WorksheetsThinking Like A Historian
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
Geography is...
the study of maps.
the study of maps & globes.
the study of other countries.
the study of the earth & its physical features.
MR. HeLP is an acronym that stands for...
Movement, Religion, Humans, Location, and Place
Movement, Region Humans/Environment Interaction, Location and Place
Movement, Region, Environment, Lists, Places
Movement, Region, Human Interaction, Longitude, and Points
To answer the question, "Where is it?", there are TWO types of locations;
Exact & Relative
Precise & Rounded
Absolute & Relative
Absolute & Relation
Absolute location can be described as...
the exact spot of a place on the earth's surface
where a place is compared with one or more other places
Relative location can be described as...
the exact spot of a place on the earth's surface
where a place is compared with one or more other places
The theme of PLACE describes...
where it is located on the earth.
how people move in and out of an area.
the characteristics that give an area its own special/unique quality.
A PHYSICAL characteristic of a place...
describes something NATURAL that occurs there and that doesn't appear anywhere else. (Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, etc.)
describes something MAN-MADE that occurs there and that doesn't appear anywhere else. (Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, etc.)
A HUMAN characteristic of a place...
describes something NATURAL that occurs there and that doesn't appear anywhere else. (Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, etc.)
describes something MAN-MADE that occurs there and that doesn't appear anywhere else. (Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, etc.)
_______________ investigates how people have responded to their environment.
PLACE
MOVEMENT
REGION
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
The _______________ of people, ideas, goods, and information throughout history has brought the world’s people closer together.
PLACE
LOCATION
MOVEMENT
REGION
A _____________ is an area that is defined by common features (What makes it like another place?).
LOCATION
PLACE
REGION
MOVEMENT
A FACT...
can be proven or observed.
is a personal belief or conclusion.
AN OPINION...
can be proven or observed.
is a personal belief or conclusion.
A ___________ is a one-sided, personal, and/or unexamined view.
Evidence
Clue
Bias
Historian
What is the study of how people make choices from limited resources to meet needs + wants for goods/services?
Geography
History
Economics
Sociology
The United States relies on other countries for resources it cannot produce. This is better known as...
a market economy
interdependence
independence
factors of production
Items brought into the country are called...
goods
imports
services
exports
Items that are sold to other countries are called
goods
imports
services
exports
If a store is having a clearance sale on some items, there is probably a _____ of those items.
shortage
tariff
tax
surplus
An unreasoned judgement about people and events, a one-sided unexamined view is known as...
opinion
fact
bias
truth
Which of the following would be most relevant/useful when researching the Civil War?
Textbook about the Civil War
Movie about the Civil War
Journal of a Civil War Soldier
Diary of a woman from World War II era
Which of the following is NOT a question historians ask when examining evidence?
Who is the author and what do we know about them?
Where and when was the source created?
Why was the source written?
How much money did they get paid to write the source?
Why do historians have different interpretations of (sometimes the same) events?
They don't have different interpretations.
They always agree on every piece of evidence they find.
They view events with their own values, experiences, and perspectives.
All answer options are correct.
What do you think happens when historians find new evidence?
They develop new interpretations + theories from the new evidence.
Nothing, they never trust new evidence.
They don't trust primary sources.
They only want to use secondary sources.
Which of the following is NOT a primary source?
Diary
Essay written today about a historical event.
Letter written (firsthand) in 1850.
Newspaper written during the Trail of Tears about the event.
Something that is a person's personal belief or conclusion; something that can be ARGUED...
opinion
fact
theory based on evidence
relative location
Sources that are created long after an event by people who played no part in them is a...
primary source
secondary source
newspaper
diary entry
Words that may help you to detect BIAS in writing could be...
Always
Wonderful
Never
The greatest
Impossible
