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Module 1: Uncovering the Past

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of history?

a)

A sports event tomorrow

b)

A speech yesterday

c)

A fossil

d)

A skyscraper that will be completed in a few years

e)

A space flight 5 years from now

2.

What is the study of the past?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

economics

d)

civics

3.

What is the study of the earth and its landforms?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

economics

d)

civics

4.

What is the study of the economy, a system of buying selling, and producing goods and services?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

economics

d)

civics

5.

What is the study of citizenship and government?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

economics

d)

civics

6.

Which is an example of a primary source?

a)

Someone's diary

b)

A wikipedia article

c)

A modern editorial on a war that took place 100 years ago

d)

A textbook

7.

Which are examples of secondary sources?

a)

Someone's diary

b)

A wikipedia article

c)

A modern editorial on a war that took place 100 years ago

d)

A textbook

8.

A source created by someone who was present for the event

a)

primary

b)

secondary

9.

a source created by someone who was NOT present for the event. Usually created many years later.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

10.

What is human geography?

a)

the study of people and the places where they live

b)

the study of landforms, and the natural features of the land's surface

11.

What is physical geography?

a)

the study of people and the places where they live

b)

the study of landforms, and the natural features of the land's surface

12.

The activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services

a)

trade

b)

economy

c)

scarcity

d)

profit

13.

A form of government in which all eligible citizens participate and make laws

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

14.

A form of government in which religious leaders hold power. Laws and government are based on religious teachings

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

15.

A form of government in which a monarch holds power or shares power with a small group

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

16.

A form of government in which a supreme leader governs with absolute power

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

17.

Archaeologist would explore

a)

A mountain range

b)

A forest or other unpopulated area

c)

the site of an ancient battle

d)

data about climate

18.

What is culture?

a)

The beliefs, customs, and practices of a group

b)

Natural resources in a region

c)

landforms, climate, and environment of a country

19.

What does a physical geographer study?

a)

people

b)

buildings

c)

secondary sources

d)

landforms

20.

It's raining today is an example of

a)

weather

b)

climate

21.

What is a service?

a)

clothing

b)

trash collection

c)

groceries

d)

toothpaste

22.

What are the four factors of production?

a)

Labor

b)

capital

c)

selling

d)

entrepreneur

e)

natural resources

23.

Traditional economy

a)

Government makes all the economic decisions

b)

Economic decisions are based on how it has been carried out in the past

c)

A mix of a market, command, and traditional economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by people looking out for their own best interests

24.

Command economy

a)

Government makes all the economic decisions

b)

Economic decisions are based on how it has been carried out in the past

c)

A mix of a market, command, and traditional economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by people looking out for their own best interests

25.

Market economy

a)

Government makes all the economic decisions

b)

Economic decisions are based on how it has been carried out in the past

c)

A mix of a market, command, and traditional economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by people looking out for their own best interests

26.

Mixed economy

a)

Government makes all the economic decisions

b)

Economic decisions are based on how it has been carried out in the past

c)

A mix of a market, command, and traditional economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by people looking out for their own best interests

27.

Which of the following is considered a service?

a)

clothing

b)

getting your haircut

c)

groceries

d)

toothpaste

28.

Which of the following is considered a good?

a)

getting your haircut

b)

going to the doctor's office

c)

a new iPhone

d)

getting tutored

29.

Which of the following is one of the four factors of production?

a)

churches

b)

universities

c)

natural resources

d)

federal governments

30.

Which of the following is considered a need?

a)

skateboards

b)

telephones

c)

television

d)

a house

31.

Which of the following is considered a want?

a)

a house

b)

water

c)

vegetables

d)

PS5

32.

Which of the following has been a negative effect from international trade?

a)

spread of religion

b)

the spread of disease

c)

the exchange of languages

d)

the exchange of inventions

33.

You have to make a choice between a brand new phone or season tickets to LSU games. You choose season tickets to LSU games. What is the opportunity cost?

a)

LSU season tickets

b)

brand new phone

34.

When there are not enough resources to meet people's wants

a)

economy

b)

scarcity

c)

profit

d)

trade

35.

a system of producing, selling, and buying goods and services

a)

economy

b)

scarcity

c)

profit

d)

trade

36.

the money an individual and business has left after paying expenses

a)

economy

b)

scarcity

c)

profit

d)

trade

37.

the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services

a)

economy

b)

scarcity

c)

profit

d)

trade

38.

What is the study of the earth and its landforms?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

economics

d)

civics

39.

What is human geography?

a)

the study of people and the places where they live

b)

the study of landforms, and the natural features of the land's surface

40.

What is physical geography?

a)

the study of people and the places where they live

b)

the study of landforms, and the natural features of the land's surface

41.

What does a physical geographer study?

a)

people

b)

buildings

c)

secondary sources

d)

landforms

42.

It's raining today is an example of

a)

weather

b)

climate

43.

Which imaginary line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Antarctic circle

d)

prime meridian

44.

Where did the earliest civilizations become established?

a)

At the north and south poles

b)

near sources of water, such as rivers

c)

in the middle of dry areas, such as deserts

d)

in the Himalaya and Rocky Mountain Ranges

45.

What is being described: a location provided by lines of latitude and longitude or by specific address

a)

Relative location

b)

Absolute location

c)

Relative dating

d)

Absolute dating

46.

What is being described: A location described in general terms. It is described using landmarks and in terms of distance of a place from another location

a)

Relative location

b)

Absolute location

c)

Relative dating

d)

Absolute dating

47.

Which statement best describes weather?

a)

Weather is the atmospheric conditions at a point in time

b)

Weather tells the amount of rain during a particular season

c)

Weather affects which plants will grow in a particular region of the earth

d)

Weather is the type of atmospheric conditions over a long period in time

48.

Match the term to the definition: the natural features of the land's surface. Such as mountains, valleys, and plains

a)

Geography

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Region

e)

Resources

49.

Match the term to the definition: materials found in the earth that people need and value

a)

Geography

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Region

e)

Resources

50.

Match the term to the definition: the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time

a)

Geography

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Region

e)

Resources

51.

Match the term to the definition: an area with one or more features that make it different from the surrounding areas

a)

Geography

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Region

e)

Resources

52.

Match the term to the definition: the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

a)

Geography

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Region

e)

Resources

53.

Which is a secondary source?

a)

diaries

b)

artifacts

c)

history textbook

d)

Ms. Q telling us about an event that happened 1,000 years ago

e)

autobiography

54.

What government type do we have in the US?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

55.

What is a service provided by governments

a)

oil exploration

b)

private banking

c)

fire departments

d)

international tourism

56.

What is a government in which all citizens participate in government and make laws?

a)

direct democracy

b)

theocracy

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatorship

57.

A monarch by birth governs with absolute power

a)

direct democracy

b)

theocracy

c)

republic

d)

monarchy

58.

a monarchy holds limited power, an elected legislature and executive run the government

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

republic

d)

theocracy

59.

A supreme leader governs with absolute power

a)

dictatorship

b)

theocracy

c)

repbulic

d)

monarchy

60.

Religious leaders hold power. Laws and government are based on religious teaching

a)

theocracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

republic

d)

monarchy

61.

citizens elect an executive and representative who participate in government and make laws

a)

republic

b)

theocracy

c)

monarchy

d)

direct democracy