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Review: Unit 1

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Representative Democracy

2.

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right.

a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
3.
What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship 
d)
Oligarchy
4.

When the central government is run by a small group of people who all have similar beliefs on how to control the nation.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Parliamentary

5.

Which of the following is a good current example of a dictatorship?

a)
Great Britain
b)

Switzerland

c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
6.

What are the 7 continents?

a)

China, Europe, Russia, America, Mexico, Brazil, and India.

b)

Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, North Pole, and South Pole.

c)

Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

d)

There are more than 7 continents.

7.

In a command economy, who makes decisions about what is produced, how it is produced, and who gets the products?

a)

The people (citizens) make the decisions on what is produced, how and who gets the products.

b)

Everybody works together to make the decisions on what is produced, how and who gets the products.

c)

The government makes the decisions on what is produced, how and who gets the products.

d)

Nobody is in charge of the economy and it is chaotic.

8.

What is communism?

a)

A type of government in which people live freely and have the same rights as government officials.

b)

A type of a free enterprise economy where business and production is owned and controlled by the people (citizens).

c)

A type of a command economy where business and production is owned and controlled by the government.

d)

A type of government in which people are ruled by poor people from their country.

9.
Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Equator
10.

The Government owns and controls all factors of production (land, labor, capital).

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

11.

the government controls all aspects of society: politics, economy, and even people's personal beliefs and actions

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

c)

direct democracy

12.
People can choose to work where they want.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
13.
The leader of a country can be removed from office for breaking the law.
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
14.

The military shuts down newspapers and decides who can run in an election.

a)

Unlimited

b)

Limited

15.

What is the name of the continent number 1?

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
16.

What is the name of continent number 2?

a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
17.

What is the name of continent number 3?

a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
18.

What is the name of continent number 4?

a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
19.

What is the name of continent number 5?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
20.

What is the name of continent number 6?

a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
21.
What continent is this?
a)
Australia
b)
South America
c)

North America

d)

Africa

22.
What continent is this?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Africa
23.
What is this?
a)
key
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
star
24.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
25.
What continent is this?
a)
Africa
b)
Virginia
c)
North America
d)
Staunton
26.

Which ocean is located off the east coast of North America?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

27.

Which continent is located west of Asia?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

South America

28.

Which ocean is located off the west coast of North America. It is the LARGEST ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

29.

Which continent is an island continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

30.

What direction is indicated by the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

31.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
32.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

33.

______ map shows geographic features such as deserts, rivers, oceans, mountains

a)

independent

b)

physical

c)

geographic

d)

resource

34.

Which of the type of map is this?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Road map

d)

Useless map

35.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

36.

Which ESPN? Agriculture (farming)

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

37.

Which ESPN? Industry

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

38.

Which ESPN? Holidays/Celebrations

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

39.

Which ESPN? Education

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

40.

Which ESPN? Religion

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

41.

Which ESPN? Government

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

42.

Which ESPN? Laws

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

43.

Which ESPN? Landforms

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Nature

44.

What is the major line of LATITUDE?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

45.

What is the major line of LONGITUDE?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

46.

The way of life of a group of people that share common beliefs and customs.

a)

culture

b)

natural resources

47.

Materials from the earth that people use to meet their needs.

a)

democracy

b)

natural resources

48.

Cutting down trees and not replanting new trees

a)

desertification

b)

deforestation

49.

In which Ocean would you be if you traveled to 30° south latitude and 60° east longitude?

a)

Artic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

50.

According to the map, what Russian city is located at 60° N latitude/ 30° E longitude?

a)

Moscow

b)

Novgorod

c)

Rostov

d)

St. Petersburg

51.

Which of the above statements is a characteristic of an unlimited government?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

52.

The speaker above in this excerpt most likely a resident of a country that has what kind of government?

a)

Unlimited Government

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Limited Government

53.

Which speaker is referring to limited government?

a)

Speaker A

b)

Speaker B

c)

Speaker C

d)

Speaker D

54.

Which of the following is limited in a limited government?

a)

The influence of political parties

b)

The power of leaders

c)

The number of elections

d)

The rights of citizens

55.

What physical geographic region is located at 0° latitude and 60° west longitude?

a)

Equator in South America

b)

High latitudes in North America

c)

Equator in Africa

d)

Middle latitudes in Europe

56.

This shows where a country falls between command and market economies. On one end, at 0, is a pure command economy. At the other end, at 100, is a pure market economy. Countries move back and forth on the continuum based on the actions of the government

Where does the United States fall in the continuum?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Mixed Economy

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Market Economy

57.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

58.
Early settlers cut down trees to clear land for homes and farms.
a)
adaptation
b)
modification
59.

Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

60.

People who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

61.

Drinking hot chocolate in the winter

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

62.

Putting on sunscreen.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

63.

Building a well for water.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

64.

Bringing a raincoat when its going to rain

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

65.

Irrigation systems in the city.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

66.

Delaying school opening due to snow.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

67.

Wearing different clothes during the winter or summer.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

68.

Elevated houses in Galveston in an example of?

a)

Adapting to the environment

b)

Modifying the environment

69.

Building dams is an example of?

a)

Adapting to the environment

b)

Modifying the environment

70.
Is this an example of a modification or an adaptation?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification

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