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Ms. Smiths UNIT 1 Quizz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Latitude?

a)

measures distance east and west of the prime meridian

b)

any point on the grig

c)

measures the distance north and south of the equator

d)

forms a grid

2.

What is Longitude?

a)

measures distances east and west of the prim meridian

b)

prime meridian

c)

measures north to south

d)

a grid

3.

What form of government would a dictatorship fall under?

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

4.

People have few rights and the government has all the power.


What form of government is this?

a)

Unlimited

b)

Limited

5.

People have rights, there is usually a constitution, and a separation of powers.


What form of government is this?

a)

Limited

b)

Unlimited

6.

People can own businesses and there is little government involvement.


What type of economic system is this?

a)

Traditional

b)

Communism

c)

Free Enterprise

7.

Which of these examples would be considered a Secondary Source? (Mark all that apply)

a)

A diary

b)

A World History Textbook

c)

A dinosaur fossil

d)

A museum tour guide at an Ancient History Museum

e)

A birth certificate

8.

Name the 7 continents of the world.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What type of map is shown in the picture?

a)

Physical

b)

Thematic

c)

Topographical

d)

Political

10.

44°N latitude, 71°W longitude:

a)

Raleigh, NC

b)

Boston, MA

c)

Lincoln, NE

d)

Phoenix, AZ

11.

23°N latitude, 81°W longitude:

a)

Raleigh, NC

b)

Houston, TX

c)

Lincoln, NE

d)

Miami, FL

12.

Europe is in which three hemispheres?

a)

North. East. South.

b)

South. West. East.

c)

North. West. East.

13.

South America is in which three hemispheres?

a)

North. East. South.

b)

South. West. East.

c)

North. South. West.

14.
Which government was run by elected individuals?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Democracy
15.
Which government gave the power to the poeple?
a)
Democracy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
16.
Which government gave complete control to one person?
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Aristocracy
17.
What imaginary line divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
The prime meridian
b)
The meridian
c)
None of the Above
18.
What are the 4 hemispheres Earth can be divided into?
a)
tropic of Capricorn and Cancer, the equator and prime meridian
b)
northern, southern, eastern, western
c)
up, down, turn
d)
it is not 4, it is just 1
19.
Latitude and longitude are lines of what?
a)
meridians
b)
parallels
c)
time  lines
d)
measurement
20.
Plant and animal domestication was important for the advances in what?
a)
prehistory
b)
agriculture
c)
migration
d)
migration