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Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you witness a UFO and you report on it on the internet, you would be a ____ source.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

2.
A dug-up object used by people in the past 
a)
artifact
b)
document
c)
ritual
d)
theory
3.
AD
a)
Anno Domini
b)
After Death
c)
After Dinner
4.
A _________ is a period of 100 years.
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
Era
d)
chronological order
5.
Timelines must be in _____________ order
a)
newest to oldest
b)
guess
c)
no
d)
chronological/sequential
6.
B.C. Stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Columbus Era
d)
Best Cousins
7.
On a timeline, C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
C.E. is never on a timeline
8.
What is the time before written records were kept?
a)
Prehistory
b)
History
c)
That time
d)
Ancient History
9.
Writing an essay on George Washington, I used articles from Wikipedia. What am I using?
a)
secondary
b)
primary
10.
Everyone should play a sport.
a)
FACT
b)
OPINION
11.
Strawberries taste better than blueberries.
a)
FACT
b)
OPINION
12.
Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.
a)
past
b)
present 
c)
future
d)
dreams
13.
What is oral history?
a)
Unwritten stories passed down from generation to generation
b)
Stories etched into old cave walls
c)
Bedtime stories, such as old fairy tales
14.
The earliest age you can vote for President is age ____
a)
20
b)
16
c)
18
d)
21
15.
Your representative in the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
a)
Mike Pence
b)
Eric Holcomb
c)
Andre Carson
d)
Joe Hogsett
16.
a person chosen to interpret laws, decide on a winner, or settle a controversy 
a)
judge 
b)
jurisdiction 
c)
jurist 
d)
jury 
17.
What does the WHO do? 
a)
passes out food to the hungry
b)
invades tyrannical governments
c)
helps sick people
18.
The Red Cross and this bring assistance and relief to 233 million beneficiaries each year
a)
Red Circle
b)
Red Crescent
c)
Red Planet
d)
Red eye
19.
IDENTIFY THIS PICTURE
a)
UN HEADQUARTERS
b)
UN
c)
MAP OF UN BUILDING
20.
How many member states of the United Nations was there as of 2010?
a)
193
b)
203
c)
319
d)
103
21.
Naturalized citizens are able to do all of the following except
a)
vote
b)
run for office
c)
run for president or vice president
d)
serve on a jury
22.
Which of these is not found in the first 10 amendments or Bill of Rights?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
freedom of religion
c)
freedom of assembly
d)
right to vote
23.
Which level of government provides local fire and police protection?
a)
federal government
b)
state government
c)
local government
24.
The earliest age you can vote for President is age ____
a)
20
b)
16
c)
18
d)
21
25.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
26.
What type of government elects representatives to make all government decisions?
a)
Republic
b)
Direct democracy
c)
 Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
27.
A female monarch would be a...
a)
king
b)
queen
28.
What type of government is a democracy?
a)
limited
b)
unlimited
29.
A king or a queen is also known as a...
a)
president
b)
tyrant
c)
monarch
d)
oligarch
30.
The Judicial Branch does NOT
a)
make laws
b)
judge the fairness of the laws
c)
interpret the laws
d)
settle disputes about laws
31.
The branch of government that deals with foreign policy
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
32.
Supreme Court is in which branch?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
33.
The government of the USA is...
a)
limited
b)
unlimited
34.
Government DOES NOT...
a)
keep order
b)
protect the common good
c)
make citizens feel unsafe
d)
collect taxes to pay for goods and services
35.
UNJUST and UNFAIR use of power 
a)
democracy
b)
tyranny
c)
monarchy
36.
Who is the founder of Islam?
a)
Moses
b)
Muhammad
c)
Siddhartha
d)
Gabriel
37.
Muslims should pray ____ times a day.
a)
5
b)
3
38.
What is the belief in only one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Atheism
c)
Monotheism
39.
What is the place of worship for Christians?
a)
Church
b)
Synagogue
c)
Mosque
40.
What is the place of worship for Islam?
a)
synagogue or temple
b)
church
c)
mosque or masjid
41.
Who celebrates Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr?
a)
Muslims
b)
Jews
c)
Christians
d)
Buddhists 
42.
Which religion was mostly spread by European colonization? 
a)
Christianity 
b)
Islam
43.
Someone who receives messages from God is a ____.
a)
Hebrews
b)
Clairvoyant
c)
Prophet
44.
Belief in many gods...
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Monopoly
45.
name associated with Buddhism
a)
Jesus
b)
Abraham
c)
Siddharta Gautama
46.
name associated with Christianity
a)
Jesus
b)
Abraham
c)
Siddharta Gautama
47.
Someone who believes in Islam
a)
a Christian
b)
a Muslim
c)
a Jewish person
48.
Place of Worship for Hindus
a)
Mosque or Masjid
b)
Mandir or Temple
c)
Gurdwara
49.
The % of people in a country that can read and write. 
a)
literacy rate
b)
life expectancy
c)
Infant Mortality Rate
50.
the beliefs, values, and practices that a group has  in common.
a)
culture
b)
culture trait
c)
culture region
d)
culture diffusion
51.
A custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice
a)
taboo
b)
culture
c)
proverb
d)
superstition
52.
the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to other societies.
a)
urbanization
b)
diffusion
53.
Cultural diversity is.....
a)
having a variety of cultures in one area
b)
having one culture 
54.
A force that drives people to LEAVE a place is called a
a)
Push Factor
b)
Pull Factor
55.
Which is a push factor for migration?
a)
Better schools
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Hope for a better way of life
d)
Violence or war
56.
The movement of people from one place to another
a)
Migration
b)
Immigration
c)
Emigration
d)
Movement
57.
Density inside an amusement park before it opens is ____.
a)
high
b)
low
58.
The total number of people divided by square miles is the formula for...
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
59.
The number of people in a certain space such as a mile
a)
population
b)
population density
c)
population distribution
60.
Population density in a desert would be...
a)
high
b)
low
61.
In rugged mountains the population density could best be described as...
a)
sparse
b)
dense
62.
Population density in the halls at dismissal is ____.
a)
dense
b)
sparse
63.
How might a mall's parking lot be described on the day before Christmas?
a)
high density
b)
low density
64.
the rapid spread of development from a city outward
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
65.
The dark spots on this population density map represent?
a)
urban cores
b)
metropolitan areas
c)
Somerset, Wisconsin
d)
public transit systems
66.
How much people want something
a)
supply
b)
demand
67.
High levels of GDP per capita indicate...
a)
Higher levels of happiness 
b)
Higher standard of living
c)
Equal levels of wealth 
d)
Self-sufficient communities
68.
This type of economy has almost complete government control.
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market
d)
Anarchy
69.
A society's shortage of resources is called...?
a)
Scarcity
b)
Surplus
c)
Resources
d)
Opportunity Cost 
70.
The percentage of the population that can read and write is called.. 
a)
Literacy rate
b)
Life expectancy
c)
Death rate
d)
Birth rate
71.
most countries in Africa are developed
a)
true
b)
false
72.
A general rise in overall prices is called:
a)
Deflation
b)
Inflation
c)
Consumer Price Index
d)
Federal Reserve
73.
Exports are....
a)
Goods coming into a country
b)
Goods leaving a country
c)
Total production of goods made in a country
74.
Does competition drive prices up or down?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Stays the same
75.
_______ is another word for Market Economy. 
a)
Capitalism 
b)
Communism
76.
High levels of technology, not just computers
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country 
c)
Neither
77.
dependent on fossil fuels, high energy consumption
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country 
c)
Neither
78.
lower productivity, many agriculture and manufacturing jobs, less safety laws
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country 
c)
Neither
79.
birth rates and fertility rates are high, large family size
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country 
c)
Neither
80.
Which of the following is an example of an import for USA?
a)
Japan buys corn from USA
b)
Brazil purchases plastic from USA
c)
America sells cell phones to India
d)
America buys foam fingers from China
81.
Energy from the sun.
a)
wind
b)
hydroelectric
c)
solar
d)
biofuel
82.
Takes millions of years to form.
a)
hydroelectric
b)
renewable
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
83.
Solid fossil fuel formed from ancient plants.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
petroleum
d)
natural gas
84.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
85.
Most plastic is made from oil.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
Another name for oil.
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
petroleum
d)
alternative
87.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
88.
Deforestation is good for the world.
a)
True
b)
False
89.
The equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
Southeast and Northwest
c)
North and South
d)
Southwest and Northeast
90.
It is more likely to get a sunburn near the equator 
a)
True
b)
False
91.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
92.
What type of map
a)
physical
b)
political
c)
climate
d)
historical
93.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
94.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
95.
The sun appears to set in the __________.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
96.
 The numbers in this image refer to_____.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
temperature
d)
angle of the Sun's rays hitting Earth
97.
 The rain shadow is shown at ____
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
98.
Which is a period of dryer weather than normal?
a)
drought
b)
equinox
c)
monsoon
d)
upswelling
99.
Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Rainforest
b)
A city
c)
Desert
d)
Deep ocean
100.
The cold biome of the far north is called the
a)
Northern
b)
Pole
c)
artictc tundra