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SS Review #2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
2.
imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
3.
body of land surrounded by water on three sides
a)
Island
b)
Isthmus
c)
Peninsula
d)
Bay
4.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
5.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
6.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
7.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
8.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
9.
Define island...
a)
piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides, but is connected to the mainland.
b)
water way with land on both sides
c)
large body of water surrounded by land
d)
piece of land completely surrounded by water
10.
Building houses, building roads, and cutting down trees best describes which of the 5 Themes of Geography.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Location
11.
Which example best describe absolute location.
a)
Evans school is close to PSA
b)
My house next to the LA Zoo
c)
I live next to Walmart
d)
Australia is 23.5° S and 135° E
12.
These lines run north and south but they measure distances of the earth east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
location
13.
The study of resources such as money, materials, and labor
a)
economics
b)
services
c)
producers
d)
goods
14.
What is a service?
a)
A job
b)
Something someone does for you
c)
A need
d)
Something you do for another person
15.
A person who uses and buys goods and services 
a)
money 
b)
producer 
c)
consumer 
d)
economics 
16.
A person who makes goods or provides a service 
a)
goods 
b)
service producer 
c)
producer
d)
consumer 
17.
Which of the following is not a good?
a)
Clothes
b)
Food
c)
Dog Walker
d)
Toys
18.
When it costs more to make a good than what you sell the good for.
a)
Loss
b)
Profit
c)
Tax
d)
Service
19.
The sacrifice that is made when a person chooses between two goods or services.
a)
Profit
b)
Economics
c)
Productivity
d)
Opportunity Costs
20.
The money that remains after all the costs of production have been paid.
a)
Loss
b)
Supply
c)
Profit
d)
Tax
21.
Money that the government collects from individuals and businesses to pay for public goods and services
a)
Profit
b)
Tax
c)
Service
d)
Loss
22.
How much there is of a good or service.
a)
Incentive
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Loss
23.
Resources that can be replaced or renewed like wood, plastic, and rubber.
a)
Human Resources
b)
Renewable Resources
c)
Nonrenewable Resources
d)
Capital Resources
24.
Resources found in nature like air, soil, sunshine, water, coal, plants, and animals.
a)
Human Resources
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Nonrenewable Resources
d)
Capital Resources
25.
a plan for government
a)
constitution
b)
veto
c)
confederation
d)
jury
26.
Which branch of the government carries out the laws
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
27.
Representation in the House of Representatives is based on _________?
a)
state population
b)
equal representation 
c)
popular vote
28.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
29.
The President is a part of the_______________
a)
Legislative branch.
b)
Executive branch.
c)
Judicial branch. 
30.
Which branch of government evaluates laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
31.
The President has advisers that help him/her make decisions about the country. They are known as the _________.
a)
Cabinet
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Supreme Court
32.
Who is the head of the state government?
a)
President
b)
Mayor
c)
City Council
d)
Governor
33.
A __________ is a system in which people hold the power of government.
a)
dictatorship
b)
tyranny
c)
democracy
34.
These ensure that no branch of government had more power than the other two branches.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Federal System
35.
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are called?
a)
Preamble
b)
Amendment
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Natural Rights