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WorksheetsChapter 1 US History
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
A person who studies and writes about people who lived in the past is called a(n)
historian.
author.
geologist.
recorder.
The terms “B.C.,” “A.D.,” “B.C.E.,” and “C.E.” are used to
add challenges.
date events.
reference textbook pages.
sort illustrations.
Research involves the careful collection of
causes and effects.
challenges.
diagrams and charts.
information.
Which pair of terms is most closely related?
calendar and chronology
calendar and inference
diagram and challenge
research and opinion
Which of these is most likely to appear on a political map?
a city
a landform
a region's elevation
a region's vegetation density
A globe is a flat drawing of the Earth’s surface.
True
False
Economics is the study of
credit and financing.
people and events of the past.
scarcity and use of resources.
Earth and its people.
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
Capital can refer to tools, machines, buildings, or money.
True
False
Eyewitness reports are a type of which of the following?
chronology
conclusion
primary source
secondary source
What is an ecosystem?
a community of living things and its surroundings
a measure of elevation
a type of landform
a type of relief map
Is a painting a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
Is an encyclopedia a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
The United States utilizes what kind of economy?
Socialism
Communism
Free Enterprise
What document has the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution?
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Regions are areas that share common features
False
True
A map showing population density or the weather would be considered a _______________________________?
General Purpose Map
Special Purpose Map
Political Map
Physical Map
What is the difference between a map and a globe?
The globe is flat and the map is a sphere.
The map is flat and the globe is a sphere
The globe shows the continents and the map doesn't.
The map is a model of Planet Earth.
Capital resources include all but one of the examples below...
buildings
water
machines
tools
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
Newspaper articles
Artefacts
Encyclopaedia
Textbook
Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?
Jewellery and amulets
Letters written at the time
Mummies
A creative story about a famous person from your classmate
First-hand evidence of an event in history is called a primary source
True
False
A document or written work created after an event is called a secondary source
True
False
What is a secondary source?
An account or evidence from the time period being studied
A textbook
The Declaration of Independence
The part of a map that shows symbols, signs, and pictures used in a map.
map scale
map key
physical maps
pie graph
________ is the process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen.
Naturalization
Immigration
Law of blood
Law of soil
To what does the word chronology refer?
events in the year 0 A.D.
types of governments
study of artifacts
the order in which events happen
The interaction of supply and demand determines what?
The quality of goods and services.
The taxes placed on goods and services.
The price of goods and services.
The choices we have in goods and services.
An example of a secondary source is:
journal
text book
diary
letter
What is the role of a historian?
To memorize specific details about the past.
To investigate events that occurred in the past to better understand them.
To know which direction N, S, E, and W are on a map.
To use secondary sources to figure out what happened in the past.
Historians work from evidence to construct an account of something that happened in the past
True
False
