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WorksheetsGeography, Economics, Timelines, Primary/Secondary Sources
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
A___________________shows the order in which events have occurred.
title
timeline
chronos
Anno Domini
A ___________________is a period of 10 yrs.
century
decade
year
millennium
B.C. means
Before Christ
Before Church
Before Christmas
A.D. means
After Death
Anno Domini-Year of the Lord
How many years are between 5,000 B.C. and 2,000 B. C.?
7,000
3,000
250
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST?
last use of hieroglyphic writing
settlers in the Nile River Valley
Rosetta Stone is carved
Development of hieroglyphic writing
Records of events that are written or told by someone who was not at the event
primary source
artifact
memoir
secondary source
Something that is known to be proven or true is a
fact
opinion
Original records of a past event, usually created by someone who saw or participated in the event are considered to be a
journal
primary source
secondary source
diary
Longitude separates the Earth into
Eastern and Western hemispheres
Northern and Southern hemispheres
Dates on a timeline are in sequential/chronological order
true
false
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
equator
prime meridian
Zero degrees latitude is the
prime meridian
equator
The United States is spread across six time zones. From west to east, they are Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern.
true
false
On a timeline, A.D. begins at Year 1 with the smallest number and heads towards the largest number (or most recent event)
true
false
A Political map can show bodies of water along with boundaries or borders
true
false
A Physical map shows mountains, rivers, deserts and all elevations
true
false
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.
true
false
Lines of latitude separate the earth into
eastern and western hemispheres
northern and southern hemispheres
A.D. and C.E. mean the same thing.
true
false
This is a
compass
compass rose
B.C.E. and B.C. are the same
true
false
This is a
political map
physical map
a specialty/thematic map
This is a
political map
physical map
a specialty map
This is a
choropleth map
political map
physical map
The Cardinal Directions are
NE SE NW SW
N S E W
The Intermediate directions are
NE SE NW SW
N S E W
This landform is a(n)
island
peninsula
Which of the following is a primary source?
diaries
encyclopedias
textbooks
Furniture, clothing, clay pots, music, and art are all examples of a
secondary source
primary source
When the supply of a product is high, the price of the product is usually low.
true
false
The Mona Lisa painting is an example of a
secondary source
primary source
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.
true
false
Photographs of Civil War soldiers in their camp would be examples of a
primary source
secondary source
A newspaper article from 1991 about the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack
primary source
secondary source
An interview you had with a Vietnam War veteran is a
primary source
secondary source
A documentary on PBS about World War II would be a
primary source
secondary source
Maps are
primary sources
secondary sources
What are the parts of a map?
title, compass rose, key, scale
title, legend, compass, directions
Goods brought into the U.S. from other countries are
imports
exports
