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Uncovering the Past

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cultural region is a group of places with similar

a)

human characteristics

b)

landforms and bodies of water

c)

climate conditions

d)

animal and plant life

2.

Push factors are best described as

a)

influences that motivate humans to move to a new region

b)

events that create human change within the same community

c)

events that force nations to trade with one another

d)

influences that motivate humans to migrate away from an area

3.

A region is

a)

a measure of population density

b)

an area divided by opposing culture

c)

a group of places that all share certain characteristics

d)

a group of states that were once part of the same country

4.

Which historical question would most likely be addressed by a geographer?

a)

Who was the most effective president in U.S. history?

b)

Who was most responsible for the sinking of the Titanic?

c)

How did ancient Greece's approach to democracy influence furture societies?

d)

How did Japan's proximity to the sea affect its development as a civilization?

5.

What do human geographers study?

a)

physical features of the earth

b)

types of plants and animals that live in a region

c)

people and the places where they live

d)

weather patterns of the earth

6.

Which of the following will often cause the price of a good to rise?

a)

using coupons

b)

starting a business

c)

receiving a free service

d)

creating fewer products

7.

What type of economy does the United States have?

a)

a mixed economy

b)

a market economy

c)

a command economy

d)

a traditional economy

8.

_______ is a country where the governing power lies with its citizens.

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

theocracy

9.

________ are people who interpret the past based on what

objects people have left behind

a)

geologists

b)

historians

c)

writers

d)

archaeologists

10.

The lines of _______ run north and south on a map and measure east and west of the Prime Meridian.

a)

Aatitude

b)

longitude

c)

equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

11.

Which is NOT a theme of geography?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Latitude

d)

Region

12.

Geography is the study of ________.

a)

sky

b)

Earth

c)

Humans

d)

Ground

13.

___________ tells where something is located in relation to something else on Earth.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Spatial Location

c)

Relative Location

d)

Regional Location

14.

Why are historians interested in studying past events?

a)

to find better ways to control the climate

b)

to improve the ability to travel into outer space

c)

to increase crop production in order to feed more people

d)

to understand how people solved problems that they faced

15.

Why do people study history?

a)

to understand cultural similarities and differences

b)

to figure out the distances between cities or regions

c)

to know the types of rocks that are located in an area

d)

to discover which plants and animals are native to a place

16.

Which of the following has been a negative effect from international trade?

a)

the spread of religions

b)

the spread of diseases

c)

the exchange of languages

d)

the exchange of inventions

17.

How is governing power passed down in a country ruled by a monarchy (dynasty)?

a)

by an election of religious leaders

b)

through members of the same family

c)

among a group of wealthy landowners

d)

by the people electing their representatives

18.

What is the purpose of a constitution?

a)

to break laws.

b)

to know what the laws are and enforce them.

c)

to elect rulers.

d)

to establish a national religion

19.

How does a direct democracy differ from a representative democracy?

a)

In a direct democracy, everyone can vote on all the laws and create laws. In a representative democracy, people elected someone to make decisions on your behalf.

b)

In a representative democracy, everyone can vote on all the laws and create laws. In a direct democracy, people elected someone to make decisions on your behalf.

20.

North Carolina has many different _________, such as mountains, plains, and valleys.

a)

geography

b)

environments

c)

landforms

d)

republics

21.

The first type of economic system was called the _______ system.

a)

mixed

b)

command

c)

market

d)

barter

22.

________ are people who study how people lived their daily lives, often through oral and written stories.

a)

archaeologists

b)

historians

c)

writers

d)

geologists

23.

What are the two main forms of geography?

a)

human geography and physical geography

b)

region geography and political geography

c)

landform geography and economic geography

d)

historical geography and forensic geography

24.

When studying a group of people, human geographers may look at their age, gender and race. These are all factors that make up their ___________

a)

economy

b)

government

c)

demographics

d)

civics

25.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
26.
Better education- provision is better and more accessible is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
27.
What is the best definition of culture?
a)
the total population of a particular country
b)
the spread of ideas from one region to another
c)
all of the beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a particular group
d)
the physical characteristics of a specific population
28.
Which of the following is one of the three basic economic questions?
a)
What should be produced?
b)
Where should factories be located?
c)
How much should employees be paid?
d)
How should government reduce inflation?
29.
Population Density is
a)
to leave one’s home to live in another place
b)
the geographic pattern of where people live on Earth
c)
the average number of people living within a square mile or square kilometer
d)
to enter and live in a new country
30.
Which of the following are all factors of production?
a)
land, labor, and gross domestic product
b)
labor, service industries, and capital
c)
land, labor, and capital
d)
capital, service industries, and labor
31.
What is the main reason people choose to settle in one area and not in another?
a)
They want to get away from major transportation centers.
b)
The area has sufficient resources to meet their basic needs
c)
They want to live close to friends and family
d)
The area has deep religious significance to them
32.

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.

a)

History

b)

Culture

c)

Archaeology

d)

Fossil

33.

The study of the past based on what people left behind.

a)

History

b)

Culture

c)

Archaeology

d)

Fossil

34.

A part or imprint of something that was once alive (like bones or footprints).

a)

History

b)

Culture

c)

Archaeology

d)

Fossil

35.

An account of an event created by someone who witnessed the actual event.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

d)

History

36.

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in an event.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

d)

History

37.

The study of the earth's land and features.

a)

Geography

b)

Physical Geography

c)

Human Geography

38.

The object with ancient writing that is shown in this photo is a

a)

primary source and resource

b)

primary source and artifact

c)

secondary source and resource

d)

secondary source and artifcat

39.

Which of the following subjects would interest a PHYSICAL geographer the LEAST?

a)

a place's climate

b)

a mountain range

c)

a river system

d)

a shopping mall

40.
Materials found in the earth that people need and value
a)
resources
b)
secondary sources
c)
region
d)
location