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Think like a Historian

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

information from someone who did not witness an event

a)

secondary source

b)

primary source

2.

the study of past events

a)

history

b)

historian

3.

a sequence of events in the order that they happened

a)

timeline

b)

chronological order

4.

information from someone who witnessed an event

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

5.

a person who studies the events of the past

a)

history

b)

historian

6.

a diagram listing important events within a particular historical period

a)

timeline

b)

chronological order

7.

First-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Sourcing

d)

contextualizing

8.

Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Sourcing

d)

Contextualizing

9.

Which of the following are examples of secondary sources? (Select all the correct answers.)

a)

encyclopedias

b)

biographies

c)

commentaries

d)

textbooks

10.

A sequence of events in time are called a

a)

chronology

b)

artifact

c)

question

d)

sourcing

11.
What continent is letter A?
a)
North America
b)
South America 
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
12.
What continent is letter C?
a)
Antarctica 
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
13.
What continent is letter D?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
14.
What continent is letter E?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
15.
What continent is letter F?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
South America
16.
What continent is letter G?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
North America
17.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
18.
Which continent to you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
Africa
19.
What ocean is letter B? 
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
20.
What ocean is letter C? 
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
21.
What ocean is letter A? 
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
22.
What ocean is letter D? 
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
23.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
24.
Explains what the symbols on a map represent
a)
Bar Scale
b)
Map Key/Legend
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Parallels
25.

Ocean labeled #12

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Northern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

26.

Ocean labeled #11

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

27.

Ocean labeled #9

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

28.

Ocean labeled #10

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

29.

Ocean labeled #8

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Antarctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

30.

This ocean borders Antarctica

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

31.

This ocean is located in the middle east

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Middle Eastern Ocean

32.

This is the largest continent:

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

33.

Which 2 continents are considered being in the "western world"?

a)

Europe and Asia

b)

North America and South America

c)

Antarctica and Europe

d)

North America and Europe

34.
What do we use to find absolute location?
a)
latitude and longitude
b)
the equator and international dateline
c)
a GPS and an XLP
d)
landmarks and distances
35.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
36.
Relative location is:
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location, not specific
d)
a specific place:
37.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
d)
uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area
38.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
39.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
40.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
41.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?
a)
place
b)
location
c)
history
d)
human-environment interaction
42.
Which of the following are examples of the human features of a place?
a)
traditions and population
b)
occupations and language
c)
education and cultures
d)
all of the above
43.
The theme of geography that answers the question “How do goods, ideas, and people get  from one area to another is called ?
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
44.
The theme of geography that describes what it is like to live there using an area’s physical and  human characteristics is
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement

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