian King ordered the construction of The Hanging Gardens and The Gate of Ishtar.
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Nebuchadnezzar II
c)
Sargon
d)
Khufu
22.
Sumerian temples in the center of many city-states were called __________.
a)
citadels
b)
ziggurats
c)
pyramids
d)
fortresses
23.
The Code of Hammurabi was a written set of _____.
a)
kings
b)
languages
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
laws
24.
King Tut is pharaoh.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
25.
Khufu's pyramid is constructed.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
26.
The Sphinx is constructed.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
27.
Akhenaton is pharaoh.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
28.
Hatshepsut is the first female pharaoh.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
29.
The Hyksos invade Egypt.
a)
Old
b)
Middle
c)
New
30.
Massive Flooding
a)
1st Intermediate Period
b)
2nd Intermediate Period
31.
Cannibalism
a)
1st Intermediate
b)
2nd Intermediate
32.
Hyksos rule Egypt
a)
1st Intermediate Period
b)
2nd intermediate Period
33.
Severe Drought
a)
1st Intermediate Period
b)
2nd Intermediate Period
34.
The solar disc worshiped by Akhenaton.
a)
Ra
b)
Horus
c)
Sobek
d)
Aton
35.
A person that believes in only one god
a)
polytheist
b)
monotheist
c)
Sumerian
36.
The falcon-headed god of light
a)
Ra
b)
Horus
c)
Sobek
d)
Aton
37.
An oval shape that distinguishes a name in hieroglyphics
a)
pictograph
b)
cartouche
c)
cuneiform
d)
stylus
38.
Early paper was made from this
a)
papyrus
b)
silk
c)
pine trees
d)
frog skins
39.
The Indus River people were great warriors that conquered many lands
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The Aryans created the caste system
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The Indus River Valley had very little natural protection
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Mohenjo-Daro was a well-planned city
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Gunpowder, and many other inventions, came from this Chinese Dynasty
a)
Han
b)
Song
c)
Shang
d)
Ming
44.
This famous Chinese teacher was born during the Zhou dynasty
a)
hammurabi
b)
Shi huangdi
c)
Confucius
d)
Buddha
45.
Chinese dynasty famous for its porcelain
a)
Tang
b)
Ming
c)
Song
d)
Zhou
46.
Crop rotation and soybeans were introduced during this Chinese dynasty
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Han
d)
Qin
47.
China was completely controlled by the Mongols during this dynasty.
a)
Yuan
b)
Ming
c)
5 Dynasties Period
d)
Song
48.
He oversaw the first construction of the Great Wall
a)
Confucius
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Shang King
d)
Shi Huangdi
49.
Buddhism spread to China, but originally came from what country?
a)
It's always been in China
b)
Japan
c)
Korea
d)
India
50.
The Terracotta Warriors were built during which Chinese dynasty?
a)
Period of Disunity
b)
Yuan
c)
Sui
d)
Qin
51.
Who is the leader of North Korea today?
a)
Kim Jong II
b)
Kim II Sung
c)
Kim Jong Un
52.
Who had the most power in imperial Japan?
a)
emperor
b)
shogun
c)
samurai
53.
Who had the least power in imperial Japan?
a)
emperor
b)
shogun
c)
samurai
54.
Who enforced the laws in imperial Japan
a)
emperor
b)
shogun
c)
samurai
55.
McDonald's in Japan is evidence of what vocab term?
a)
ethnic groups
b)
homogenous
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
population density
56.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Religion
d)
Human/Environment Interaction
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