wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

chpater 9 quiziz

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The smallest country in the Tropical North.

a)

Suriname

b)

Brazil

c)

French Guiana

d)

Columbia

2.

This country owns the Galapagos Islands.

a)

Suriname

b)

Ecuador

c)

Sweden

d)

Columbia

3.

Official Language of Ecuador is:

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spainish

d)

German

4.

Capital of Ecuador

a)

Bauxite

b)

Quito

c)

Tepuis

d)

Chibcha

5.

Which bodies of water are located on the coast of the tropical north?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

All of the above.

6.

Why did the Spanish originally come to the America's?

a)

To Find Gold

b)

To farm

c)

For Coffee

d)

To win a war

7.

Who competed for power after countries became independent?

a)

Business people and Landowners

b)

Landowners and Fishermen

c)

Business people and Politicans

d)

None of these

8.

This term means spread out:

a)

Sparsely populated

b)

Tepuis

c)

Chibcha

d)

Bauxite

9.

The relationships between countries in the Tropical North and United States are:

a)

The best they have ever been

b)

Improving

c)

Terrible

d)

There is no relationship

10.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
11.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
12.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
13.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
14.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
15.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
16.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
17.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
18.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
19.
This type of government is based on religion.
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
20.
This government allows citizens to elect officials and the government is split into branches.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Representative Democracy
21.
This type of government allows citizens to vote on all laws proposed.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
22.
The United States has which form of government?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Government
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
23.
What does GIS stand for?
a)
Geographic information system
b)
Global Positioning System
c)
Map Making
d)
Landforms
24.

This form of government has religious officials in charge.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

25.

This type of government has one person in charge.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Both of these answers.

26.

This type of government has the legislative branch in charge.

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Democracy

d)

Theocracy

27.

Which branch of a republic has the most power?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

All Branches are equal

28.

This is usually a transition phase between two forms of government.

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Anarchy

d)

Parliamentary Government

29.

Which branches of government does our republic have?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

All of these

30.

This man believed a democracy is the best form of government.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

31.

This man believed a dictatorship was the best form of government.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

32.

Which form of government has a king or queen.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

33.
The study of human and nonhuman features of the Earth.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Geography
c)
Latitude
d)
Region
34.

This type of economy has the people in charge.

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

35.

This type of economy has the government in charge.

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

36.

This type of economy is based on trade and past customs of a group of people.

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

37.

This is a combination of more than one type of economy.

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

38.

Which of the following is not a factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

e)

Demand

39.

This factor of production describe the physical and mental efforts of people in a business.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

40.

This is the natural resources used in a business.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship.

41.

This is the creating of a new business.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

42.

These are the tools and machines used in a business.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

43.

This describes the number of products produced.

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Economics

d)

Labor

44.

This describe the number of goods consumers want to buy.

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Labor

d)

Capital

45.

This describe what you give up when you make a purchase or a choice.

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Equilibrium

46.

The study of people and events from the past that shape our world today.

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Culture

d)

Music

47.

The study of people. places, and the environment.

a)

Geography

b)

History

c)

Economics

d)

Government

48.

The study of how laws are made, carried out, and debated.

a)

Government

b)

Economics

c)

Culture

d)

History

49.

The study of how people manage their resources.

a)

Economics

b)

History

c)

Geography

d)

Government

50.

The study of traditions, customs, and beliefs.

a)

Culture

b)

Geography

c)

Government

d)

Economics

51.

George Washington's Journal is an example of:

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Culture

d)

Economics

52.

Democracy is an example of:

a)

Government

b)

Economics

c)

Culture

d)

History

53.

Scarcity of Goods is an example of:

a)

Economics

b)

History

c)

Government

d)

Culture

54.

Music, Dance, and Literature is an example of:

a)

Culture

b)

Economics

c)

History

d)

Government

55.

Location, Region, Movement, Human-environment Interaction:

a)

Geography

b)

History

c)

Culture

d)

Government

56.

Monarchy is an example of :

a)

History

b)

Government

c)

Culture

d)

Economics

57.

Laws and Authority are an example of:

a)

Government

b)

Culture

c)

Economics

d)

Region

58.

Primary Sources

a)

History

b)

Government

c)

Culture

d)

Economics

59.

Secondary Sources:

a)

History

b)

Government

c)

Culture

d)

Economics

60.

Money is an example of :

a)

Culture

b)

Economics

c)

Government

d)

Geography

61.

Goods are an example of :

a)

Economics

b)

Government

c)

Geography

d)

Culture

62.

Physical features are examples of :

a)

Geography

b)

Culture

c)

Government

d)

History

63.

Trade is an example of :

a)

Economics

b)

Culture

c)

Geography

d)

Government

64.

Wars are an example of:

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Culture

d)

Economics

65.

Producing and exchanging goods.

a)

Economics

b)

Culture

c)

History

d)

Geography

66.
The exchange of people, goods, or ideas from one place to another
a)
Place
b)
Human/Environment interacton
c)
Region
d)
Movement
67.
An area that contains similar physical and/or human features that separate it from other areas.
a)
Place
b)
Region
c)
Absolute location
d)
human/environment interaction
68.
Where something can be found using another object or place
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
place
d)
Daylight Doughnuts
69.
The exact spot on earth something can be found
a)
relative location
b)
place
c)
absolute location
d)
where the X is on the map
70.
How people and their surroundings interact
a)
human/environment interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
71.
This theme of social studies deals with scarcity of goods:
a)
Culture
b)
Economics
c)
History
d)
Government
72.
What does GIS stand for?
a)
Geographic information system
b)
Global Positioning System
c)
Map Making
d)
Landforms

Similar Resources on Wayground

Unit 4 Political Geography

70 questions

Unit 4 Political Geography

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

APHG Unit 1 Thinking Geographically

77 questions

APHG Unit 1 Thinking Geographically

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Gov't, Economy and Trade Barriers

77 questions

Gov't, Economy and Trade Barriers

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 7th Grade

Word Within The Word Lists 1-3

75 questions

Word Within The Word Lists 1-3

quiz

Worksheet

•

3rd Grade - University

Geography Skills

70 questions

Geography Skills

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Tour of Nations: World Geography

70 questions

Tour of Nations: World Geography

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade

Fall 2025 Final Exam Study Guide

74 questions

Fall 2025 Final Exam Study Guide

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University

Spring Break GMAS Review for GA Studies

75 questions

Spring Break GMAS Review for GA Studies

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade