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District assessment review 20-21

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A government ruled by a single person with no laws limiting his/her power is a:

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

2.

The picture is an example of which five themes of geography?

a)

Region

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Human/Environment interaction

3.

You do not have the right to criticize your government. You are forced to work in a factory that is owned by the government. This is an example of ____________

a)

Consitutional

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Democracy

4.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an unlimited government?

a)

There are checks and balances

b)

Citizens have power to make changes

c)

Elected officials share power

d)

Power is held by one/few leaders

5.

The continent where the least amount of cultural borrowing occurs is in?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

6.

Which ocean lies between North America and Africa?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

7.

Europe lies directly west of which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

North America

8.

One reason for limiting the power of the government is to prevent...

a)

Opinions

b)

Opposition

c)

Prisons

d)

Totalitarianism

9.

Which of the following usually results when a government becomes unlimited?

a)

Loss of military strength

b)

Loss of human rights

c)

Loss of military power

d)

Gain in international trade

10.

Which of the following is an example of a service industry?

a)

Restaurant

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Mining

d)

Farming

11.

Which is generally a characteristic of a culture that is isolated from other cultures?

a)

A wide variety of lifestyles

b)

There are few distinctions of social classes

c)

There is a large foreign born population

d)

Changes in lifestyle occur slowly

12.

Which statement about world cultures is most accurate?

a)

Isolation is decreasing among world cultures

b)

Communication is decreasing

c)

There is no any major differences among cultures

d)

The cultures of the world borrow from one another

13.

In the broadest definition, the term “culture” means that...

a)

Art museums are the only influence in culture

b)

More complex languages are found in developing societies

c)

A distinct way of living and behaving is learned by the members of a society

d)

A centralized form of government organizes and directs the economy

14.

Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristic of

a)

Constitutional monarchy

b)

Totalitarian government

c)

Democracy

d)

Limited government

15.

Unlike a market/free enterprise, in a command/communistic economy, major economic decisions are made by _________________.

a)

Consumers of goods

b)

Officials of the Government

c)

Manufacturers of goods

d)

Providers of services

16.

Which factor is most characteristic of a market economy/free enterprise?

a)

Prices are determined by supply and demand

b)

Frequent shortages of consumer goods

c)

Government control of heavy industry

d)

Lack of free enterprise

17.

The benefit of a market/free enterprise economy is that ultimately power rests with the

a)

Government

b)

Military

c)

Consumers

d)

Producers

18.

The basic problem that all economic systems must deal with is the issue of____________.

a)

Profit

b)

Scarcity

c)

Supply

d)

Demand

19.

Government that is ruled by few:

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Communism

c)

Republic

d)

Absolute monarchy

20.

Government ruled by one:

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship/Absolute monarchy

d)

Constitutional monarchy

21.

Agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and service are...

a)

Economic Systems

b)

Factors of production

c)

Economic Indicators

d)

Industries

22.

Socialism, Communism, Free Enterprise are...

a)

Economic Indicators

b)

Factors of production

c)

Economic Systems

d)

Industries

23.

GDP per capita, Infant mortality rate, Life expectancy, Literacy rates are...

a)

Economic systems

b)

Economic Indicators

c)

Industries

d)

Factors of production

24.

Entrepreneurs, Natural resources, Capital resources, Labor resources are..

a)

Factors of production

b)

Economic systems

c)

Economic indicators

d)

Industries

25.

Using the map above, which are the correct latitude and longitude coordinates of Quito, Ecuador?

a)

1°N 60°E

b)

0° 60°E

c)

0° 80°W

d)

0° 80°E

26.

Using the map above, which are the correct latitude and longitude coordinates for Mexico City, Mexico?

a)

20°N 100°E

b)

20°S 100°E

c)

20°S 100°W

d)

20°N 100°W

27.

Which of the following is the best title for the picture above?

a)

Reasons for taxation

b)

Methods of mining

c)

Ways people modify the physical environment

d)

Methods of farming

28.

What does the vertical red line on the map represent?

a)

Meridian

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Dateline

29.

What does the horizontal red line on the map represent?

a)

Meridian

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Dateline

d)

Equator