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Final Exam

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Artifact is an Example of

a)

A primary source

b)

A secondary source

c)

A historical narrative

d)

A territorial property

2.

Why do historians organize human activities over time?

a)

Track population growth

b)

Track Migration of people

c)

Organize information and create hypothesis

d)

Organize ideas and make generalizations

3.

Where would you most likely find an early civilization?

a)

mountains

b)

river valley

c)

forest

d)

fertile plains

4.

Farming led to which advances for early humans?

a)

shorter life spans

b)

improvements in transportation

c)

smaller social networks

d)

development of language

5.

A major change from the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Era was that people began to

a)

live in one place instead of following the herds

b)

Hunting

c)

migrate seasonally

d)

rotate crops

6.

Which of the following would be necessary to build a community?

a)

fresh water, fertile soil, good climate, and shelter

b)

cooperation of neighboring people, shelter, common leadership, and fertile soil

c)

common language, good climate, fertile soil, and shelter

d)

common language, common leadership, soil, and shelter

7.

Why do most experts believe that the first civilization developed in Mesopotamia?

a)

there are two rivers there

b)

the Chinese say the developed first

c)

archeological evidence is found in abundance

d)

they wrote a book about it

8.

Which of the following examples best describes nomadic pastoralism?

a)

Large groups who move from place to place for trade

b)

Large groups who raise animals and farm

c)

small groups who follow their herds of livestock

d)

small groups who raise livestock in a settled area

9.

In which ways might geography influence a society to become nomadic?

a)

they needed to develop a stronger trade network

b)

poor land and sparse rainfall made moving necessary

c)

they had to protect themselves from hostile neighbors

d)

they lacked the technology necessary to develop into a civilization

10.

What would be the purpose of developing basic words such as rock, brother, or water?

a)

there was a need to communicate basic ideas

b)

they wanted to develop a trading system

c)

there was a need to identify basic objects

d)

they wanted to develop art and science

11.

Place the following religions in order from earliest to latest: Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam

a)

Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam

c)

Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam

d)

Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam

12.

On what continent did the six major religions develop?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Middle East

13.

Which of the following made it difficult for city-states to remain independent?

a)

they were dependent on large groups for basic needs

b)

they were unable to sell their crops to smaller groups

c)

they were unable to defend themselves against stronger groups

d)

they had to spend too much of their time conquering other groups

14.

The Prime Meridian passes through which of the following?

a)

north America

b)

west Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Russia

15.

Which ocean is contained entirely within the Eastern Hemisphere

a)

Indian ocean

b)

Atlantic ocean

c)

Pacific ocean

d)

Antarctic

16.

Which of the following is a thematic map?

a)

vegetation map

b)

contour map

c)

natural resources map

d)

all of the above

17.

What kind of map would you use to compare the heights of two mountains?

a)

population map

b)

elevation map

c)

vegetation map

d)

political map

18.

Which of the following continents are located in the Eastern Hemisphere?

a)

Europe, North America

b)

Africa, Madagascar, Europe

c)

Middle East, Asia, Australia

d)

Africa, Australia, Asia

19.

Which two definitions are closest in meaning?

a)

Swamp-ocean

b)

Fjord-gulf

c)

bay-gulf

d)

swamp-fjord

20.

Which of the terms is the closest to the opposite of lake?

a)

mountain

b)

swamp

c)

volcano

d)

island

21.

Which landform is a ring of coral islands and reefs surrounding a large body of water?

a)

island

b)

atoll

c)

archipelago

d)

peninsula

22.

What type of information would you find on a physical features map?

a)

resources

b)

climate

c)

Temperature

d)

landforms

23.

What kind of map would you use to understand how people have spread out over an area?

a)

climate

b)

vegetation

c)

population

d)

political

24.

What type of map would you look at to find the world’s grasslands?

a)

vegetation

b)

natural resource

c)

climate

d)

physical

25.

The system that sets up and enforces a society’s laws and institutions is called the

a)

monarchy

b)

government

c)

economy

d)

technology

26.

In a representative government, citizens elect representatives who create

a)

a monarchy

b)

the culture's language

c)

laws

d)

new technology

27.

A ruler who has complete power over a country

a)

president

b)

consumer

c)

prime minister

d)

dictator

28.

In a theocracy, the government is usually controlled by

a)

religious leaders

b)

a monarch

c)

elected leaders

d)

the people

29.

Democracy, monarchy and dictatorship are examples of

a)

economic systems

b)

forms of government

c)

kinds of social classes

d)

kinds of families

30.

When anarchy exists, the government of a country

a)

controls the people

b)

is controlled by a dictator

c)

does not exist

d)

follows the constitution

31.

A constitutional monarchy means that the monarch

a)

has limited power

b)

can make all decisions

c)

has total power

d)

does not have to listen to the people

32.

Why would the citizens of a country have less power in a theocracy?

a)

the people are working and do not have time

b)

religious leaders have absolute authority to make laws

c)

neighboring dictatorships have take power

d)

the people decided against a democracy

33.

The United States has the following form of government

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

representative government

d)

theocracy

34.

Which of the following is elected by the people to help run a government

a)

monarch in a constitutional monarchy

b)

religious leader in a theocracy

c)

president in a representative democracy

d)

monarch in a true monarchy

35.

Based on the information above, all of the following describe Malik’s and Layla’s economic roles EXCEPT

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

producers

c)

importers

d)

consumers

36.

Which of the following BEST explains why Malik and Layla thought their business might succeed?

a)

there was a demand for their clothing

b)

there was a supply of their clothing

c)

there were villages nearby to buy their clothing

d)

they learned how to produce their clothing

37.

Which of the following is the BIGGEST risk Malik and Layla undertook to expand their business?

a)

driving products to nearby village

b)

borrowing money from a bank

c)

setting up a booth in the village

d)

purchasing more fabrics

38.

All of the following are methods of production used by Malik’s and Layla’s business EXCEPT

a)

shipping the clothing by air

b)

hand stitching the clothing

c)

sewing the clothing using machines

d)

setting up an assembly line

39.

All of the following are methods of distribution used by Malik and Layla EXCEPT

a)

driving their products to nearby villages

b)

mailing their products to large African cities

c)

flying their products to the United States

d)

designing new products

40.

How does the WTO help increase Malik and Layla’s profits?

a)

it sets a lower price for their clothing

b)

it lowers tariffs on their exported clothing

c)

it tells them the best way to ship their product

d)

it restricts them from exporting their product

41.

Which of the following BEST describes Malik and Layla’s product?

a)

public good

b)

private service

c)

public service

d)

private good

42.

What is the MAIN reason an assembly line is an efficient way to produce goods?

a)

it increases the amount of goods a worker can produce

b)

it increases the distribution of the product

c)

it decreases the amount of goods a worker can produce

d)

it decreases the distribution of the product

43.

What is Malik and Layla’s MAIN motive for starting their business?

a)

providing more selection for tourists

b)

making a profit for their business

c)

providing jobs for the villagers

d)

making clothing for exporting

44.

Which of the following is an example of capital equipment used in the production of their clothing?

a)

cotton for fabrics

b)

assembly line worker

c)

efficient sewing machine

d)

new designs for clothing