WorksheetsSocial Scientists Assessment Chpt 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What do social scientists study?
how animals hunt for food
how people live in groups
how Earth was formed
how plants grow from seeds
What kind of information do economists look for when they study the economy of a community?
the way people use resources to meet their needs and wants
where things are located in the community
how people solve problems in the community
stories people tell about the community's past
Which of the following items is a need?
toys
clothes
movies
bicycles
Which of these subjects does a geographer study?
choices people make about what to buy
natural and human features of Earth's surface
governments of cities, states, and nations
written records from a thousand years ago
Which of these is a human feature?
a forest
a hill
a house
a river
What is the main job of the government?
to produce things people need
to build towns and cities
to keep records of the past
to make and carry out rules and laws
Which social scientist would be most interested in your great-aunt's diary?
an economist
a geographer
a political scientist
a historian
What is an economist
a person who studies governments
a person who studies natural and human features of Earth's surface
the way people in a community use resources to meet their needs
a person who studies the economy
A political scientist is a social scientist who asks this question...
How are needs met?
What happened here?
Who is in charge?
What is located where?
______ study the Earth's surface to find out what physical features lie around them. They also study climate, plant and animal life.
Geographers
Economists
Historians
Political Scientists
