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WorksheetsJanuary Week 1 Vocabulary 8th Grade
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
Changes to land may help humans find shelter and get rid of waste, but they can harm other _________________ in the environment.
living things
non living things
clouds
pollutants
Humans litter and dump trash into freshwater and saltwater environments. This makes it _____________ for the organisms that live there.
delightful
nutritious
comfortable
unsafe
What can communities do to reduce the human footprint?
Start a community garden.
Pick up litter off the ground.
Ride public transportation or bicycles.
All the answers help.
What natural hazard occurs on slopes, hills, and mountainsides?
earthquakes
tornado
lanslides
hurricanes
Where would a hurricane most likely occur?
Appalachian Mountains
plains
coastal citites
dessert
Where would a wildfire most likely occur?
Appalachian Mountains
California
coastal citites
dessert
Where would a tornado most likely occur?
Appalachian Mountains
California
where a cold air mass meets a warm air mass
where it is always cold
The _______ Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
15th
17th
19th
What is suffrage?
the right to vote
the right to own land
the right to have slaves
Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain?
The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.
The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods
The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.
The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.
The tariff dispute brought the different parts of the country together.
TRUE
FALSE
northern states __________ tariffs because more of their products would be bought
supported
opposed
made
trumped
southern states ____________ tariffs because they bought more imported goods and would have to pay more
supported
opposed
made
trumped
a duty or a customs duty is also known as
an excise tax
a tariff
an obligation to participate
an obligation to not participate
