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Social Studies Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

member of a community, state, or nation

a)

geographer

b)

citizen

c)

compass rose

d)

cardinal directions

2.

first hand account of an event created by someone that experienced the event

a)

relative location

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

region

3.

part of the world or country that have similar characteristics

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

region

d)

inset map

4.

the way people spend and make money

a)

map title

b)

geography

c)

citizen

d)

economy

5.

A settlement ruled by another country

a)

persecution

b)

royal colony

c)

colony

d)

immunity

6.

an agreement

a)

encounter

b)

royal colony

c)

explorer

d)

treaty

7.

harsh and unfair treatment

a)

encounter

b)

treaty

c)

proprietor

d)

persecution

8.

A word that describes a person who studies human societies and cultures.

a)

A) Sociologist

b)

B) Anthropologist

c)

C) Economist

d)

D) Biologist

9.

A term used to describe the movement of people from one place to another.

a)

A) Immigration

b)

B) Emigration

c)

C) Migration

d)

D) Colonization

10.

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

a)

A) Civics

b)

B) Politics

c)

C) Sociology

d)

D) Anthropology

11.

A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

a)

A) Monarchy

b)

B) Democracy

c)

C) Oligarchy

d)

D) Dictatorship

12.

A word that refers to the shared beliefs, values, and practices of a group of people.

a)

A) Culture

b)

B) Economy

c)

C) Geography

d)

D) History

13.

A term for a person who moves from one country to live in another.

a)

A) Immigrant

b)

B) Emigrant

c)

C) Refugee

d)

D) Nomad

14.

The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence.

a)

A) Globalization

b)

B) Industrialization

c)

C) Urbanization

d)

D) Colonization

15.

A word that describes the study of Earth's physical features and the living things that inhabit the planet.

a)

A) Geography

b)

B) Geology

c)

C) Ecology

d)

D) Meteorology