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WorksheetsSocial Studies Fall Review
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who sold the Louisiana territory to the US?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Portugal
2.
What is the belief that it is our destiny to expand westward and fill the country coast to coast?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
The American Dream
c)
Expansionism
d)
World Domination
3.
Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
b)
It doubled the size of the land area of US and led to the Louis and Clark expedition.
c)
It cut the population of the US. in a quarter
4.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
5.
the 3 divisions of North America - Canada, U.S., Mexico
a)
political map
b)
physical map
6.
the Rocky Mountains of North America
a)
political map
b)
physical map
7.
the frozen Canadian Shield
a)
political map
b)
physical map
8.
U.S. capital in Washington, D.C
a)
political map
b)
physical map
9.
the seven continents of the earth
a)
political map
b)
physical map
10.
the peak of the Himalaya mountains
a)
political map
b)
physical map
11.
What type of Map is this
a)
Political
b)
Physical
12.
What type of Map is this
a)
Political
b)
Physical
13.
Major Cities
a)
Political map
b)
Physical map
14.
Forests
a)
Political map
b)
Physical map
15.
Rivers
a)
Physical map
b)
Political map
16.
State Capitals
a)
Political map
b)
Physical map
17.
Borders
a)
Physical map
b)
Political map
18.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
19.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
20.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
21.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
22.
A group of islands, like the ones shown in this photograph, are called
a)
A fjord
b)
an archipelago
c)
an ocean
d)
a bay
23.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
24.
The Bill of Rights are _____________ that are protected by the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
a)
freedoms
b)
responsibilities
25.
Which number on the map shows The Canadian Shield?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
6
d)
4
26.
You could say that Native Americans are
a)
indigenous to the United States
b)
all multilingual
c)
fine with relocating to reservations
d)
none of the above
27.
What does TUNDRA mean?
a)
forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches
b)
Treeless plains that are frozen year-round
c)
Rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs
d)
All of above
28.
An import is a
a)
Good/service brought into a country
b)
Good/service sent to another country
c)
Good brought into a country
29.
An export is a
a)
Good/service brought into a country
b)
Good/service sent to another country
c)
Good brought into a country
30.
What is a tariff?
a)
A fee added to imports
b)
A certain quantity of goods that are allowed to be brought in
c)
Government giving money to or helping manufacturers
31.
The southerners moved to cities in what part of the country during the Great Migration?
a)
The west
b)
The deep south
c)
Canada
d)
The north
32.
A group of people who are different from the society they live in (and want to break away).
a)
Plantation
b)
Separatist
c)
Debtor
d)
Puritan
33.
Limit of the amount (quantity) of a good that can be imported is called a(n):
a)
Subsidy
b)
Quota
c)
Exports
d)
Appreciation
34.
Speaking two languages makes you
a)
bilingual
b)
multilingual
c)
monolingual
d)
none of the above
35.
Canada is the world’s __________
largest country?
largest country?
a)
1st largest
b)
2nd largest
c)
3rd largest
d)
4th largest
36.
How many territories does Canada have?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
10
d)
20
37.
What are the official languages of Canada?
a)
Spanish and French
b)
French and Portuguese
c)
French and English
d)
Portuguese and Spanish
38.
Another word for a native person is __________.
a)
Endangered
b)
Indigenous
c)
Naturalized
d)
None of These
39.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was designed to promote free trade between the United States, ___________.
a)
Canada, and Mexico
b)
the United Kingdom, and Russia
c)
Canada, and the United Kingdom
d)
Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean
40.
Is this densely populated or sparsely populated?
a)
Densely
b)
Sparsely
c)
Neither
d)
Both
41.
Is this densely populated or sparsely populated?
a)
Densely
b)
Sparsely
c)
Neither
d)
Both
42.
Which thematic map shows a group of places with common characteristics?
a)
region
b)
vegetation
c)
climate
d)
economic activity
43.
Which thematic map is this?
a)
Population Density
b)
Vegetation
c)
Physical Features
d)
Climate
44.
What map would you use to see the endangered tiger population in Kenya?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
45.
What type of map would you use to see the population density of a region?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
46.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to expand its territory from Atlantic to Pacific
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
47.
To enter and settle into another country or region where someone is not native
a)
emigrate
b)
immigrate
c)
exhilarate
d)
effect
48.
To leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate
a)
emigrate
b)
immigrate
c)
exhilarate
d)
effect
49.
A tool on a map that helps you measure distance is called
a)
globe
b)
scale
c)
prime meridian
d)
absolute location
50.
The box in which symbols or colors on a map are explained is called
a)
compass rose
b)
map scale
c)
legend/key
d)
physical map
51.
The value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
a)
total output
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
national income
d)
net domestic product
52.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
An object you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot reuse
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Oil
53.
What is a non-renewable resource?
a)
Paper
b)
You can`t reuse them
c)
A plastic bottle
d)
You can reuse
54.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
trees
55.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
56.
What is the belief in only one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Diffusion
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
57.
Which of these does Islam follow?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Deism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
58.
What type of religion is Judaism?
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
59.
Christianity is a ____________ religion.
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
60.
Canada’s government is a ______________________________ system.
a)
Parliamentary
b)
democratic
c)
Senate
d)
dictatorship
61.
The Declaration of Independence
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
62.
A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and his walk on the moon. The TV show is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
63.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
64.
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
65.
A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
66.
A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
67.
Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source
a)
True
b)
False
68.
The US officially entered WWII when
a)
Hitler invaded Poland
b)
Hitler occupied Austria
c)
Germany attacked Russia
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
69.
Based on this map, how did Native Americans come to America?
a)
They swam across the ocean.
b)
They used canoes to sail over water.
c)
They walked over the land bridge.
d)
They rode horses over the land.
70.
Push factors are reasons that people...
a)
want/need to LEAVE a place.
b)
want/need to move TO a place.
71.
Pull factors are reasons that people...
a)
want/need to LEAVE a place.
b)
want/need to move TO a place.
72.
Ben’s family have experienced recent droughts so farming yields have been much lower than usual and so they have very little to eat.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
73.
In the city there is a good supply of food and food can be bought easily.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
74.
What type of economy does the United States have?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Unlimited
d)
Free Market
75.
The government has little to no role in the production of goods in this type of economy.
a)
Traditional
b)
Mixed
c)
Command
d)
Free Market
76.
What is an amendment?
a)
a change to the constitution
b)
a suggestion to change the constitution
c)
to make something official
d)
a time where one gathers with one's family and drinks hot cocoa
77.
If a government is ruled by a King or Queen, they are a
a)
Monarchy
b)
Republic
78.
This picture most likely shows a
a)
monarchy
b)
republic
79.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
80.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches
d)
Executive
81.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
a)
to carry out the laws
b)
to declare war
c)
to make the laws
d)
to decide all the laws
82.
Which branch of government do the supreme court justices work under?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
All branches
83.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
84.
The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Supreme Court
85.
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
a)
Make Laws
b)
Enforce Laws
c)
Declare Laws Constitutional
d)
Decide if Laws are Fair
86.
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Declare if Laws are constitutional
c)
Decides if Laws are Fair
d)
Makes Laws
87.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
88.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court and House of Rep.
c)
President
d)
Vice President
89.
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate and House of Rep.
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
90.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
91.
What do most people in Quebec speak?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
Italian
92.
Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Sierra Madres
c)
Great Basin
d)
Mississippi River
93.
Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Great Lakes
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