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8Ch1 Exploring Social Studies

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

this can show how something works

a)

calendar

b)

chart

c)

diagram

d)

graph

2.

can show the order of events

a)

calendar

b)

diagram

c)

time line

d)

graph

3.

break time into units and keep track of those units

a)

calendar

b)

time line

c)

graph

d)

chart

4.

present numbers visually

a)

diagram

b)

chart

c)

calendar

d)

graph

5.

present information in an organized way

a)

chart

b)

calendar

c)

time line

d)

graph

6.

a person who studies and writes about people who lived in the past called a(n)

a)

historian

b)

author

c)

geologist

d)

recorder

7.

research involves the careful collection of

a)

causes and effects

b)

challenges

c)

diagrams and charts

d)

information

8.

the terms B.C., A.D., B.C.E., and C.E. are used to

a)

add challenges

b)

date events

c)

reference textbook pages

d)

sort illustrations

9.

which pair of terms is most closely related?

a)

calendar and chronology

b)

calendar and inference

c)

diagram and challenge

d)

research and opinion

10.

a history textbook is an example of

a)

a personal record

b)

a primary resource

c)

a secondary source

d)

an oral history

11.

regions are areas that share common features

a)

true

b)

false

12.

human-environment interaction is the theme of geography that examines the creation of landforms

a)

true

b)

false

13.

a map showing population density is an example of a special purpose map

a)

true

b)

false

14.

a globe is a flat drawing of the Earth's surface

a)

true

b)

false

15.

humans sometimes change their environment to suit themselves

a)

true

b)

false

16.

which of these is the best definition of the term geography?

a)

the study of Earth

b)

the study of Earth and its people

c)

the study of Earth's history

d)

the study of people

17.

what is the name of an exact position on Earth where a geographic feature is found?

a)

absolute location

b)

physical system

c)

region system

d)

relative location

18.

which of these are common tools for a geographer?

a)

ecosystems and regions

b)

elevations and landforms

c)

maps and globes

d)

reliefs and landforms

19.

what kind of map shows water features?

a)

political

b)

elevation

c)

special purpose

d)

physical

20.

economics is the study of

a)

credit and financing

b)

people and events of the past

c)

scarcity ad use of resources

d)

Earth and its people

21.

which of these most directly forces people to choose how they will use resources?

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

opportunity costs

c)

scarcity

d)

voluntary exchange

22.

as trade takes place, the trading partners become

a)

independent

b)

interdependent

c)

scarce

d)

traditional

23.

what is the term for something lost when an economic choice is made?

a)

capital

b)

free enterprise

c)

opportunity cost

d)

tariff

24.

an example of a civil right

a)

paying taxes

b)

direct democracy

c)

freedom of the press

d)

respect of individual rights

25.

an example of a civic duty

a)

paying taxes

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative democracy

d)

freedom of the press

26.

a system where citizens elect others to make decisions

a)

representative democracy

b)

respect for individual rights

c)

paying taxes

d)

direct democracy

27.

a system where all citizens directly participate in decision making

a)

paying taxes

b)

direct democracy

c)

representative democracy

d)

freedom of the press

28.

a shared American belief

a)

respect for individual rights

b)

paying taxes

c)

freedom of the press

d)

representative democracy

29.

we study history to make better decisions about the present and future

a)

true

b)

false

30.

landform is a word meaning "human movement"

a)

true

b)

false

31.

geographers organize their area of study into themes or subjects

a)

true

b)

false

32.

capital can refer to tools, machines, buildings, or money

a)

true

b)

false

33.

the Bill of Rights is the 1st 5 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

a)

true

b)

false

34.

a textbook, history, or biography is usually this

a)

secondary source

b)

primary source

c)

confederation

d)

globe

35.

a round model of the Earth

a)

globe

b)

specialization

c)

confederation

d)

citizenship

36.

doing what one is best at

a)

specialization

b)

citizenship

c)

confederation

d)

secondary source

37.

a concept that can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome

a)

confederation

b)

globe

c)

specilization

d)

citizenship

38.

a type of government in which power resides in individual states

a)

confederation

b)

citizenship

c)

globe

d)

secondary source

39.

what is the process by which a foreign-born person can become a U.S. citizen

a)

naturalization

b)

registration

c)

voting

d)

due process

40.

which type of government is a small, elite group that hols the power

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

unitary

41.

what is true of U.S. citizens who do not fulfill their civic responsibilities?

a)

they are in danger of being arrested

b)

they are in danger of being punished

c)

they increase services to those in need

d)

they reduce the quality of life for their fellow citizens