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Social Studies Final

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Imaginary lines that measure east and west on the globe
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
equator
d)
Elvis
2.
Mountains, rivers, deserts, glaciers, oceans are all _____________
a)
physical features
b)
man made
c)
gulfs
d)
archipelagos
3.
maps that show country's borders
a)
political maps
b)
climate maps
c)
weather maps
d)
elevation maps
4.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into north and south is the

a)

Earth great divider

b)

Ecuador

c)

equator

d)

game changer

5.

A line that goes East and West is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

6.

A line that goes North and South is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

7.

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the _______ and Western hemispheres.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

8.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

9.

This map shows borders and boundaries.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

10.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
a)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
b)
Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
c)
Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
d)
Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 
11.

The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

12.
What continent is number 5?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
13.
What continent is number 6?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
14.
What continent is number 7?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
15.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

16.

What is the Summer solstice?

a)

The day when the sun travels its shortest path through the sky and reaches its highest point

b)

The day when the sun travels its longest path through the sky and reaches its lowest point

c)

The day when the sun travels its longest path through the sky and reaches its highest point

d)

The day when the sun travels its shortest path through the sky and reaches its lowest point

17.

What happens during an 'Equinox'?

a)

The nights are longer

b)

The days are longer

c)

Days and nights are equal length

d)

Daytime is experienced for 24 hours

18.

What causes the four seasons? The _________

a)

distance between the earth and the Sun

b)

changes in temperature around the Earth

c)

Earth’s tilt and size

d)

Earth’s tilt and revolution

19.

What is the name of the day when day and night are of equal length?

a)

Solstice

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Equinox

20.

What name is given to the longest day of the year?

a)

Summer solstice

b)

Vernal equinox

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

21.

Souls continue to be reborn. Cycle of rebirth only ends when the soul achieves enlightenment.

a)

Christianiity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

22.

What is monotheism?

a)

The belief that there is only one God

b)

The belief that there are many Gods

c)

The belief that there is no God

23.

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all monotheistic religions.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The largest world religion:

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddism

d)

Hinduism

25.

Believing in more than one God/deities.

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Christianity

c)

Polytheistic

26.

What is a feature of non-renewable resources?

a)

They cannot be replaced easily.

b)

They can be replaced.

27.

What do you understand by Non-renewable resources?

a)

Non-renewable, that means, there is only a certain amount in the world, and once this amount is used completely, it cannot be replaced or made again.

b)

Non-renewable resource is one that can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced.

28.

__________can either be made again or there are so much

that they cannot be decreased, all these resources, if they are protected properly, can be used and replaced naturally.

a)

Renewable resources.

b)

Non- Renewable resources.

29.

Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by

a)

rich people

b)

royal families

c)

the king

d)

the people

30.

In a democracy, the final decision-making power is in the hands of those who are

a)

nominated by the government

b)

elected by the people

c)

authorized by the president to do so

d)

authorized by the Prime Minister to do so

31.

The government where kings and queens rule is called

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

None of these

32.

The government where kings and queens rule is called

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

None of these

33.

Do Citizens get a say in what happens in an Oligarchy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

What was the main reason Emperor Qin wanted the Great Wall constructed?

a)

To show how powerful he was

b)

To keep out invaders from the north

c)

To keep the Chinese people from escaping

d)

To punish his enemies

35.

Life size army, made of clay, number of 7,500 or more.

a)

Terra Cotta Army

b)

Clay people

c)

orange people

36.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
37.

Who gave the shoguns their power?

a)

The merchants

b)

Themselves

c)

The gods

d)

The Emperor

38.
A warrior in a nobel's private army
a)
vassal
b)
shogun
c)
daimyo
d)
samurai
39.
How is a harmonious society created according to Confucianism?
a)
By praying to Confucius for mercy.
b)
Through individuals following the social rules appropriate to their station in life.
c)
By making certain that foreign elements are not allowed in.
d)
Through democratic processes that allow each individual to vote for those who will rule them.
40.
Where did Confucianism originate?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
Arabia
d)
China
41.
Confucius' main goal was to have ___________ in society.
a)
order
b)
fun
c)
happiness
d)
work
42.

Which countries mostly speak Swahili multiple answers.

a)

America

b)

Tanzania

c)

Canada

d)

Kenya

43.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women

44.

What is a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol?

a)

flappers

b)

prohibition

c)

bootleggers

d)

speakeasies

45.

The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.

a)

The Great Exchange

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The New World Exchange

d)

The American Exchange

46.
About how many pyramids did the ancient Egyptians build?
a)
over 100
b)
over 1000
c)
less than 10
d)
less than 80
47.
About how many pyramids did the ancient Egyptians build?
a)
over 100
b)
over 1000
c)
less than 10
d)
less than 80
48.
What did the Egyptians use for building that made them unique among ancient people?
a)
mud brick
b)
clay
c)
cement
d)
stone
49.
The Great Pyramid...
a)
collapsed due to the use of packing stones
b)
is the biggest and most perfect pyramid ever
c)
has 8 steps called mastabas
d)
looks bent because they changed the angle
50.

What two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?

a)

Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean & Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean & Arctic Ocean

51.

What year did the Panama Canal open?

a)

1881

b)

2016

c)

1977

d)

1914

52.

What is the name of the device that helps to equalize the water levels of the waterways being connected in the Panama Canal?

a)

Locks

b)

Canal

c)

Terrain

d)

Panama Canal Zone

53.

The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.

a)

The Great Exchange

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The New World Exchange

d)

The American Exchange

54.
An underground layer of rock that holds water.
a)
Aquifer
b)
Reservoir
c)
Mountain
d)
Precipitation
55.

which river is the second longest river in the world?

a)

amazon river basin

b)

amazon river

c)

nile river

d)

orinoco river basin

56.

in which country does amazon mostly lie in ?

a)

peru

b)

bolivia

c)

brazil

57.

He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Francisco Pizarro

58.
What is the state bird?
a)
Meadow Lark
b)
Blue Jay
c)
Cardinal
d)
Robin
59.
What is the state reptile?
a)
Kansas Lizard
b)
rattle snake
c)
bull snake
d)
ornate box turtle
60.
Which trail(s) ran through Kansas?
a)
Oregon Only
b)
Santa Fe only
c)
Both Oregon & Santa Fe
d)
Naither trail
61.
What is the state capitol?
a)
Man
b)
Salina
c)
Topeka
d)
Wichita
62.
What is the state amphibian?
a)
barred tiger salamander
b)
red hills salamander
c)
North American bullfrog
d)
northeren leopard frog
63.
What is the state insect? 
a)
monarch butterfly
b)
honeybee
c)
7-spotted ladybug
d)
grasshopper
64.
What is the state tree?
a)
western cedar
b)
oak
c)
walnut
d)
cottonwood
65.
Kansas was made a state in what year?
a)
1841
b)
1851
c)
1861
d)
1871
66.
What is the state nickname?
a)
the sunflower state
b)
the bread basket
c)
the wheat state
d)
the land of Oz
67.
What is the state animal?
a)
bobcat
b)
red fox
c)
mountain lion
d)
buffalo
68.
Which is the state motto?
a)
Home on the Range
b)
To the stars through difficulty
c)
theres no place like home
d)
the bread basket
69.
How many counties are there in Kansas?
a)
50
b)
55
c)
100
d)
105
70.

What is the Kansas state flower?

a)

Tulip

b)

Tiger Lily

c)

Sunflower

71.

Mark all the answers that are true about the Ogallala Aquifer.

a)

Underground reservoir or pool of water that runs under several states in the midwest.

b)

Most of this aquifer is used for irrigation by farmers.

c)

Scientists are not concerned that the aquifer will ever run out of water.

d)

The main concern about the aquifer is that farmers are pumping more water than can naturally be replenished by rain.

72.

What is a city-state?

a)

a city that governs itself

b)

a city that looks like a state

c)

a country that governs many cities

d)

none of the above

73.

Where did city-states begin?

a)

Greece

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

China

d)

America

74.

What is a 'city-state?'

a)

A city within a state

b)

Your address

c)

The government of Greece

d)

A city that acts like a small country

75.

Pericles significantly influenced which form of government in Athens?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Aristocracy

76.
Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the--
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Persian Wars
c)
Punic Wars
d)
Trojan war
77.

How did the Peloponnesian War end up?

a)

Athens defeated Sparta

b)

Sparta defeated Athens

c)

Macedonia defeated Sicily

78.

Where was Alexander the Great from?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

North Africa

d)

Spain

79.

When did Alexander take power over Macedonia?

a)

After Philip II was murdered

b)

After Alexander's mother died

c)

After Alexander killed his father

d)

After Philip II became ill and died

80.

TRUE OR FALSE: As Alexander conquered other regions, he adopted some of their culture.

a)

True

b)

False

81.
New doctrs, even today, must take the …
a)
Four humours test
b)
Galenic Oath
c)
Hippocratic oath
d)
Clinical Oath
82.
The first doctor to view the body as a whole was
a)
Galen
b)
Hippocrates
83.
What does the word Conquistador mean?
a)
Coming in peace
b)
Searching for gold
c)
Conquering 
d)
Farmers
84.

Was the Roman upper class

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

85.

Was the Roman lower class

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

86.

Was the majority group of Rome

a)

Patricians

b)

Plebeians

87.
Who was the top leader in the land with the feudal system? 
a)
The king
b)
The prime minister 
c)
The serf
d)
The knight
88.
Who reported directly to the king and ruled large areas of land called fiefs? 
a)
The lord
b)
The bishop
c)
The baron
d)
The cardinal
89.

Q1:Everybody is above me!

a)

King

b)

Baron

c)

Knight

d)

Peasant

90.

What period of history preceded feudalism?

a)

Modern age

b)

Roman Empire

c)

the Middle Ages

d)

None of the Above

91.

Most of the people in the feudal system were in what role?

a)

Lords

b)

Barons

c)

Fiefs

d)

Serfs

92.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

to die

b)

rebirth

93.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Johann Gutenberg
c)
Thomas Farnsworth
d)
Guglielmo Marconi
94.

In what year was the printing press invented?

a)

1400

b)

1450

c)

1640

d)

1880

95.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
96.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
97.

Supporters of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

a)

opposed slavery

b)

supported small farmers

c)

supported increased power for the states

d)

believed it gave the states too much power

98.

In the 1800s, the US government wanted to keep the number of free states and slave states equal in order to

a)

prevent one region from becoming more economically unstable than another

b)

maintain a balance in Congress between representatives who supported slavery and those who opposed it

c)

make it less likely that enslaved people would attempt to escape from a slave state

d)

provide settlers in territories such as Kansas and Nebraska the right to vote on slavery for themselves

99.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

rule by a monarchy

b)

rule by compromise

c)

a vote by the people of a territory

d)

a law passed by a legislature

100.

What did Carry A. Nation do?

a)

Smashed bars with an ax

b)

danced in bars

c)

talked about how bad alcohol was

101.

4th and final constitution was signed and named where in Kansas

a)

Topeka Constitution

b)

Lecompton

Constitution

c)

Wyandotte

Constitution

102.

chain of island is called

a)

chain of islands

b)

archipelago

c)

land mass

103.

How long did the Peloponnesian War last

a)

10 years

b)

15 years

c)

27 years

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