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English Social

Total questions: 60

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Name
Class
Date
1.

Being born into an extremely wealthy family and living your life with all the prestige that this entails would be an example of

a)

Achieved status

b)

Civil Status

c)

Ascribe status

d)

Social status

2.

Ranking countries into first, second, and third world categories is an example of

a)

Global Stratification

b)

Global imperialism

c)

Global colonialism

d)

Global relativism

3.

Status that is related to work is referred to as

a)

Job placement

b)

Employment stratification

c)

Occupational Placement

d)

Labor Power

4.

a hierarchical arrangement of people within a society

a)

Social stratification

b)

Sociological aspect

c)

Social Involvement

d)

Civil Status

5.

Encompasses all a person's material assets, including income, land, and other types of property

a)

income

b)

wealth

c)

power

d)

prestige

6.

It is the capacity to influence or control behaviour of persons and institutions whether by persuasion or coercion

a)

education

b)

prestige

c)

power

d)

wealth

7.

According to him, a person's status or position within a stratified social system is determined by their relative power, prestige, and wealth

a)

Armstrong

b)

Max Weber

c)

Aristotle

d)

Galileo

8.

Positions in society are ranked in order of importance

a)

Functionalist theory

b)

Symbolic Internationalist Theory

c)

Conflict theory

d)

None of the above

9.

An example of social inequality which based on distribution of wealth and income

a)

Education

b)

Economic

c)

Sociology

d)

Science

10.

An example of social inequality which an unequal treatment is based on physical characteristics

a)

Power

b)

Economic

c)

Gender

d)

Racial

11.

What refers to the transformation of culture, behavior, social institutions, and social structure over time?

a)

Cultural Change

b)

Personal Change

c)

Political Change

d)

Social Change

12.

What theory of social change believed that society always evolves into “higher levels”?

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Evolutionary model

c)

Functionalist Theory

d)

Natural Selection

13.

What theory of social change believed that society is by nature unequal and competitive?

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Evolutionary model

c)

Functionalist Theory

d)

Natural Selection

14.

What theory of social change believed that all parts of a society must be harmonious?

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Evolutionary model

c)

Functionalist Theory

d)

Natural Selection

15.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Berlin

b)

Tokyo

c)

Paris

d)

Germany

16.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Haiti

b)

The Vatican

c)

Hawaii

d)

Rome

17.

How many oceans are in the world?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

7

d)

5

18.

Which is the highest mountain in the world?

a)

Kilimanjaro

b)

Popocatépetl

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Hawaiian volcanos

19.

What is the largest ocean in the world?

a)

Antartic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

20.

Which is the largest river in the world?

a)

Nilo

b)

Amazonas

c)

Bravo

d)

Black

21.

Which is the biggest country in the world?

a)

Argentina

b)

Mexico

c)

Rusia

d)

Brazil

22.

What is the biggest desert in the world?

a)

Calahari

b)

Patagonic

c)

Sahara

23.

Which country was the first to get its Independence in America?

a)

Argentina

b)

Haití

c)

Mexico

d)

Venezuela

24.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

25.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

26.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

27.

Place can be described as _____ something is, like a building or area.

a)

Who

b)

What

c)

Where

d)

Why

28.

Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.

a)

Regional

b)

Human

c)

Logistical

d)

Weather

29.

Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.

a)

Regions

b)

Places

c)

Locations

d)

States

30.

People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Interaction

d)

Movement

31.

 

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.

a)

people, the world

b)

people, other people

c)

people, the government

d)

God, man

32.

A positive example of how the world impacts us is...

a)

A Tornado

b)

An Earthquake

c)

A Flood

d)

A gentle Spring rain

33.

A negative way we impact the world around is...

a)

pollution.

b)

mining all the resources.

c)

deforestation.

d)

All of the examples

34.

Lines of longitutde run which direction on Earth?

a)

east/west

b)

north/south

c)

side/side

d)

up/down

35.

Lines of latitude run which direction on Earth?

a)

north/south

b)

side/side

c)

east/west

d)

up/down

36.

The name of the latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is the:

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

The Arctic Line

d)

The Tropic of Cancer Line

37.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
38.
What is the name of the object by number 1?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
39.
What is the name of the object by number 3?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
40.

Asthenosphere

a)

The outer shell of the earth, consisting of solid rock (100 to 150 kilometres thick), soil and geological formations.

b)

Vibrations and shockwaves caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fracture zones, or faults, in the earth’s crust.

c)

a layer of partially molten material with the upper part of the mantle, upon which the lithospheric plates move.

d)

Small particles with very high surface-to-volume ratios formed by the combination of organic and mineral materials.

41.

Desertification

a)

Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.

b)

Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.

c)

The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.

d)

The spread of desert like conditions in arid and semiarid regions resulting from a combination of climatic changes and increasing human pressures, such as overgrazing, removal of vegetation and the cultivation of marginal land.

42.

Colluvial

a)

Vibrations and shockwaves caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fracture zones, or faults, in the earth’s crust.

b)

Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.

c)

The wearing away of land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents.

d)

The study of landforms, including their origin, evolution, form and distribution.

43.

Earthquakes

a)

Vibrations and shockwaves caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fracture zones, or faults, in the earth’s crust.

b)

a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.

c)

The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.

d)

Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.

44.

Eluviation

a)

The wearing away of land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents.

b)

The removal of material from soil by percolating water.

c)

a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.

d)

The loose material composed of both mineral and organic matter that cover the earth's land surface; it's thickness varies from place to place.

45.

Erosion

a)

The removal of material from soil by percolating water.

b)

Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.

c)

a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.

d)

The wearing away of land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents.

46.

Geomorphology

a)

The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.

b)

Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.

c)

The study of landforms, including their origin, evolution, form and distribution.

d)

The movement of soil-forming materials through the developing soil profile; translocation occurs by water running through the soil transferring materials from upper to lower portions of the profile.

47.

Gradational processes

a)

A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.

b)

Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.

c)

A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.

d)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

48.

Land degradation

a)

The loose material composed of both mineral and organic matter that cover the earth's land surface; it's thickness varies from place to place.

b)

Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.

c)

The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.

d)

a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.

49.

Mass movement

a)

The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.

b)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

c)

The outer shell of the earth, consisting of solid rock (100 to 150 kilometres thick), soil and geological formations.

d)

A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.

50.

lithosphere

a)

The outer shell of the earth, consisting of solid rock (100 to 150 kilometres thick), soil and geological formations.

b)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

c)

The interconnected system of water in the atmosphere and lithosphere, including the oceans, ice caps, rivers and groundwater.

d)

The transparent, odourless mass of air surrounding the earth.

51.

Soil

a)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

b)

A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.

c)

The loose material composed of both mineral and organic matter that cover the earth's land surface; it's thickness varies from place to place.

d)

Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.

52.

Tectonic forces

a)

Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.

b)

Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.

c)

The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.

d)

A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.

53.

Volcanism

a)

Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.

b)

A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.

c)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

d)

The spread of desert like conditions in arid and semiarid regions resulting from a combination of climatic changes and increasing human pressures, such as overgrazing, removal of vegetation and the cultivation of marginal land.

54.

Weathering

a)

a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.

b)

Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.

c)

The movement of soil-forming materials through the developing soil profile; translocation occurs by water running through the soil transferring materials from upper to lower portions of the profile.

d)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

55.

Translocation

a)

The removal of material from soil by percolating water.

b)

The movement of soil-forming materials through the developing soil profile; translocation occurs by water running through the soil transferring materials from upper to lower portions of the profile.

c)

The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.

d)

Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.

56.

Which of the following are counted toward GDP?

a)

Stocks

b)

A five-year old care sold online

c)

Unsold products created by a business

d)

The government paying teachers

e)

Getting your nails done

57.

What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?

a)

Monetary policy is controlled by the Federal Reserve while fiscal policy is controlled by the federal goverment

b)

They are affectively the same thing

c)

Monetary policy is controlled by the federal government while fiscal policy is controlled by the Federal Reserve

d)

Fiscal policy was invented by Teddy Roosevelt while monetary policy was invented by Franklin Roosevelt

58.

Marsha went to college and just graduated with a degree in biology. Now she's working at a local fast food restaurant. How do economists describe her situation?

a)

Unemployed

b)

Underemployed

c)

Seasonal Employment

d)

Disappointing

59.

The highest and lowest points of a business cycle are referred to as...

a)

expansion and contraction

b)

underperforming and overperforming

c)

undertow and currents

d)

peaks and troughs

60.

A recession is:

a)

A period of economic decline that lasts two consecutive quarters.

b)

A period of economic expansion that lasts two consecutive quarters. 

c)

The very top of the business cycle.

d)

When government gets too involved in the economy.