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Unit 1 Skills and Sources

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection or experience with it.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Political Spectrum

d)

Confirmation Bias

2.

Describe, summarize, or discuss information or details originally presented in another source; meaning the author, in most cases, did not participate in the event.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Confirmation Bias

d)

Political Spectrum

3.

How many Continents and Major Oceans is our planet made of?

a)

4 Continents, 7 Oceans

b)

7 Continents, 5 Oceans

c)

5 Continents, 7 Oceans

d)

7 Continents, 4 Oceans

4.

Type of graphs that typically have both an X and Y axis to represent numbers and categories of information.

a)

Bar and Pie

b)

Pie and Line

c)

Line and Bar

d)

Scale and Bar

5.

What are the oceans to the EAST and SOUTH of Asia?

a)

Atlantic and Indian

b)

Pacific and Indian

c)

Atlantic and Pacific

d)

Indian and Artic

6.

What are the oceans to the WEST and EAST of Africa?

a)

Pacific and Indian

b)

Indian and Artic

c)

Pacific and Indian

d)

Atlantic and Indian

7.

What large continent lies south of Europe?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

8.

Government should create more equality, Big Government, increase taxes, more programs. Pro-Choice, Gun Control, Environment.

a)

Liberal/Democratic

b)

Moderate/Centerist

c)

Conservative/Repubican

9.

Limited Government, Capitalism, Decrease Taxes, Pro-Life, Military, Traditional belief systems

a)

Liberal/Democratic

b)

Moderate/Centrist

c)

Conservative/Republican

10.

Economic Belief that follows a Laissez-Faire rule: Economic systems should take own course without the influence of government officials. Individuals work for their own self-interest.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

11.

Economic system which holds the belief that society should collectively own production, resources and services so that it is more equal. Government maintains control by making decisions for citizens.

a)

Captialism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

12.

In a capitalist society such as the U.S. everyone is equal.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Economic System somewhere between Communism and Capitalism. Holds the belief that the means of production and resources should be controlled by the Government but other social factors like wages can vary, they are NOT equally distributed.

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

14.

Communism is an extreme form of Socialism.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In order to be aware or on the look out for BIAS by OMISSION, one should become knowledgeable of the multiple perspectives(both Liberal & Conservative views) on particular topics.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

An informational source that only includes "experts" from one position on the topic. Look for this type of bias by confirming/questioning the affiliation or relationship of said "experts".

a)

Bias by Spin

b)

Bias by Labeling

c)

Bias by Omission

d)

Bias by Selection of Sources

17.

A person who favors particular social media or news media organizations which confirm their entrenched beliefs and does not regularly seek out evidence from a varying perspective may have a _____________ bias.

a)

Confirmation Bias

b)

Spin Bias

c)

Bias Labeling

d)

Bias of Omission

18.

You can identify _______ bias by looking for misleading identifications or authors who place whole groups into small, one-sided categories.

a)

Spin

b)

Omission

c)

Source Selection

d)

Labeling

19.

When a story reflects one interpretation of an event to the exclusion of a second or different interpretation, this could be __________ bias.

a)

Spin

b)

Omission

c)

Source Selection

d)

Labeling

20.

A person can broaden their worldview and become more empathetic towards other viewpoints by:

a)

Choosing to only watch CNN for news

b)

Choosing to be biased

c)

Choosing to get news from multiple sources

d)

Choosing to believe all sources of information

21.

What continent is West of Asia and North of Africa?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

22.

Which continent is East of Europe?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

23.

Which continent is the smallest?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

24.

The river located in the country of Egypt, located in Northern Africa.

a)

Tigris River

b)

Pearl River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Nile River

25.

Longest river in Asia, surrounds the most economically developed regions of China, starts in the Tibet Plateau and empties into the East China Sea near Shanghai.

a)

Pearl River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Nile River

26.

River known for being a part of extensive trade because of its location and its multiple tributaries that make up the delta region. Today the river is dredged to allow for cargo transports.

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Pearl River

d)

Amazon River