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Geography, Economics, Timelines, Primary/Secondary Sources

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A___________________shows the order in which events have occurred.

a)

title

b)

timeline

c)

chronos

d)

Anno Domini

2.

A ___________________is a period of 10 yrs.

a)

century

b)

decade

c)

year

d)

millennium

3.

B.C. means

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Church

c)

Before Christmas

4.

A.D. means

a)

After Death

b)

Anno Domini-Year of the Lord

5.

How many years are between 5,000 B.C. and 2,000 B. C.?

a)

7,000

b)

3,000

c)

250

6.

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST?

a)

last use of hieroglyphic writing

b)

settlers in the Nile River Valley

c)

Rosetta Stone is carved

d)

Development of hieroglyphic writing

7.

Records of events that are written or told by someone who was not at the event

a)

primary source

b)

artifact

c)

memoir

d)

secondary source

8.

Something that is known to be proven or true is a

a)

fact

b)

opinion

9.

Original records of a past event, usually created by someone who saw or participated in the event are considered to be a

a)

journal

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

diary

10.

Longitude separates the Earth into

a)

Eastern and Western hemispheres

b)

Northern and Southern hemispheres

11.

Dates on a timeline are in sequential/chronological order

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

13.

Zero degrees latitude is the

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

14.

The United States is spread across six time zones. From west to east, they are Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

On a timeline, A.D. begins at Year 1 with the smallest number and heads towards the largest number (or most recent event)

a)

true

b)

false

16.

A Political map can show bodies of water along with boundaries or borders

a)

true

b)

false

17.

A Physical map shows mountains, rivers, deserts and all elevations

a)

true

b)

false

18.

On a timeline, B.C. begins with the largest number (the earlier the event) and moves towards the smallest number heading towards Year 1, the Birth of Jesus.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Lines of latitude separate the earth into

a)

eastern and western hemispheres

b)

northern and southern hemispheres

20.

A.D. and C.E. mean the same thing.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

This is a

a)

compass

b)

compass rose

22.

B.C.E. and B.C. are the same

a)

true

b)

false

23.

This is a

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

a specialty/thematic map

24.

This is a

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

a specialty map

25.

This is a

a)

choropleth map

b)

political map

c)

physical map

26.

The Cardinal Directions are

a)

NE SE NW SW

b)

N S E W

27.

The Intermediate directions are

a)

NE SE NW SW

b)

N S E W

28.

This landform is a(n)

a)

island

b)

peninsula

29.

Which of the following is a primary source?

a)

diaries

b)

encyclopedias

c)

textbooks

30.

Furniture, clothing, clay pots, music, and art are all examples of a

a)

secondary source

b)

primary source

31.

When the supply of a product is high, the price of the product is usually low.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

The Mona Lisa painting is an example of a

a)

secondary source

b)

primary source

33.

When the supply of a product is low, and the demand for the product is high, the price for the product is usually high also.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Photographs of Civil War soldiers in their camp would be examples of a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

35.

A newspaper article from 1991 about the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

36.

An interview you had with a Vietnam War veteran is a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

37.

A documentary on PBS about World War II would be a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

38.

Maps are

a)

primary sources

b)

secondary sources

39.

What are the parts of a map?

a)

title, compass rose, key, scale

b)

title, legend, compass, directions

40.

Goods brought into the U.S. from other countries are

a)

imports

b)

exports