WorksheetsIntro to Social Studies
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Theme that asks....WHERE IS IT?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Movement
2.
Theme that asks....WHAT IS IT LIKE?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Movement
3.
Theme that asks....HOW IS IT ALIKE OR DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PLACES?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Region
d)
Movement
4.
Theme that asks....HOW DO PEOPLE, GOODS, AND IDEAS GET IN AND OUT OF THERE?
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
5.
Theme that asks....HOW DO PEOPLE CHANGE OR ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT?
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
6.
The latitude and longitude of a place?
a)
Relative location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Formal Region
7.
Line that splits the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Prime Meridian
8.
Geographers use __________ lines to measure places north and south of the equator
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridian
9.
Theory that states earth was once a supercontinent
a)
Pagean theory
b)
Plate Tectonic theory
c)
Continental drift theory
d)
Mantle theory
10.
Which is NOT a plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
subduction
11.
Economic system where individuals (producers and consumers) answer the three basic economic questions:
a)
Market
Market
Market
Market
Market
b)
Command
c)
Traditional
d)
Modern or Mixed
12.
Economic system where the government answers all three basic economic questions:
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Traditional
d)
Modern or Mixed
13.
Economic system where tradition, customs, and values answer the three basic economic questions:
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Modern or Mixed
d)
Traditional
14.
A fishing village would be an example of which economic system:
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Free Enterprise
d)
Traditional
15.
The United States economy is based on this system:
a)
Command
b)
Market
c)
Traditional
d)
Socialist
16.
North Korea employs which kind of economy:
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Traditional
c)
Command
d)
Capitalism
17.
Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power. Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
18.
Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
President
c)
Dictator
d)
Republic
19.
Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Monarchy
d)
Liberty
20.
Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Anarchy
21.
A type of government that is ran by representatives of the people is called a____.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
22.
People do not answer to any leader or govenment.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
23.
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
a)
kings are always poor rulers
b)
the voters get to choose people that make the laws
c)
a small group of people is in charge instead of one
d)
representavies elect themselves to lead the citizens
24.
What do both a monarchy and dictatorship have in common?
a)
they both give power to the citizens
b)
they are both an autocracy
c)
they are both a democracy
d)
they are both an anarchy
25.
Which of the following is a PULL factor for immigration?
a)
Natural disasters
b)
War
c)
Violence
d)
New job
26.
Which is an example of investment in human capital?
a)
trucks
b)
factories
c)
education
d)
highways
27.
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
28.
What is the purpose of Government?
a)
To exploit people.
b)
To Suppress the people.
c)
To make money
d)
To establish order and ensure justice.
29.
This type of government owns all property.
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictator
d)
Communist
30.
A factor that will push a person away from an area.
a)
Opportunity
b)
Jobs
c)
Warfare
d)
Resources
31.
What is a ruler that measures distance?
a)
compass rose
b)
index
c)
scale
d)
inset map
32.
What is a symbol that shows directions?
a)
compass rose
b)
map key
c)
scale
d)
inset map
33.
What tells what the map is about?
a)
map key
b)
index
c)
compass rose
d)
title
34.
A round model of the earth is called a
a)
Projection
b)
Map
c)
Globe
d)
Compass Rose
35.
Another name for a Key is
a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
36.
A misrepresentation of the original shape, size, or distance
a)
Distortion
b)
Twisting
c)
Warping
d)
Scaling
37.
One of the four compass points; north, south, east, and west
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Intermediate Directions
38.
One of four compass points that fall between the cardinal directions northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Intermediate Directions
39.
Which of the following coordinates would be found in the United States
a)
32 S 42E
b)
89 N 112 E
c)
38 N 112 W
d)
42 S 110 E
40.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
41.
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
42.
To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at
a)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
43.
You and a friend are walking south on different longitude lines.
a)
You'll meet at the south pole
b)
You'll never meet
c)
You'll meet at the equator
d)
You'll meet on the prime meridian
44.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
45.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate
46.
What type of trade barrier involves adding a special tax onto goods brought into the country?
a)
Tariff
b)
Quota
c)
Embargo
d)
Voluntary exchange
47.
What is an embargo?
a)
A tax placed on imports.
b)
A limit on the amount (quanity) of goods entering a country.
c)
When trade is stopped (halted) due to a conflict with another country.
d)
A tax on exports.
48.
In which type of economic system does the government planners control what a factory produces and what price it will charge for those products.
a)
mixed
b)
traditional
c)
command
d)
market
49.
In which economic system do consumers make economic decisions based on changes in prices that occur between buyers and sellers?
a)
mixed
b)
market
c)
command
d)
traditional
50.
An economy that is a blend between a command economy and a market economy is said to be?
a)
mixed
b)
traditional
c)
market
d)
command
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