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WorksheetsChapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A person who studies and writes about people who lived in the past is called a(n)
historian
author
geologist
recorder
Research involves the careful collection of
causes and effects
challenges
diagrams and charts
information
The terms “B.C.,” “A.D.,” “B.C.E.,” and “C.E.” are used to
add challenges
date events
reference textbook pages
sort illustrations
Which pair of terms is most closely related?
calendar and chronology
calendar and inference
diagram and challenge
research and opinion
A history textbook is an example of
a personal record
a primary source
a secondary source
an oral history
Which of these is the best definition of the term geography?
the study of Earth
the study of Earth and its people
the study of Earth's history
the study of people
What is the name of an exact place on the surface of Earth?
absolute location
physical system
region system
relative location
Which of these are common tools for a geographer?
ecosystems and regions
elevations and landforms
maps and globes
reliefs and landforms
Which of these correctly describes a relative location of Tallahassee, Florida?
30° 25’ N and 84° 17’ W
orange groves and theme parks
the West Coast
west of Jacksonville
Economics is the study of
credit and financing
people and events of the past
scarcity and use of resources
Earth and its people
Which of these most directly forces people to choose how they will use resources?
entrepreneurs
opportunity cost
scarcity
voluntary exchange
As trade takes place, the trading partners become
independent.
interdependent
scarce
traditional
What is the term for something lost when an economic choice is made?
capital
free enterprise
opportunity cost
tariff
The study of the rights and duties of citizens is called
civics
due process
equal protection
naturalization
What is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution?
civics
due process
federal system
naturalization
What is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
due process
equal protection of the laws
freedom of speech
freedom of religion
In which type of governmental system does a single national government make all decisions?
confederation
federal
unitary
voluntary
Which of these groups of individuals could not vote until the Constitution was amended to permit it?
African American women and white males
white men, African American women, and eighteen-year-olds
African Americans, eighteen-year-olds, and women of all races
white males
What is a term for a nation’s workforce?
capital
entrepreneurs
labor
tools
What mostly determines the price of an item?
credit
interest rates
investments
supply and demand
