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Beginner Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vocabulary


I've got lots of ____________ but I think Aunt Paula and Uncle Joe are my favourites.

a)

enemies

b)

partners

c)

classmates

d)

relatives

2.

What is the term for a community of people living together in a particular area?

a)

Society

b)

Culture

c)

Economy

d)

Government

3.

Which term describes the study of past events, particularly in human affairs?

a)

Geography

b)

History

c)

Sociology

d)

Anthropology

4.

What is the name for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

5.

Which word refers to the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation or people?

a)

Economy

b)

Culture

c)

Society

d)

Politics

6.

What is the term for the exchange of goods and services between people or countries?

a)

Trade

b)

Barter

c)

Economy

d)

Commerce

7.

Which term describes a large group of people who share a common language, culture, or history?

a)

Nation

b)

Tribe

c)

Community

d)

Society

8.

What is the term for a person who moves from one place to another, especially to find work or better living conditions?

a)

Tourist

b)

Nomad

c)

Migrant

d)

Expatriate

9.

Which word describes the process by which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority?

a)

Hierarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Anarchy

10.

What is the term for a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water?

a)

Flood

b)

Drought

c)

Famine

d)

Storm

11.

Which term refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Migration

c)

Industrialization

d)

Colonization

12.

What is the name for a person who studies human societies and cultures and their development?

a)

Sociologist

b)

Anthropologist

c)

Historian

d)

Economist

13.

Which word describes a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy?

a)

Philosophy

b)

Ideology

c)

Theology

d)

Psychology

14.

What is the term for a political system in which a single ruler has absolute power?

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

15.

Which term refers to the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise?

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Economy

c)

Government

d)

Culture

16.

What is the name for a person who is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster?

a)

Immigrant

b)

Refugee

c)

Exile

d)

Nomad

17.

Which word describes the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Globalization

c)

Cultural diffusion

d)

Integration

18.

What is the term for a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

19.

Which term refers to the economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit?

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Feudalism

20.

What is the name for a person who studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?

a)

Economist

b)

Sociologist

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Historian

21.

Which word describes the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country?

a)

Emigration

b)

Migration

c)

Immigration

d)

Colonization

22.

What is the term for a large-scale and rapid increase in the number of people living in urban areas?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Suburbanization

c)

Ruralization

d)

Industrialization

23.

Which term refers to the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods?

a)

Atheism

b)

Agnosticism

c)

Religion

d)

Secularism

24.

What is the name for a person who studies the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it?

a)

Geologist

b)

Biologist

c)

Ecologist

d)

Meteorologist

25.

Which word describes the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Acculturation

c)

Integration

d)

Segregation