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First Nine Weeks Exam Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

2.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
3.
A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as: 
a)
behavior
b)
interdependence
c)
culture
d)
diffusion
5.

A monarchy is...

a)

a government ruled by a president

b)

a government ruled by a mayor

c)

a government ruled by a king or queen

d)

a government ruled by Chuck Norris

6.
Firsthand information about people or events. This includes eyewitness accounts and pictures.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
7.
Source created by someone who didn't actually witness events. Includes textbooks & biographies
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
8.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

a)

Textbook about Civil War

b)

Play of the Civl War

c)

Movie about the Civil War

d)

Journal written by Civil War soldier

9.
A website on life during Revolutionary War.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
10.

The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of:

a)

culture

b)

tundra

c)

preference

d)

region

11.
Wearing blue jeans, eating apple pie and celebrating the 4th of July is part of America's _____________
a)
Religion
b)
Karma
c)
Culture
d)
Ethnic Group
12.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
13.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

the amount of ice cream available in a city

14.

Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves) in the winter?

a)

Taiga

b)

Temperate Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Grasslands

15.

The following animals are common to which land biome?

(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen)

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

16.
Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, and West
a)
movement
b)
H.E.i
c)
place
d)
region
17.
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement.
18.
Let's meet at Walmart near the mall is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Human Interaction
c)
Place
d)
Region
19.
Sending an email to a friend about how to do something is which theme?
a)
Movement
b)
Human Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Location
20.
Fruit grown in South America is shipped to your local grocery store.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human Interaction
21.

Vast area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. (SEC sports in the South, Rocky Mountains)

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Human Interaction

22.

A location on Earth defined by it's physical characteristics (hot, humid) or human characteristics (language, buildings) . What is it like when you get there?

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Location

23.
Canada is north of the United States
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Movement
24.
The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Region
25.
The off-shore oil rigs, drilling hundreds of feet into the bedrock of the ocean floor is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
26.

A tool that helped explorers travel the oceans even with cloudy weather.

a)

a compass

b)

Star charts

c)

telescope

27.

True or False: Explorers were able to use navigational tools and technology to help them sail greater distances across the oceans.

a)

False

b)

True

28.

Using navigational tools improved all of the following except:

a)

Travel Greater Distances

b)

Trade

c)

Prevention of disease

d)

Settle on New Land and obtain more resources

29.

A group of people who settle in a new land but keep their ties to their homeland can BEST be referred to as a

a)

colony

b)

region

c)

province

d)

state

30.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

31.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
32.

The Nothwest passage was found by

a)

Magellan

b)

Cabot

c)

Hudson

d)

No one

33.

What was the name of the direct water route from the Atlantic to Pacific through North America that explorers were hoping to find?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Triangular Passage

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Middle Passage

34.

According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies existed to....

a)

provide luxury goods

b)

provide a place to rehouse convicts

c)

provide new trade routes

d)

provide raw materials

35.

Magellan's crew is credited with ________________ the globe.

a)

Flying

b)

Painting

c)

Mapping

d)

Circumnavigating

36.

What are two reasons that a small number of Spanish soldiers were able to defeat large Native American armies?

a)

lasers and light sabers

b)

nuclear tech and metal weapons

c)

metal weapons and airplanes

d)

better weapon technology and the natives being split divided among themselves

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