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Introduction to Social Studies Quiz v1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which subject studies the past especially through written documents and other artifacts?

a)

Anthropology

b)

History

c)

Political Science

d)

Geography

2.

Which subject is concerned with power and government?

a)

History

b)

Sociology

c)

Political Science

d)

Economics

3.

True or False: Economics focuses on people in group settings.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Primary Source or Secondary Source: Leonardo da Vinci's journal.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

5.

Primary Source or Secondary Source: American History textbook.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

6.

Which feature on a map shows direction?

a)

scale

b)

grid

c)

compass rose

d)

key

7.

Which feature on a map shows the distance between two places on map in relation to the distance between the places in real life?

a)

Legend

b)

Key

c)

Scale

d)

grid

8.

Which feature organizes space on a map?

a)

grid

b)

key

c)

scale

d)

legend

9.

Which of the following is used to identify symbols on a map?

a)

scale

b)

legend

c)

grid

10.

Primary Source or Secondary Source: an essay about Pennsylvania.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

11.

Primary Source or Secondary Source: an autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

12.

Primary Source or Secondary Source: an autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

13.

What is the study of the Earth, its resources, and its features?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

anthropology

d)

archaeology

14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a primary source?

a)

created after the fact

b)

relies on secondary sources

c)

first-hand, eye-witness accounts

d)

provides analysis and interpretation

15.

TRUE or FALSE: Social Studies teaches basic values such as equality and justice.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which subject is interested in human behavior, mental processes, and learning?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Sociology

c)

Psychology

d)

Economics

17.

TRUE or FALSE: Parallels of Latitude are vertical lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a secondary source?

a)

created by an eyewitness

b)

uninterpreted, lacks analysis

c)

usually created after the fact

d)

created during the time period being studied

19.

TRUE or FALSE: longitude measures the distance north or south of the Equator.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

TRUE or FALSE: Our school's relative location is down the street from Wawa.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE