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WorksheetsFoundations of Social Studies
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of these is a theme of geography?
Movement
Migration
Region
Religion
Human-Environment Interaction
Which of these is NOT a theme of geography?
Location
Place
Latitude
Movement
When a living thing moves into a place, they are an:
Immigrant
Elevator
Usurper
Obstacle
The (a) is the line of latitude that runs around the middle of the earth, like a belt.
Which of these are absolute locations?
Saying what a place is near
An address
Describing a place's surroundings
Map coordinates
Which of these are relative locations?
Saying what a place is near
An address
Describing a place's surroundings
Map coordinates
True or False: Humans are always negative to their environment.
True
False
Which of these is an example of a positive human-environment interaction?
Polluting
Recycling
Cutting down trees
Poisoning weeds
Tornadoes, hurricanes, landslides, floods, and earthquakes are all examples of:
Region
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Which of these is a human feature (or characteristic) of a place?
A building
A forest
A mountain
A lake
The Cumberland Falls is a natural waterfall in southern Kentucky. What sort of feature is the waterfall?
Absolute location
Human-Environment Interaction
Line of longitude
Physical feature (characteristic)
A (a) is a place on earth with a unifying or similar characteristic.
Which type of map would use natural colors?
Physical
Political
Which type of map would use bright colors to differentiate specific regions?
Physical
Political
Which type of map shows landforms and physical characteristics?
Physical
Political
Which type of map is used to show different states, countries, cities, etc?
Physical
Political
Which of these would be labeled NEWS for the cardinal directions?
Symbols
Compass Rose
Legend
Prime Meridian
To understand what all of the (a) on a map mean, you should look at the map's key.
To understand what all of the symbols on a map mean, you should look at the map's (a) .
Maps are obviously smaller than the real world. What do we call the measurement tool used on a map to understand the actual size?
Scale
Legend
Location
Parallels
Lines of latitude run ______________ but measure ________________.
up and down; east and west
side to side; north and south
side to side; east and west
up and down; north and south
Lines of longitude run ______________ but measure ________________.
up and down; east and west
side to side; north and south
side to side; east and west
up and down; north and south
Choose all the primary sources from below.
An interview of Rosa Parks about the Civil Rights movement
An ancient history textbook
A movie made about George Washington
Video footage of Hurricane Katrina
A newspaper article next month about 9/11
Choose all the secondary sources from below.
An interview of Rosa Parks about the Civil Rights movement
An ancient history textbook
A movie made about George Washington
Video footage of Hurricane Katrina
A newspaper article next month about 9/11
What makes a primary source?
It had to be there during the event.
They heard about it from someone else.
They learned about it from another source.
Are primary sources always better than secondary?
Yes.
Only if they were there.
No, it's easier to learn from a history teacher or textbook than original documents.
No, they never are.
What is a government?
A bunch of arguing old people
2 opposing sides that compete over an election every 4 years
A place's leaders who create and enforce laws to protect its citizens.
A set of beliefs about how the world was created.
The reason we need a government is that if people can do something, no matter how bad, without consequences or punishments, they (a) do it.
Which type of government has only one leader?
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
Which type of government is ruled by the people?
Empire
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Which type of government is ruled by elected leaders?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Republic
Theocracy
Which type of government is ruled by a small group?
Empire
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
An empire is a kingdom or nation that ______________.
expands.
ends.
elects leaders.
worships their king.
A theocracy mixes government with...
a monarchy.
elections.
religion.
geography.
Geography is the study of the (a) and everything that lives on it.
What is a good acronym for remembering the elements of culture?
GRAPES
HEIMPLR
NASA
TERAWOOD
A system of beliefs is one's (a) .
Movies, TV, and music are all examples of art.
True
False
If supply of an item goes down, the demand goes...
up.
down.
nowhere.
sometimes up, and sometimes down.
If there are too many iPhones made, the demand will go...
down.
up.
nowhere.
sometimes down, sometimes up.
Which of these is in the correct order of goods?
production, distribution, consumption
production, consumption,
distribution
consumption, production, distribution
distribution, consumption,
production
Which of these is not a continent?
North America
Australia
China
Asia
Which of these is an ocean?
Indian
Chinese
Canadian
Northern
Which of these oceans is the largest?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Southern
Indian
Which of these oceans is the farthest north?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Southern
Indian
Which of these is the warm, island continent?
South America
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
Which of these is the continent farthest south?
South America
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
Which of these oceans is the between the Americas and Europe/Africa?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Southern
Indian
When geographers study movement, which is not one of the three things they look at?
How people move
How bears move
How ideas move
How goods move
Which of these is not a question religions attempt to answer?
How did we get here?/Is there a god?
Why are we here?/What is our purpose on earth?/How do we live good lives?
When was the world created?
Where are we going after we die?
