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WorksheetsYear 10 Humanities Quiz
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins
a dead body that is wrapped in cloth and preserved
mummy
archaeologist
tomb
treasure
someone who studies the things people used in the past
skull
greedy
preserve
archaeologist
the bones of the head
tomb
skull
treasure
greedy
a place where a dead person is buried
mummy
tomb
greedy
treasure
symbols used by Egyptians thousands of years ago
mummy
objects
hieroglyphs
weapons
Who are historians?
People who study history
People who make history
People who study science
People who make science
All of these are types of written sources except...
Newspapers
Personal letters
Books
Oral songs
What are secondary sources?
Graphic sources
Sources written by other historians
Physical sources
Oral sources
All of these are historical eras except...
Prehistory
Classical Antiquity
Space Ages
Middle Ages
A century is a period of...
50 years
100 years
150 years
1,000 years
History is a study of the...
Everything
Past
Present
Future
What era is before all the others?
Modern history
Contemporary era
Middle ages
I don´t know
In the Metal Ages, what metals were used?
Copper, bronze, iron
Bronze, silver, gold
Diamond, ruby, saphhire
Iron, copper, silver
In what era was writing invented?
Prehistory
Classical Antiquity
Middle Ages
Modern History
In what era did Christianity emerge?
Prehistory
Classical Antiquity
Middle Ages
Modern History
What era is about technological developments?
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Modern History
Contemporary Era
New lands were explored in what era?
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Modern History
Contemporary Era
In what era was the wheel invented?
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Modern History
Contemporary Era
What is Government?
Any group of people living together in a country, state, city, or local community has to live by certain rules.
A group of people living together in a country
A group of people living together in a state
A group of people living together
What is Australia's form of Government?
Republic
Dictatorship
Democratic
Absolute Monarchy
What is Democracy?
A state which has an elected President
A country governed by a dictator
A country governed by one ruler, usually Royal and is not bound by law
The people have a say in how the country is run
What does Democracy mean?
"ruled by the Queen"
"ruled by the people"
"ruled by the President"
"ruled by the Prime Minister"
Is voting in Australia compulsory? (do you have to do it)
Yes
No
Only if you want to
Only if your'e a male
Who is the Head of the Government in Australia?
Prime Minister
President
The Magna Carta document was
a document which stated that Kings and Queens had to follow the law like everyone else.
a document which stated the constitution
a document which listed the rules of America
a document which King John created
What is the Constitution?
Is the same as the Magna Carta
States where Parliament house is and why
Was made in 1901 when Australia became a Federation
Is the set of rules by which Australia is run
Who does Parliament consist of?
The Queen, Senate and House of Representatives
The Queen, the Prime Minister and the Senate
The House of Representatives and the Prime Minister
The President and the Queen
Who represents the Queen in Australia?
The Queen
The Governor General
The Prime Minister
The President
Parliament is a place where
The queen lives
The president lives
Government is formed
new laws are made
Why do we need to seperate power in Australia
So no one works too hard
So no one has all the power
So no one feels left out
So no one gets upset
Who is the power separated between?
Parliament, the executive, the judiciary
Parliament, the president, the senate
The house of representatives
Australia
What is the role of Parliament?
To judge people on the law
To make and change the laws
To put the laws into action
What is the role of the executive?
to make the laws
to change the laws
to put the laws into action
to judge people on the law
what is the role of the judiciary?
to make the laws
to change the laws
to judge people on the law in the courts
to put the laws into action
Where is Parliament house located?
Canberra
Sydney
Perth
Australia Capital Territory
How many states in Australia?
5
6
4
7
How many Territories in Australia?
5
2
7
4
What is the capital city of NSW?
Melbourne
Sydney
Adelaide
Canberra
What is the capital city of Queensland?
Sydney
Gold Coast
Brisbane
Darwin
What is the capital city of South Australia?
Melbourne
Darwin
Adelaide
Perth
What is the capital city of Western Australia?
Perth
Hobart
Adelaide
Melbourne
What is the capital city of Tasmania?
Perth
Sydney
Brisbane
Hobart
What is the capital city of ACT?
Adeladie
Perth
Sydney
Canberra
What is the capital city of Victoria?
Sydney
Port Macquarie
Melbourne
Hobart
Which state is this?
NSW
ACT
VIC
TAS
Which state is this?
WA
NT
TAS
ACT
What is the green part of this map?
ACT
The Great Dividing Range
The Great Barrier Reef
Uluru
What Australian natural landmark is found here?
Hobart
Wave rock
Uluru
Shark Bay
What type of climate is found in the red part of this map?
rainforests
savannas
deserts
waterfalls
Which ocean is not surrounding Australia?
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mt Everest
Mt Kosciuszko
Mt Blanc
Mt Kilimanjaro
Which country is Australia’s closest neighbour?
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Fiji
Which is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Murray
Mississippi
Peru is located in which continent?
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
What is the name of the imaginary line that runs around the Earth, halfway between the North and South Pole?
Latitude
Longitude
Midline
Equator
The great Pyramid of Giza is located in?
Egypt
Peru
Mexico
England
What is the capital city of the United States
New York
Washington D.C
Los Angeles
Texas
What continent is directly below North America on a map?
Australia
Asia
Europe
South America
Which city has the highest population in the world?
Beijing
Tokyo
New York
Rio de Janeiro
What's the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
What is the capital city of Mongolia
Qaraqorum
Ulaanbaatar
Dakha
Damascus
What is the widest river in the world?
The river Ob
The Thames
The Amazon river
The Nile river
Which country is between Spain and France?
Portugal
Lichenstein
Andorra
San Marino
What is the time difference between Townsville and Auckland, New Zealand?
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
Horse
Dragon
Crow
What animals appear on the flag of Mexico?
An eagle and a snake
A lizard and owl
Two cranes
A coyote and an eagle
Which country is the richest man of all time from?
United States of America
Sultanate of Brunei
China
Mali
Which country's flag has the same colours as Belgium?
Germany
Russia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Which pair of countries' flags have the same colours?
Italy and Ireland
Poland and Indonesia
Kazakhstan and Afghanistan
Russia and India
What is the national flower of Scotland?
The thistle
The rose
The daisy
The tulip
What is the national colour of the Netherlands?
Red
White
Blue
Orange
What country does Damascene steel come from?
Syria
Spain
Germany
Japan
What is the capital city of Turkey?
Constantinople
Istanbul
Ankhara
Gobekli Tepe
What imaginary line separates the temperate and tropical regions of the southern hemisphere?
The equator
The tropic of Capricorn
The tropic of Cancer
The north pole
This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
Dao
Zhou
Shang
Huang He
This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
Dao
Zhou
Shang
Huang He
Near what geographical feature have many ancient civilizations started?
desert
oceans
rivers
glaciers
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had on the culture?
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.
On the above map, which number shows where China is located?
1
2
3
4
What river is colored in red?
Yangtze River
Huang He River
James River
Rio Grande
What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?
Yellow River
Himalayan Mountains
Gobi Desert
Taklaman Desert
Why is the Yellow River also known as China's Sorrow?
Sometimes the river have the inability to produce silt for people to grow crops.
The river frequently floods causing millions of deaths over the course of China's history.
It is where people go when they are sad.
China lost many battles against the Hun army along the Yellow River.
Which geographic feature is closest to number four?
Yellow River
Yangze River
Tibet Plateau
Loess Plateau
Which geographical feature is closest to number three?
Tibet Plateau
Gobi Desert
Yangtze River
Yellow River
Which geographical feature is closest to number five?
Gobi Desert
Yellow River
Yangze River
Tibet Plateau
Which geographical feature is closest to number one?
Da Hingga Ling Mountains
Altai Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
Gobi Desert
Near what geographical feature have many ancient civilizations started?
desert
oceans
rivers
glaciers
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had on the culture?
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.
On the above map, which number shows where China is located?
1
2
3
4
What river is colored in red?
Yangtze River
Huang He River
James River
Rio Grande
What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?
Yellow River
Himalayan Mountains
Gobi Desert
Taklaman Desert
Why is the Yellow River also known as China's Sorrow?
Sometimes the river have the inability to produce silt for people to grow crops.
The river frequently floods causing millions of deaths over the course of China's history.
It is where people go when they are sad.
China lost many battles against the Hun army along the Yellow River.
Which geographic feature is closest to number four?
Yellow River
Yangze River
Tibet Plateau
Loess Plateau
Which geographical feature is closest to number one?
Da Hingga Ling Mountains
Altai Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
Gobi Desert
Which geographical feature is closest to number five?
Gobi Desert
Yellow River
Yangze River
Tibet Plateau
The economy is the total of all activities for the purpose of...
producing, marketing and selling goods and services in a country
creating, designing and exploring goods and services in a country
producing, distributing and consuming goods and services in a country
producing, distributing and selling foods and services in a country
Supply represents...
how much of a product or service the market has to offer
how much of a product that the customer wants to buy
how many goods are available for purchase
how much of a product or service that buyers want to sell
Land refers to...
all the raw materials that mined and used in difference resources to create goods and services for the consumer
all the raw materials and other natural resources that go into the production of goods and services
all the raw materials that are offered to producers as goods and services for the consumer
all the raw materials that are mined in minecraft
Exports are...
goods and services that are purchased from overseas businesses
goods and services that are exported to overseas governments
goods and services that are sold domestically to the household sector
goods and services sold by local businesses to overseas consumers
Capital is...
the money or cash on hand that a business has at their disposal
all the equipment used by human labour in the process of production
all the equipment used when to create goods and services for the consumers
the resources required to produce goods and services for consumers
Goods are...
goods are sold at supermarkets for consumption
goods are intangible items that cannot be seen or touched
goods are actions done by businesses for consumers
goods are physical, tangible products that can be seen and touched
A service is...
are the products offered by businesses
are companies that offer business to consumers
are physical, tangible items that can be seen and touched
the actions that are done by businesses for consumers
The economic problems of relative scarcity refers to...
consumers purchasing goods and services from businesses
consumers not being able to afford different goods and services
consumers making purchasing decisions in relation to their needs and wants
consumers making purchasing decisions in relations to goods and services
The business sector can be described as...
producers that provide goods and services to satisfy the needs and wants of households
consumers that are working in the business sector to earn money
consumers that purchase goods and services for the business sector
producers that provide goods and services to consumers in order to make a profit
The financial sector can be described as...
banks that use the deposits collected in order to help businesses grow
financial intermediaries that collect deposits and invest in the growth of businesses
financial intermediaries that allow consumers to open savings accounts
banks that charge interest on loans that are offered to consumers
Labour is...
the human process of manufacturing goods and services
the human skills and effort required in the production process
the human skills required to acquire raw materials
the human skills and effort required to manufacture goods and services
Household demand is...
the amount of goods or services that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a point in time
the amount of products created throughout the production process that are available to the household sector
the amount of goods and services that businesses produce for the household sector at a point in time
the amount of goods required in the production process
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) refers to
the total monetary value of a country based on goods and services produced
the total value of all goods and services that are required for the production process
the total value of all goods and services produced in a business in a given period of time
the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time
A supply chain is...
The transport of goods by sea or some other means
The sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a product or service
The commercial activity of transporting goods to customers
The amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it
Opportunity cost can be defined as...
Having fewer resources than needed to fill human wants and needs
A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media
The loss of other alternatives when one alternative is chosen
The four sectors in the economy are...
The household sector, financial sector, business sector & government sector
The household sector,tax sector,business sector, & government sector
The business sector, tax sector, household sector & financial sector
The financial sector, government sector, corporate sector, & household sector
Globalisation can be defined as...
Economic transactions that are made between countries
The exchange of goods and services among individuals and businesses in multiple countries
The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide
A change in global or regional climate patterns
The GFC was caused by.....
Consumer confidence was low due to the war in Iraq
Banks and other lenders were willing to make increasingly large volumes of risky loans
The American government was in debt to the IMF and interest rates were increased significantly
Baked beans
Australia's biggest export in 2017 was ...
Iron ore
Wheat
Natural gas
Coal
Australia's biggest trading partner is ...
USA
Japan
Mongolia
China
