Worksheets4th Grade Chapter 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of the natural and human features on Earth's surface is called ____________.
a)
economy
b)
geography
c)
history
d)
political science
2.
The study of the past is called ___________.
a)
economy
b)
geography
c)
history
d)
political science
3.
A(n) _______________ is the way people use resources to meet their wants.
a)
economy
b)
geography
c)
history
d)
political science
4.
_____________ is the study of governments and how they work.
a)
Economy
b)
Geography
c)
History
d)
Political science
5.
What kind of information do economists look for when they study the economy of a community?
a)
the way people in a community meet their needs and wants
b)
where things are located in the community
c)
how people solve problems in the community
d)
stories people tell about the community's past
6.
Which of the following items would an economist study?
a)
receipts
b)
maps
c)
wildflowers
d)
election advertisements
7.
Which of the these subjects does a geographer study?
a)
choices people make about what to buy
b)
natural and human features of Earth's surface
c)
governments of cities, states, and nations
d)
written records from a thousand years ago
8.
What tool helps a geographer find where physical features are found?
a)
a coupon
b)
a map
c)
a newspaper
d)
a family photo
9.
Which of these is a human feature?
a)
a forest
b)
a hill
c)
a house
d)
a river
10.
What is the main job of government?
a)
to produce things people need
b)
to build towns and cities
c)
to keep records of the past
d)
to make and carry out rules and laws
11.
Which social scientist would be most interested in your great-aunt's diary?
a)
an economist
b)
a geographer
c)
a historian
d)
a political scientist
12.
Which question is a political scientist most likely to ask?
a)
Who is in charge here?
b)
How are needs being met?
c)
What happened here?
d)
What is located where?
13.
Which of these do archeologists study to discover things about the past?
a)
television shows about the past
b)
made-up stories set in the past
c)
speeches given in the past
d)
objects used in the past
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