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Class of Champions - Social Studies

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The story of the past that shapes our world today is

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Political Science

d)

Economics

2.

The study of physical features and how humans interact with them is

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Political Science

d)

Economics

3.

What kind of relationship do humans and their environment have?

a)

Humans must adapt to their environment.

b)

The environment never changes, so humans do not need to adapt to it.

c)

Nature always works with human action.

d)

Human action always corresponds with nature.

4.

Using latitude and longitude to find a location is an example of _____________.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

5.

Describing the location of a place in relation to another place _____________.

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

6.

Which of the following would be considered a physical geography characteristic of Russia?

a)

Slavic languages

b)

Diverse traditions and customs

c)

Volga River length

d)

Densely populated urban areas

7.

The study of different types of government

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Political Science

d)

Economics

8.

What is the term that describes how citizens’ actions impact the community?

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Civic Life

d)

Economics

9.

_______ is located north of Africa and accounts for the westernmost portion of the Eurasian landmass.

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antartica

d)

North America

10.

Europe is bordered to the west by the __________ Ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

11.

Europe is bordered to the north by the __________ Ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

12.

Europe is bordered to the south by the __________.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Indian

13.

Europe’s easternmost land boundary is the _____ Mountains.

a)

Ural

b)

Alps

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Rocky

14.

The __________ mountains form the border between Spain and France.

a)

Ural

b)

Alps

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Rocky

15.

The ____ are located in Southern Europe and divide Italy and Switzerland

a)

Ural

b)

Alps

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Rocky

16.

The ______________ is a waterway located along the northwest of the continent between France and the United Kingdom.

a)

English Channel

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

17.

The ____________ flows northward from the Swiss Alps through Germany and empties into the North Sea off the coast of Denmark.

a)

English Channel

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

18.

The __________________ is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga in Russia.

a)

English Channel

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

19.

The __________________ is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga in Russia.

a)

English Channel

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

20.

The ________________ is the largest uninterrupted expanse of plains (i.e., mountain-free landform) on Earth.

a)

European Play

b)

European Plan

c)

European Plane

d)

European Plain

21.

The Pyrenees are the northern border of the

a)

Italian Peninsula

b)

Balkan Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

22.

The shaded area identifies which country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Ukraine

23.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

United Kingdom

24.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Ukraine

25.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

United Kingdom

26.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

France

b)

Gernany

c)

Spain

d)

Ukraine

27.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

United Kingdom

28.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Ukraine

29.

What landform is this?

a)

Ural Mts.

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Balkan Peninsula

d)

Pyrenees Mts.

30.

The shaded area identifies which European country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Ukraine

31.
Which physical feature is pictured?
a)
Danube River
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Alps
d)
Pyrenees
32.
What physical feature is pictured?
a)
Danube River
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Alps
d)
Pyrenees
33.
What physical feature is pictured?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Kamchatka Peninsula
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
34.
What physical feature is pictured?
a)
Siberia
b)
Baltic Sea
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Lake Baikal
35.
What physical feature is pictured?
a)
North Sea
b)
Volga River
c)
Rhine River
d)
Strait of Gibraltar
36.
The _________________ is a body of saltwater that separates Europe from Africa.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Caspian Sea
37.

Europe is composed of _______ sovereign states.

a)

50

b)

47

c)

75

d)

5

38.

Toxic rain which results when noxious gases are released into the atmosphere and mix with water molecules

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Smog

c)

Purple Rain

d)

Greenhouse gasses

39.

An atmospheric phenomenon whereby vehicle exhaust and factory smoke combine with fog.

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Smog

c)

Acidic Rain

d)

Ozone gasses

40.

Located in northern Ukraine, site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history

a)

Chernobyl

b)

Moscow

c)

Berlin

d)

London

41.

The resettling of irradiated particles released into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion

a)

fallout

b)

blast zone

c)

Area 51

d)

Danger Zone

42.

Suitable for farming

a)

Arable

b)

Fallow

c)

Soggy

d)

Grassy

43.

Permanently frozen soil

a)

Permafrost

b)

Semifrost

c)

Solidfrost

d)

Aerofrost

44.

An industrialized area of a city or town

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

d)

agricultural

45.

__________ is made up of people and institutions in a society with the authority to make laws and enforce them with the intention to protect citizens.

a)

Politics

b)

History

c)

Governance

d)

Government

46.

__________ is made up of people and institutions in a society with the authority to make laws and enforce them with the intention to protect citizens.

a)

Politics

b)

History

c)

Governance

d)

Government

47.

__________ is a process through which people with different opinions reach decisions that are agreed upon and enforced.

a)

Politics

b)

History

c)

Governance

d)

Government

48.

A _________ is a determination reached after consideration of alternatives and choosing the most attractive option.

a)

Decision

b)

Predetermination

c)

Fact

d)

Focus

49.

_________ is the study of how decisions are made about how to distribute limited resources in order to satisfy our unlimited wants.

a)

Economics

b)

History

c)

Politics

d)

Environmentalism

50.

__________ is the study of different types of governments and how they help their citizens.

a)

Political Science

b)

Psychology

c)

Geography

d)

Philosophy

51.

______________ is important for how humans choose to survive in their environment.

a)

Human/environment interaction

b)

History

c)

Culture

d)

Tradition

52.

_______ is the story of successes and failures from the past that shaped our world today.

a)

Science

b)

History

c)

Mathematics

d)

English

53.

__________ is when people, goods, or ideas travel from one location to another.

a)

Movement

b)

Communication

c)

Transportation

d)

Commerce

54.

_________ location uses other locations to compare distances somewhere else.

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

55.

_________ location uses latitude, measuring lines on a map marking north or south, and longitude, measuring lines on a map marking east or west, to find an exact location.

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

56.

__________ are areas with distinctive human and/or physical characteristics.

a)

Location

b)

Shape

c)

Regions

d)

Places

57.

_______ can be defined by either human geography or physical geography.

a)

Location

b)

Shape

c)

Region

d)

Places

58.

__________ describes where a place is on Earth in two different ways.

a)

Location

b)

Shape

c)

Region

d)

Place

59.

Before speaking, which of these following should you consider?

a)

Is it true?

b)

Is it kind?

c)

Is it necessary?

d)

All of the above?

60.

The _____________________ of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.

a)

Location

b)

Governance

c)

Culture

d)

Scarcity