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Worksheets2018 7th Grade Final Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does a political map show?
a)
Natural features, like mountains
b)
Population of people
c)
Countries and cities
d)
Topography
2.
What does a physical map show?
a)
Countries, states, and cities
b)
Major battle sites
c)
Natural features, such as rivers and mountains
d)
Population of people in areas
3.
Which of the following terms means 'a man-made channel of water used for trade and transportation'?
a)
canal
b)
isthmus
c)
penninsula
d)
lake
4.
Beringia was an example of what geographic feature?
a)
an isthums
b)
a canal
c)
a pennisula
d)
a bay
5.
The theme 'location' tells us...
a)
How areas are linked by unifying features
b)
What the enviorment and climate of an area is like
c)
Where an area can be found using nearby landmarks or latitude and longitude
d)
How and why animals and people migrate and move around the world.
6.
Which of the following is an example of culture
a)
Climate
b)
Religion
c)
Latitude and Longitude
d)
Skin color
7.
Which theme would describe the climate of an area and the flora and fauna found there?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
8.
What animal was relied upon by Great Plains Native Americans?
a)
buffalo
b)
beavers
c)
fish
d)
bears
9.
Which Native American tribe was found in the eastern woodlands, and was made up of a large confederacy?
a)
Iroquois
b)
Inuit
c)
Pueblo
d)
Cherokee
10.
Why did Native Americans migrate/move?
a)
To follow the herds of animal they hunted
b)
To follow the Great Spirit
c)
To escape religious persecution
d)
Because they got bored
11.
What was Ferdinand Magellan's great accomplishment?
a)
He conquered the Aztecs
b)
He circumnavigated the globe
c)
He explored the Louisiana Purchase
d)
He signed the Mayflower Compact
12.
Which colony was founded first, but was unsuccessful?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
Buffalo
13.
Which colony became successful by growing tobacco?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Buffalo
c)
Roanoke
d)
Plymouth
14.
Why did the pilgrims come to Plymouth?
a)
To escape religious persecution
b)
To fulfill the American dream of Manifest Destiny
c)
To find gold
d)
To find glory
15.
Why did millions of Native Americans die after the Age of Exploration?
a)
disease
b)
war
c)
murder
d)
all of these
16.
Which colonial region had an economy centered around fishing, whaling, and shipping?
a)
New England
b)
MIddle
c)
Southern
d)
Buffalo
17.
Which colonial region was known as the bread basket of the colonies?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Buffalo
18.
Which colonial region relied on slave labor to keep huge plantations running?
a)
Southern
b)
MIddle
c)
New England
d)
Buffalo
19.
During the American revolution, which group of people viewed British taxes as illegal and unfair?
a)
patriots
b)
loyalists
20.
Which of the following caused the Revolutionary War?
a)
Taxation without representation
b)
British controlled all American trade
c)
Colonists were not allowed to move west
d)
All of these
21.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
22.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
23.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
24.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
25.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
26.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
27.
Which ocean is east of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
28.
This image shows which region of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Great Plains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
29.
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
Asia and Antarctica
c)
North America and Australia
d)
North America and South America
30.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
31.
body of land surrounded by water on three sides
a)
Island
b)
Isthmus
c)
Peninsula
d)
Bay
32.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
33.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
34.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
35.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
36.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
37.
Why was the phrase "taxation without representation" so important to the revolutionary cause?
a)
Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace.
b)
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items.
c)
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items.
d)
Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice.
38.
Which group felt the colonies did not need independence?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
mercenaries
39.
What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party?
a)
it showed how angry colonists were even before the Boston Massacre
b)
it showed how much colonists were with new British laws.
c)
It showed how unhappy colonists were with new British laws.
d)
It showed how easily colonists could tell cheap tea from expensive tea.
40.
How did the French and Indian War change the map of North America?
a)
Canada gained all lands north of the Appalachian mountains
b)
Britain received Florida from Spain
c)
Spain received Louisiana from France
d)
The British gained all lands east of the Mississippi River
41.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
42.
What freedom gives you the right to say anything you want just long as you are not threatening safety of anyone?
a)
Press
b)
Petition
c)
Assembly
d)
Speech
43.
What freedom gives us the right to gather in groups to protest peacefully?
a)
assembly
b)
press
c)
petition
d)
speech
44.
What freedom gives you the right to practice any religion or faith of your choice?
a)
religion
b)
press
c)
speech
d)
assembly
45.
What freedom gives you the right to write or publish anything just as long as it is non-threatening or not an outright lie?
a)
petition
b)
religion
c)
speech
d)
press
46.
People gathering in groups protesting peacefully with the Black Lives Matter group is an example of what 1st Amendment freedom?
a)
speech
b)
assembly
c)
petition
d)
press
47.
A group of people going around gathering signatures to put medicinal marijuana on the voting ballot is an example of what freedom?
a)
petition
b)
press
c)
speech
d)
religion
48.
Police must get a warrant to check other people houses.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
49.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
50.
"Right to bear arms" (Gun rights)
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
51.
Freedom of speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
52.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
53.
Powers not listed directly in the Constitution belong to the states and the people ie. health care, education
a)
Amendment 10
b)
Amendment 8
c)
Amendment 6
d)
Amendment 5
54.
Forbids excessive fines as punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
55.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
56.
Freedom of religion
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
57.
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
58.
Guarantees a jury trial in civil cases
a)
7th
b)
10th
c)
9th
d)
2nd
59.
Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 3
c)
Amendment 7
d)
Amendment 9
60.
Freedom to peaceably assemble
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
61.
What the police have to show to a judge before getting a warrant.
a)
a good idea
b)
probable cause
c)
nothing
62.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
63.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches
d)
Executive
64.
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
65.
What does the word veto mean?
a)
to approve a law
b)
to say no to a law
c)
to sign a law
d)
to jump
66.
Which branch of government do the supreme court justices work under?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
All branches
67.
What are the three branches of government?
a)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
b)
Executive, Legos, Judges
c)
President, Vice President, and cabinet,
d)
City, state, and country
68.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
69.
The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Supreme Court
70.
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
71.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
72.
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate and House of Rep.
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
73.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
74.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
75.
The Preamble is...
a)
in the beginning of the Declaration...
b)
the conclusion.
c)
in the middle.
d)
not in the Declaration.
76.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
77.
The words self-evident means what?
a)
confusing
b)
obvious
c)
wrong
d)
self-aware
78.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
79.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
80.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
81.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
82.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
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