wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Social Studies Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The head of a parliamentary government is the _______________.

a)

King

b)

Prime minister

c)

President

d)

Speaker

2.

Which factor is most often used to determine a person’s standard of living?

a)

literacy rate

b)

age

c)

religion

d)

ethnic group

3.

How does polluted water affect an area or region?

a)

Harms the habitat of fish

b)

Is unsafe for people to drink

c)

Contaminates food sources

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of these rivers run through Africa?

a)

Mekong

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Congo

5.

The head of a presidential government is the _______________.

a)

King

b)

Prime minister

c)

President

d)

Speaker

6.

The Prime Minister of a parliamentary system is selected by ____________.

a)

Parliament (Legislature)

b)

King

c)

President

d)

The people (Election)

7.

What does investment in entrepreneurship promote?

a)

Economic growth through the creation of businesses

b)

Higher literacy rates

c)

Lower death rate

d)

Economic growth through the government control of businesses

8.

A tax on imported goods

a)

tariff

b)

embargo

c)

quota

d)

poll tax

9.

Bartering is a common feature that is found in __________ economies.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Control

d)

Market

10.

What country located in North Africa, this country contains the Suez Canal, the Nile River, and the pyramids.

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

South Africa

d)

DRC

11.

Buildings, machinery, equipment, vehicles and tools that an organization uses to produce goods or services in order to produce consumer goods and goods for other businesses.


https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalgoods.asp#ixzz5FXBO3ZIu

a)

Capital goods

b)

Services

c)

Investments

d)

Entrepreneurs

12.

The collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets ofindividuals that can be used to create economic value for theindividuals, their employers, or their community:

a)

Human Capital

b)

Services

c)

Investments

d)

Entrepreneurs

13.

Which feature is NOT favorable for entrepreneurs?

a)

Operates a strong stock market

b)

Strong private property protections

c)

Few barriers to starting a new business

d)

Foreign direct investment encouraged

e)

Most businesses are state-owned

14.

Which of these is a major cause of deforestation in Africa?

a)

Growing population in need of more farmland

b)

Increasing rainfall

c)

Less economic development

d)

Higher literacy rates

15.

How did Islam spread to eastern Africa?

a)

Trade with merchants

b)

Missionaries

c)

Slavery

d)

New royal families

16.

Which is NOT one of the three basic economic questions?

a)

What to produce

b)

How to produce

c)

For whom to produce

d)

Where to produce

17.

Which African countries have a desert climate in some of their territory?

a)

DR Congo

b)

Egypt

c)

Kenya

d)

Sudan

e)

South Africa

18.

Which better describes a pure market economy?

a)

total government control

b)

total market control

19.

Which better describes a pure command economy?

a)

total government control

b)

total market control

20.

What would be the BEST title for the image?

a)

Kurdish Dream for Homeland

b)

Country of the Kurds

c)

Partial Control of Kurdish territories

d)

Mesopotamia

21.

Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?

a)

Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust

b)

Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire concluding WWI

c)

Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora

d)

Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII

22.

Palestine: __________ ; USSR: Russia

a)

Syria

b)

Iraq

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Israel

23.

US is attacked on September 11th, 2001 US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government


Which of the events is described in the list?

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

Invasion of Afghanistan

d)

World War II

24.

Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?

a)

Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

b)

The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

c)

Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

d)

Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

25.

Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria

Kurdish nationalism

Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict


Which THEME unites the items above?

a)

US Involvement in the Middle East

b)

Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East

c)

Conflicts prior to WWI

d)

Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

26.

Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?

a)

WWI

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Balfour Declaration

d)

Jewish Diaspora

27.

The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

28.

Diaspora ----> Zionism ----> ____________ ----> Establishment of Israel


Which event is missing from the timeline above?

a)

Six Day War

b)

Kurdish Nationalism

c)

WWI

d)

Holocaust

29.

Why is the US involved in the Middle East?

a)

protection against terrorism and oil interests

b)

so we can spread western influence on the eastern world

c)

to acquire colonies

d)

to enhance trade agreements

30.

Why are the Sunni and Shia in conflict in Iraq and Syria today?

  • more than 1 correct answer
a)

The Shia believe the leader should be Muhammad's bloodline and the Sunni do not.

b)

The Sunni are the minority group that are more strict.

c)

The Sunni believe Christ is divine while the Shia do not.

d)

They were lumped together reluctantly after WWI.

31.

Who was upset with with the Balfour Declaration and increased momentum of the Zionist movement?

a)

Shia Muslims

b)

Israeli Jews

c)

Palestinian Arabs

d)

Kurds

32.
Through which country below do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Afghanistan
33.
What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 
a)
Countries must pay too much for their water.
b)
Dams limit the water available further downstream. 
c)
Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation
d)
Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers. 
34.
The building of dams in Turkey has negatively impacted which of the following countires? 
a)
Syria and Iraq
b)
Syria and Egypt 
c)
Jordan and Iraq
d)
Iraq and Pakistan
35.
Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?
a)
The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
b)
The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
c)
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
d)
The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. 
36.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
37.
Which of these natural resources is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?
a)
Water
b)
Coal
c)
Iron
d)
Oil
38.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Strait of Hormuz
39.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
40.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
41.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
42.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Jordan River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Arabian Sea
43.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
44.
Most of the oil in the Middle East is found in countries located around the...
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
45.
What country does letter B represent? 
a)
Syria
b)
Egypt
c)
Israel
d)
Yemen
46.
What is the most important environmental issue facing countries in SW Asia?
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Desalination surplus
c)
Overpopulation
d)
Scarcity of Fresh Water
47.
How have the major rivers in SW Asia become part of political conflict?
a)
Many rivers dry up in the summer.
b)
The rivers have nothing to do with conflict in the area.
c)
Most countries do not allow water to be taken out of rivers for irrigation.
d)
Several countries have built dams along their portion of the river, cutting off water to those downstream.
48.

Select the man made feature present in the image provided.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Ismailia

49.
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
a)
The Suez Canal is Iraq’s only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf
b)
. The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf
c)
. The Suez Canal makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea without having to sail around the continent of Africa.
d)
The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it less expensive to ship products to other parts of Southwest Asia
50.
Which is marked with a "9"
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Gaza Strip
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River