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2024 - 1ST TERM - SOCIAL STUDIES TEST - 7TH GRADE

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a science that helps us study Social Studies? (2p)

a)

Religion

b)

Law

c)

Arithmetics

d)

Economics

e)

Anthropology

2.

There are (a)   themes of Social Studies. (2p)

3.

Diaries, speeches, photographs and journals are examples of ........ source of information. (2p)

a)

primary

b)

secondary

4.

Textbooks, encyclopedias, biographies, articles, websites are examples of ........ source of information. (2p)

a)

primary

b)

secondary

5.

What is the definition of Geologic Time Scale ? (2p)

a)

A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth’s history.

b)

Fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period.

c)

A fossil that is a copy of an organism’s shape, formed when minerals seep into a mold.

d)

Fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period.

6.

Which shows the correct order of Geologic Time units from longest to shortest? (2p)

a)

Eon - Period - Epoch - Era

b)

Era - Epoch - Eon - Period

c)

Eon - Era - Period - Epoch

d)

Period - Eon - Epoch - Era

7.

Describe how geologists separate time periods. (2p)

a)

By special events that have happened in that period.

b)

By looking at the relative time of a fossil

c)

By counting the years a fossil has been preserved.

8.

The period when humans first appeared was... (2p)

a)

Jurassic

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

9.

The remains or evidence of prehistoric plants and animals that have fossilized. Used as markers when building up the geologic time scale. (2p)

(a)  

10.

The American continent is located on the ........ hemisphere. (2p)

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

11.

The following rivers: Yukon, Mackenzie, Columbia and Mississippi, are located in South America. (2p)

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In the map:

a) Locate: the Artic, the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans.

b) Draw and label: the Rocky Mountains and the Andes Mountains. (with brown) (5p)

13.

What are some terms used to refer to the people who first lived in America before the Europeans arrived? (2p)

a)

American Indians

b)

Indigenous peoples

c)

Native Americans

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

14.

Which of the below best describes the land where the Inuit lived? (2p)

a)

Forest

b)

Frozen tundra

c)

Rainforest

d)

Hot desert

e)

Grasslands

15.

What is the Inuit word for home? (2p)

a)

Teepee

b)

Chickee

c)

Casa

d)

Igloo

e)

Mukluk

16.

Which of the following was NOT a big part of the Inuit diet? (2p)

a)

Whale meat

b)

Seal meat

c)

Corn, beans, and squash

d)

Fish

e)

Walrus meat

17.

How did the Inuit travel long distances over land and ice? (2p)

a)

Walking

b)

Horses

c)

Cross country skis

d)

Dogsleds

e)

They did not travel over land

18.

What are the small one-person boats that the Inuit used called? (2p)

a)

Kayaks

b)

Sloops

c)

Catamarans

d)

Canoes

e)

Gondolas

19.

Which of the following statements best describes the Iroquois?(2p)

a)

A league or confederacy of tribes

b)

A single tribe

c)

A number of tribes that warred with each other constantly

d)

A group of tribes living in California

e)

A wondering group of nomad tribes that lived in teepees

20.

What type of homes did the Iroquois live in? (2p)

a)

Longhouses

b)

Teepees

c)

Hogans

d)

Wigwams

e)

Wattle and daub

21.

What did the Iroquois refer to as the Three Sisters? (2p)

a)

Their three main religions

b)

Their three main crops

c)

Their three main forms of art

d)

Their three main gods

e)

Their three main leaders