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North America

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of democracy?

a)

economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits

b)

form of government in which citizens hold political power

c)

economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions

d)

form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen

2.

What is the definition of constitution?

a)

system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized

b)

economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions

c)

form of government in which citizens hold political power

d)

a climate with little or no rain

3.

What is the definition of monarchy?

a)

economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems

b)

system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized

c)

area with limited vegetations, such as moss and shrubs

d)

form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen

4.

What is the definition of authoritarian?

a)

a climate with moderate temperatures

b)

a form of government in which the leader is a person elected by citizens; citizens do not vote directly on issues

c)

government in which all power is held by a single person or a small group

d)

form of government in which citizens hold political power

5.

What is the definition of republic?

a)

a form of government in which the leader is a person elected by citizens; citizens do not vote directly on issues

b)

economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions

c)

system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organizeda

d)

a climate with generally warm temperatures because of its location near the Equator

6.

What is the definition of command economy?

a)

form of government in which citizens hold political power

b)

economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions

c)

economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems

d)

area with limited vegetations, such as moss and shrubs

7.

What is the definition of market economy?

a)

system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized

b)

economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions

c)

economy in which individual consumers and producers make all economic decisions

d)

a climate with generally warm temperatures because of its location near the Equator

8.

What is the definition of mixed economy?

a)

economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems

b)

form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen

c)

economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits

d)

a climate with moderate temperatures

9.

What is the definition of traditional economy?

a)

a climate with moderate temperatures

b)

area with limited vegetations, such as moss and shrubs

c)

economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits

d)

form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen

10.

What is the definition of tundra?

a)

form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen

b)

a climate with moderate temperatures

c)

area with limited vegetations, such as moss and shrubs

d)

economy in which individual consumers and producers make all economic decisions

11.

What is the definition of temperate?

a)

economy in which individual consumers and producers make all economic decisions

b)

a climate with moderate temperatures

c)

a climate with little or no rain

d)

system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized

12.

What is the definition of tropical?

a)

a climate with generally warm temperatures because of its location near the Equator

b)

a form of government in which the leader is a person elected by citizens; citizens do not vote directly on issues

c)

a climate with moderate temperatures

d)

system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized

13.

What is the definition of arid?

a)

a climate with moderate temperatures

b)

a form of government in which the leader is a person elected by citizens; citizens do not vote directly on issues

c)

a climate with little or no rain

d)

economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits

14.

There are 3 branches that provide checks and balances of power.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The US is a Democratic Republic.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The President has ultimate authority.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

There are multiple levels of government in the US.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

There is only one Supreme Court in the US.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Citizens vote for their leaders. Citizens have the ability to remove leaders from power. Powers of leaders are usually limited.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Authoritarian

20.

Country is ruled by a king or queen. Power is often inherited by family members. Powers of the ruler can be limited or unlimited.

a)

Democracy

b)

Authoritarian

c)

Monarchy

21.

All power is held by a single person or small group. The government controls all aspects of life. The powers are unlimited.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Authoritarian

22.

What is 1?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Sierra Madres

23.

What is 2?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Sierra Madres

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Appalachian Mountains

24.

What is 3?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Rocky Mountains

25.

What is 4?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Sierra Madres

d)

Mississippi River

26.

What is 5?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Sierra Madres

27.

What is 6?

a)

Sierra Madres

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Atlantic Ocean

28.

What is 7?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

29.

What is 8?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

30.

What is 9?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

31.

What is 10?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Arctic Ocean

32.

What is 11?

a)

Sierra Madres

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Arctic Ocean

33.

What is 12?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

34.

What is 13?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Bering Strait/Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

35.

What is 14?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

36.

What is 1?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Cuba

37.

What is 2?

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Canada

38.

What is 3?

a)

Cuba

b)

United States

c)

Haiti

d)

Mexico

39.

What is 4?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Guatemala

c)

Panama

d)

Costa Rica

40.

What is 5?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Belize

c)

El Salvador

d)

Panama

41.

What is 6?

a)

Belize

b)

El Salvador

c)

Costa

d)

Ecuador

42.

What is 7?

a)

Belize

b)

Ecuador

c)

Honduras

d)

Guatemala

43.

What is 8?

a)

Honduras

b)

Nicaragua

c)

El Salvador

d)

Panama

44.

What is 9?

a)

Panama

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Ecuador

d)

Guatemala

45.

What is 10?

a)

Panama

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Ecuador

d)

Belize

46.

What is 11?

a)

Haiti

b)

Cuba

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Bahamas

47.

What is 12?

a)

Bahamas

b)

Jamaica

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

48.

What is 13?

a)

Haiti

b)

Cuba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Dominican Republic

49.

What is 14?

a)

Haiti

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Bahamas

d)

Cuba

50.

What is 15?

a)

Cuba

b)

Jamaica

c)

Bahamas

d)

Haiti