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Social Studies CBA 1 Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which social scientist studies how people use resources to meet their needs?

a)

Archeologist

b)

Economist

c)

Geographer

d)

Historian

2.

Which social scientist studies the Earth and how people use it?

a)

geographer

b)

political scientist

c)

historian

d)

economist

3.

Which social scientist studies government and power?

a)

archaeologist

b)

historian

c)

political scientist

d)

economist

4.

Which social scientist studies events and people of the past?

a)

archaeologist

b)

geographer

c)

political scientist

d)

historian

5.

Which social scientist studies how people lived long, long ago?

a)

historian

b)

economist

c)

archaeologist

d)

political scientist

6.

Archaeologists study people who lived before writing was invented, so archaeologists must hunt for and examine OBJECTS people have left behind. What are these ancient objects called?

a)

junk

b)

fossils

c)

artifacts

d)

pottery

7.

What is this called?

a)

compass

b)

clock

c)

map

d)

compass rose

8.

Why should you always read the title of any map?

a)

So that you know what type of information the map tells you.

b)

So that you know how heavy the map is.

c)

I never read the map title because it's pointless.

d)

Maps don't have titles.

9.

What is the name of the circled part of this map?

a)

title

b)

symbol

c)

compass rose

d)

legend or key

10.

What is this part of a map called?

a)

legend or key

b)

title

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

11.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

It tells you how many counties are in a state.

b)

It tells you how many miles it is to drive around the globe.

c)

It tells you how to measure distance on that map, in m. or km.

12.

Which type of map would show you the landforms of an area - mountains, rivers, lakes, plains, etc.? It shows only natural elements of an area.

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

special purpose map?

13.

Which type of map would show you a state's counties, major cities, and state capital? Note: all these things are made by people!

a)

special purpose map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

14.

Which type of map would show you specific information about an area - for example, annual rainfall totals, average temperatures, etc.?

a)

special purpose map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

15.

Lines of latitude run in which direction?

a)

north & south

b)

east & west

16.

Lines of longitude run in which direction?

a)

north & south

b)

east & west

17.

What system of government does the United States have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

18.

The state of Texas is located in which two hemispheres?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Northern & Western

c)

Northern & Eastern

d)

Southern & Western

19.

Texas is located on which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

d)

Europe

20.

Which of these are ways that Texans can change their environment to meet their need for water?

a)

Damming up rivers to create lakes called reservoirs

b)

Digging wells to pump water from the aquifer

c)

Buying bottled water at the grocery store.

d)

Digging canals to bring water from nearby lakes to water their crops

e)

Watering their garden with a hose.

21.

Which region o f Texas is the wettest?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plain

22.

Which branch of government decides if people have broken the law?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

23.

Which region o f Texas is the driest?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plain

24.

What is the name of our economic system?

a)

Communism

b)

Free Enterprise System

c)

USS Enterprise System

d)

Democracy

25.

Which branch of government carries out the laws?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

26.

Who invented the microchip?

a)

Jack Kilby

b)

Michael DeBakey

c)

Millie Hughes-Fulford

d)

Albert Einstein

27.

Who was the famous heart doctor who created an artificial heart?

a)

Jack Kilby

b)

Michael DeBakey

c)

Millie Hughes-Fulford

d)

Albert Einstein

28.

Who was an astronaut and did research on the effects of space travel on the human body?

a)

Barbara Jordan

b)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

c)

Millie Hughes-Fulford

d)

Ann Richards

29.

What is a philanthropist?

a)

someone who lives in Philadelphia

b)

someone who gives away money to help others

c)

someone who risks money to start a business

d)

someone who makes goods in a factory or owns a factory

30.

The President is part of which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

31.

What is a manufacturer?

a)

someone who makes mannequins

b)

someone who gives away money to help others

c)

someone who risks money to start a business

d)

someone who makes goods in a factory or owns a factory

32.

What is an entrepreneur?

a)

someone who loves French food

b)

someone who gives away money to help others

c)

someone who risks money to start a business

d)

someone who studies how people lived long ago

33.

Which branch of government makes the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

34.

The Senate and the House of Representatives are part of which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

35.

What economic system has these characteristics: voluntary exchange, private property, profit motive and economic freedom?

a)

Free Enterprise System

b)

Communism

c)

Monarchy

d)

The Money System

36.

If you are a farmer and you grow crops like corn, wheat, or potatoes, you are in which industry?

a)

Carpentry

b)

Agriculture

c)

High Tech

d)

Aerospace

37.

A country with a democracy selects their leader by:

a)

No one selects the leaders - someone takes power by force.

b)

Leaders are born into power.

c)

The people vote for their leaders.

d)

The leaders are a king or queen.

38.

Which famous document explained why the colonies no longer wanted to be ruled by Great Britain?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

39.

Which famous document listed the freedoms guaranteed to the American people by law?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

40.

What is the capital of Texas?

a)

Austin

b)

Dallas

c)

Houston

d)

Lubbock

41.

Where would you find oil/petroleum?

a)

Midland and Odessa

b)

Austin

c)

El Paso

d)

Brownsville

42.

Which river separates Mexico from Texas?

a)

Sabine RIver

b)

Red River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

43.

Which river is near the Texas/Oklahoma border?

a)

Sabine RIver

b)

Red River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

44.

What state is C?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Arkansas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Oklahoma

45.

What state is B?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Arkansas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Oklahoma

46.

What state is A?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Arkansas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Oklahoma

47.

Which letter indicates the country of Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

Which social scientist would study elections and our democracy?

a)

economist

b)

political scientist

c)

historian

d)

geographer

49.

Which social scientist would study maps and globes?

a)

economist

b)

archaeologist

c)

historian

d)

geographer

50.

Which social scientist would study ancient pottery, jewelry, and tools?

a)

political scientist

b)

archaeologist

c)

historian

d)

geographer

51.

Which social scientist would study diaries, journals, and books?

a)

political scientist

b)

economist

c)

historian

d)

geographer

52.

Which social scientist would study bills, receipts, paychecks?

a)

economist

b)

political scientist

c)

historian

d)

geographer

53.
The Pueblo shelters were made of _____________ and could be several stories high.
a)
Buffalo 
b)
Pottery
c)
Adobe
d)
Wood
54.
Which tribe was known for farming and lived in the Piney Woods of the Coastal Plains? 
a)
Pueblo
b)
Caddo
c)
Karankawa
d)
Comanche
55.
In which Texas Region did the Pueblo live?
a)
Gulf Coastal Plains
b)
Desert
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
High Plains
56.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
57.

This Native American Tribe lived in cone-shaped homes and rules themselves with a Confederacy

a)

Karankawa

b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
58.
The Karankawa made ______________________ to help them fish.
a)
Boxes
b)
Blankets
c)
Dugout Canoes
d)
Sailboats
59.
Name the land bridge the first Americans might have crossed over into North America during the Ice Age:
a)
Artifact
b)
Mammoth Bridge
c)
Beringia
d)
Quarries

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