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Grade 7&8 Social Studies Exam (BHS) Mr Bunmi

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.
a)
culture traits
b)
 Culture 
c)
culture region
d)
ethnic group 
2.
what does population mean
a)
a measure of the number of people living in an area. 
b)
is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.
c)
is an activity or behavior in which people often take part.
d)
the total number of people in agiven area,
3.

____ includes the history of our country, language, traditions and historical remains.

a)

values

b)

society

c)

justice

d)

local council

e)

culture

4.

Members of a particular culture use _____________ to determine the right behaviour

a)

culture

b)

Values

c)

world

d)

nuclear

5.

This time period was the transformation from hunting and gathering into farming.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Early Man

c)

2018

6.

A consumer is someone who________________.

a)

Persons who use goods, services and credit in order to acquire their wants and needs.

b)

Persons who use credit goods and services only

c)

Persons who supply their wants and needs by borrowing

d)

Persons who use goods, services and credit to fulfill only the necessities of life

7.

Which of the following groups would be examples of services?

a)

Corn, utilities and school bag

b)

utilities, transportation and education

c)

transportation, mortgage and books

d)

books, school bag and furniture on higher purchase

8.

The producer

a)

is someone who creates and or sells goods and services

b)

is someone who creates and buys goods and services

c)

is someone who consumes goods and services

d)

is someone who has wants and needs

9.

Which of the following are examples of consumers?

a)

a chef cooking, a grocery store

b)

newspaper reporter and shopper

c)

A man reading a newspaper, a grocery store

d)

shopper, a girl eating dinner

10.
Which explorer sailed for France?
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Henry Hudson
11.
What are the official languages of Canada
a)
Canadian/ American
b)
English/French
c)
English/Spanish
d)
Quebec/French
12.

Which group of people were a mixture of French and Native people?

a)

Inuit

b)

Metis

c)

Cherokee

d)

First Nation

13.
What kind of houses  did the Iroquois live in?
a)
longhouses
b)
tepees
c)
tents
14.

What is "the desire or want for a product"?

a)

Demand

b)

Scarcity

c)

Supply

d)

Surplus

15.

Hannah goes to the store, and wants to get a new book. However, there aren't any books left...What is this an example of?

a)

Supply

b)

Scarcity

c)

You need a new bookstore

d)

Surplus

16.

Review : What are physical items that people want or need?

a)

Producers

b)

Goods

c)

Services

d)

Consumers

17.

Review : What are jobs that people are paid for?

a)

Producers

b)

Goods

c)

Services

d)

Consumers

18.

Review : What is somebody who produces or makes things?

a)

Producers

b)

Goods

c)

Services

d)

Consumers

19.

True or False; You can be both a producer and consumer

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Review : What are water, food, and shelter an example of?

a)

Needs

b)

Wants

c)

Fun things to have

21.

Review : What are candy, TV, and video games an example of?

a)

Needs

b)

Wants

c)

Services

22.

a society with cities, central government, job specialization, and social classes

a)

prehistory

b)

old stone age

c)

new stone age

d)

civilization

23.
“The study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology" (National Geographic). This definition best defines which of the following social studies terms?
a)
Social Studies
b)
History
c)
Social Sciences
d)
Economics
24.
"The struggle for colonies does not result only in cash losses. There were also lives lost, wars fought, and hatreds aroused which threatened new wars.Italy’s trade with her colonies in 1894-1932 was worth 5,561 million lire[about $1,100 million]. This was less than one percent of her total foreign trade in the same period. In fact, her expenditures on colonies for that time was 6,856 million lire. Obviously colonies cost more than they are worth in trade." The following quote came from Balance Sheets of Imperialism by Grover Clark which describes negative aspects of imperialism. If I wanted to study the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services during imperialism, which of the following fields of social science would I need to use?
a)
Government
b)
Culture
c)
Social Studies
d)
Economics
25.
“The set of shared values, goals, practices, and beliefs of a social group or an institution or organization” (Merriam Webster Dictionary) This definition best defines which of the following social studies terms?
a)
Economcis
b)
Culture
c)
Government
d)
Civilizations
26.
“A social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services” (Merriam Webster Dictionary) This definition best defines which of the following social studies terms?
a)
Civilizations
b)
Civics
c)
Government
d)
Economics
27.
What is the purpose of history?
a)
To describe and analyze of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
b)
To study places and the relationships between people and their environment.
c)
The purpose of history is to record and explain past events.
d)
To study the rights and duties of citizens.
28.

According to historians, the period known as modern history began about five ________.

a)

years ago

b)

decades ago

c)

centuries ago

d)

millennia ago

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