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WorksheetsUnit 1 Skills and Sources
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection or experience with it.
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Political Spectrum
Confirmation Bias
Describe, summarize, or discuss information or details originally presented in another source; meaning the author, in most cases, did not participate in the event.
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Confirmation Bias
Political Spectrum
How many Continents and Major Oceans is our planet made of?
4 Continents, 7 Oceans
7 Continents, 5 Oceans
5 Continents, 7 Oceans
7 Continents, 4 Oceans
Type of graphs that typically have both an X and Y axis to represent numbers and categories of information.
Bar and Pie
Pie and Line
Line and Bar
Scale and Bar
What are the oceans to the EAST and SOUTH of Asia?
Atlantic and Indian
Pacific and Indian
Atlantic and Pacific
Indian and Artic
What are the oceans to the WEST and EAST of Africa?
Pacific and Indian
Indian and Artic
Pacific and Indian
Atlantic and Indian
What large continent lies south of Europe?
Asia
Africa
South America
Australia
Government should create more equality, Big Government, increase taxes, more programs. Pro-Choice, Gun Control, Environment.
Liberal/Democratic
Moderate/Centerist
Conservative/Repubican
Limited Government, Capitalism, Decrease Taxes, Pro-Life, Military, Traditional belief systems
Liberal/Democratic
Moderate/Centrist
Conservative/Republican
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.
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
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.
Captialism
Communism
Socialism
In a capitalist society such as the U.S. everyone is equal.
True
False
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.
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism is an extreme form of Socialism.
True
False
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.
True
False
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".
Bias by Spin
Bias by Labeling
Bias by Omission
Bias by Selection of Sources
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.
Confirmation Bias
Spin Bias
Bias Labeling
Bias of Omission
You can identify _______ bias by looking for misleading identifications or authors who place whole groups into small, one-sided categories.
Spin
Omission
Source Selection
Labeling
When a story reflects one interpretation of an event to the exclusion of a second or different interpretation, this could be __________ bias.
Spin
Omission
Source Selection
Labeling
A person can broaden their worldview and become more empathetic towards other viewpoints by:
Choosing to only watch CNN for news
Choosing to be biased
Choosing to get news from multiple sources
Choosing to believe all sources of information
What continent is West of Asia and North of Africa?
Europe
Australia
North America
Antarctica
Which continent is East of Europe?
Africa
South America
Antarctica
Asia
Which continent is the smallest?
Africa
Europe
Australia
Antarctica
The river located in the country of Egypt, located in Northern Africa.
Tigris River
Pearl River
Amazon River
Nile River
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.
Pearl River
Yangtze River
Amazon River
Nile River
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.
Yangtze River
Mississippi River
Pearl River
Amazon River
