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5 Themes of Social Studies

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____: the story of how we got to now.

a)

Geography

b)

Culture

c)

History

d)

Economics

2.

____: the institution that makes and enforces public policies.

a)

Economy

b)

Government

c)

Culture

d)

History

3.

____: the study of the Earth's surface and connections between people and their surroundings.

a)

Government

b)

Economics

c)

Geography

d)

Culture

4.

____: the way of life for a group of people.

a)

Culture

b)

Geography

c)

History

d)

Economics

5.

____: how a society organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and resources.

a)

History

b)

Economics

c)

Culture

d)

Government

6.

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

a)

Next to the teacher's desk

b)

West of Chattanooga, TN

c)

By the church

d)

GPS Coordinates

7.

Which of the following is an example of negative human-environment interaction?

a)

Moving from Georgia to Tennessee

b)

Throwing a bottle into a lake

c)

Planting trees in a park

d)

Riding a bike on the sidewalk

8.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe our region (the Southeast)?

a)

Mountains

b)

Sweet tea

c)

Football

d)

Skiing

9.

An example of migration by choice (pull migration) is...

a)

war

b)

slavery

c)

tired of cold weather

d)

famine

10.

Which of the following is a good?

a)

an iPhone X

b)

a haircut

c)

Netflix

d)

Internet access

11.

Which of the following is a service?

a)

Buying an Xbox controller

b)

Getting a new DVD at a yardsale

c)

Buying a weedeater

d)

Mowing a lawn

12.

____: is the most prevalent (common) type of economy in the modern world.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

13.

____: an economy based on bartering (trade) instead of money.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

14.

____: an economic system in which the government controls NOTHING.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

15.

____: an economic system in which the government controls EVERYTHING.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

16.

When supply is low and demand is high, price...

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

stays the same.

17.

In the United States, the branch of government that interprets laws is...

a)

the Judicial branch.

b)

the Legislative branch.

c)

the Executive branch.

d)

Hogwarts.

18.

The theory that suggests countries started because God chose their leaders is called...

a)

Evolutionary Theory

b)

Force Theory

c)

Divine Right Theory

d)

Social Contract Theory

19.

The absence of government is called...

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Oligarchy

20.

True or False: Culture only exists at the national level.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

When supply is high and demand is low, price...

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

stays the same.

22.

Lines of latitude divide the Earth between...

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

23.

Lines of longitude divide the Earth between...

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

24.

When you have MORE of a good or service than you want or need, you have...

a)

a supply.

b)

a surplus.

c)

a service.

d)

a scarcity.

25.

When you DON'T HAVE ENOUGH of a good or service, you have...

a)

a supply.

b)

a surplus.

c)

a service.

d)

a scarcity.

26.

How much of a good or service you HAVE is called...

a)

a supply.

b)

a demand.

c)

a service.

d)

a scarcity.

27.

How much of a good or service that is WANTED is called...

a)

a supply.

b)

a demand.

c)

a service.

d)

a scarcity.