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Social Studies Review Chapters 1-12

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Multiple-tier timelines differ from single-tier timelines because:

a)

They are in chronological order

b)

They use two or more rows of events

c)

They can include many events or can put just a few

d)

They can cover a short or a long period of time

2.

Early Indian civilizations' use of calendars, number systems, and mapping of the stars are examples of:

a)

religion

b)

technology

c)

architecture

d)

social structure

3.

Which early Indian civilization built a great city called Tenochtitlan in Central Mexico?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

d)

Mississippian

4.

Which early Indian civilization was located along South America's western coast?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Mississippian

5.

All of the following describe the Mississippian civilization except:

a)

built mounds

b)

had a two class social structure

c)

created a sophisticated writing system

d)

developed a widespread trade network

6.

Which agricultural practice was common to all four early Indian civilizations?

a)

planting corn

b)

slash-and-burn

c)

terrace farming

d)

filling in marshlands

7.

What event in history marked the beginning of the end for early Indian civilizations?

a)

arrival of French

b)

arrival of English

c)

arrival of Spanish

d)

arrival of Portuguese

8.

Which is NOT a lasting effect of English exploration and colonization in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

religion

b)

language

c)

clothing

d)

architecture

9.

Which two countries settled most of South America?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

France and Spain

c)

England and Spain

d)

France and England

10.

Which was NOT an agricultural practice or product brought to the New World by Eurpoeans?

a)

subsistence farming

b)

domesticated animals

c)

new crops, like apples and coffee

d)

clearing large tracts of land

11.

How are globes different from maps?

a)

globes are three dimensional

b)

globes show continents and oceans

c)

globes depict landforms and features

d)

globes include the names of countries

12.

Longitude describes a point's position on the Earth's surface in relation to the:

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

South Pole

13.

Absolute location of any point on Earth can be found using

a)

a compass

b)

an aerial photograph

c)

relative location

d)

intersection of longitude and latitude

14.

Which of the following is NOT typically used to define regions?

a)

culture

b)

landforms

c)

longitude

d)

economics

15.

What does it mean to adapt to one's environment?

a)

use what is available

b)

move somewhere else

c)

avoid making decisions

d)

refuse to change behavior

16.

Three cultural groups in USA and Canada

a)

Tropical, Andes, Plains

b)

Arctic, Subarctic, Northeast

c)

California, Southwest, Caribbean

d)

Middle America, Andes, Tropical Forest

17.

Three cultural groups in Latin America are:

a)

California, Southwest, Caribbean

b)

Subarctic, Northeast, Great Basin

c)

Middle America, Arctic, Tropical Forest

d)

Andes, South American Marginal Region, Caribbean

18.

Which two cultural groups were most affected by the introduction of the horse?

a)

Plains and Great Basin

b)

Subarctic and Northeast

c)

Caribbean and California

d)

Plateau and Middle America

19.

Push factors are

a)

same as pull factors

b)

reasons people leave a place

c)

what attract people to a new land

d)

reasons people move to a place

20.

Which do NOT make up part of a person's culture?

a)

height and eye color

b)

food, clothing, and buildings

c)

learned behavior and beliefs

d)

social relationships, institutions, and organizations

21.

What is a public issue?

a)

a problem handled by the police

b)

an event the happened in the past

c)

a topic of importance to the community

d)

a topic important to the schools only

22.

Doing something for the common good means

a)

using taxes in a dishonest way

b)

committing random acts of kindness

c)

helping some citizens, but hurting others

d)

benefiting citizens of a community as a whole

23.

Examples of public issues include the following except

a)

installing a stop light

b)

building a park

c)

settling a dispute between neighbors

d)

dealing with a rise in the deer population in neighborhoods

24.

Which strategy is least effective for helping you understand public issues

a)

gather info from one source

b)

charts and graphs

c)

main ideas and details

d)

presentation software

25.

To actively participate in a community, first

a)

run for office

b)

vote

c)

develop skills to understand public issues

d)

gather info from one source

26.

What determines the relationship between those in power and the individual citizens

a)

government's structure

b)

government's popularity

c)

government's trading partners

d)

government's productive resources

27.

Which statement best describes a government with limited power

a)

citizens have no control

b)

government has total control

c)

constitution protects rights

d)

government's power is unrestricted

28.

Which of the following best describes a democracy

a)

government power is unlimited

b)

citizens participate in government

c)

monarch rules

d)

power is taken by force

29.

Which statement describes a government with unlimited power?

a)

citizens have supreme power

b)

government protects citizen's rights

c)

citizens are subject to the government's absolute power

d)

there are restrictions on the government