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Geographic and Historical Thinking Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does A.D. stand for?

a)

anno domini

b)

after death

c)

after dinosaurs

2.

What does C.E. stand for?

a)

common error

b)

captain egg

c)

common era

3.

What does B.C.E. stand for?

a)

Being Exceptionally Crazy

b)

Before the Common Era

c)

Before Certain Eggs

4.

What does B.C. stand for?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Christmas

c)

Be Calm

5.

B.C. AND B.C.E. DATES ARE ARRANGED FROM...

a)

smallest to largest

b)

biggest to smallest

6.

A.D. AND C.E. DATES ARE ARRANGED FROM...

a)

smallest to largest

b)

biggest to smallest

7.

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN TWO EVENTS ON A TIMELINE?

a)

chronology

b)

interval

c)

distance

8.

How many years between 4000 BCE and 2000 BCE?

a)

6000 years

b)

2000 years

9.

How many years between 6000 CE and 1000 BCE?

a)

7000 years

b)

5000 years

10.

True or False- Year 0 exists on a timeline?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why did historians switch from BC/AD to using BCE/CE?

a)

It was confusing

b)

Not everyone is Christian

c)

It was more fun

12.

Which set of events is arranged correctly in chronological order?

a)

2050 BC

125 BC

92 AD

1776 AD

b)

92 AD

1776 AD

125BC

2050 BC

13.

Which set of events is arranged correctly in chronological order?

a)

3000BCE

2000 BCE

1989 CE

1776CE

b)

3000BCE

2000 BCE

1776 CE

1989 CE

14.

Name the part of the map next to the number 1.

a)

title

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

inset map

e)

compass rose

15.

Name the part of the map next to the number 2.

a)

title

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

inset map

e)

compass rose

16.

Name the part of the map next to the number 3.

a)

title

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

inset map

e)

compass rose

17.

Name the part of the map next to the number 4.

a)

title

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

inset map

e)

compass rose

18.

Name the part of the map next to the number 5.

a)

title

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

inset map

e)

compass rose

19.

Political maps show....

a)

landforms and waterways

b)

specific topics

c)

countries, states, cities, borders

20.

Physical maps show....

a)

landforms and waterways

b)

specific topics

c)

countries, states, cities, borders

21.

Thematic maps show....

a)

landforms and waterways

b)

specific topics

c)

countries, states, cities, borders

22.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

23.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

24.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

25.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

26.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

27.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

28.

What type of geographic tool is this?

a)

GIS

b)

digital satellite

c)

aerial photo

29.

What type of geographic tool is this?

a)

GIS

b)

digital satellite

c)

aerial photo

30.

What type of geographic tool is this?

a)

GIS

b)

digital satellite

c)

aerial photo

31.

What type of infographic is this?

a)

flowchart

b)

diagram

c)

timeline

d)

graphs

32.

If you are in California, what direction do you go to get to Wyoming?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

33.

If you are in New York, what direction do you go to get to Ohio?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

34.

The red line is the ....

a)

prime meridain

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

equator

35.

The red line creates the ....

a)

eastern and western hemispheres

b)

northern and southern hemispheres

36.

The red line is the...

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

37.

Half of the Earth is called...

a)

hemisphere

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

38.

What is a three dimensional model of the Earth called?

a)

map

b)

timeline

c)

globe

d)

cartographer

39.

What is a two dimensional drawing of a part of the Earth called?

a)

map

b)

timeline

c)

globe

d)

cartographer

40.

What is another name for a map maker?

a)

map

b)

timeline

c)

globe

d)

cartographer

41.

What is an infographic that arranges dates and events in chronological order called?

a)

map

b)

timeline

c)

globe

d)

cartographer

42.

Why do historians prefer primary sources?

a)

They are old

b)

They are reviewed by experts

c)

They are first hand accounts or "eye witnesses". Things that were actually there.

43.

Primary or Secondary Source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

44.

Primary or Secondary Source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

45.

Primary or Secondary Source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

46.

Primary or Secondary Source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

47.

What type of map would you use to find out the names of major cities in a state you are visiting?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

48.

What type of map would you use to find out if there is a river near the city you are researching?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

49.

What type of map would you use to see if the weather will be good for a trip to Cedar Point?

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

50.

What type of thematic map is this?

a)

weather map

b)

dot density map

c)

topographical map