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Social Studies Chapter 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to a job is called________.

a)

capital resource

b)

human resource

c)

specialization

d)

trade

2.

Not having as much of something as people would like is called________________.

a)

Plateau

b)

Capital resource

c)

Scarcity

d)

Flow Resource

3.

The protection of natural resources is known as ________________.

a)

scarcity

b)

erosion

c)

region

d)

conservation

4.

A tool, machine, or building used to produce goods is called a __________.

a)

flow resource

b)

capital resource

c)

human resource

d)

specialization

5.

The buying and selling of goods and services is called ________________

a)

trade

b)

specialization

c)

erosion

d)

human resource

6.

An area that has one or more feature in common is called______________

a)

plateau

b)

flow resource

c)

region

d)

specialization

7.

A resource you can only use at certain times such as wind, sun and water are called _________.

a)

capital resource

b)

flow resource

c)

human resource

d)

conservation

8.

When a region makes a lot of one product it is called _________________

a)

scarcity

b)

conservation

c)

capital resource

d)

specialization

9.

The natural force by which water and wind wear away land is called_____________

Fun fact! This is how canyons are made!

a)

specialization

b)

erosion

c)

conservation

d)

scarcity

10.

An area of land that has high steep sides and is raised above surrounding land is called_______________.

a)

flow resource

b)

erosion

c)

region

d)

plateau

11.

______________and _________________are need to turn natural resources into things we need.

(pick 2)

a)

flow resources

b)

human resources

c)

conservation

d)

capital resources

12.

_________________affects how people work and what they do for fun.

a)

Trade

b)

Erosion

c)

Conservation

d)

Geography

13.

Where we live, Alabama, specializes in what crop ?

a)

apples

b)

oranges

c)

wheat

d)

cotton

14.

The Midwest and Northeast are known for being the _______________

a)

Breadbasket

b)

Citrus Growers

c)

Dairy Belt

d)

Cotton Growers

15.

What is most important to San Diego's economy

a)

the stores

b)

the harbor

c)

the restaurants

d)

the climate

16.

The Great Plains area is known for growing wheat, so we call it the _______________of the country

a)

Bread Winner

b)

Food Basket

c)

Bread Basket

d)

Food Bowl

17.

What other two crops are specialized in the southern states?

a)

peaches

b)

apples

c)

wheat

d)

oranges

18.

The imaginary line around the earth is called

a)

border

b)

equator

c)

belt

19.

The study of the world and the people and things that live there is called?

a)

conservation

b)

Science

c)

Geography

20.

A resource you can only use at certain times such as the sun is called

a)

natural

b)

flow

c)

nonrenewable