WorksheetsInt. Social Studies Final Study Guide 2025
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of spreading new knowledge and skills from one culture to another.
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Cultural Diversity
c)
Culture Hearth
d)
Culture Region
2.
The process in which countries are increasingly linked together through culture and trade.
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Innovation
c)
Globalization
d)
Cultural Diversity
3.
Early Centers of civilization where ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas.
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Cultural Diversity
c)
Culture Hearth
d)
Culture Region
4.
The number of deaths per 1000 people is called
a)
birth rate
b)
death rate
c)
population
d)
population density
5.
A type of government where laws are voted on by the majority, where everyone has a say.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Theocracy
6.
When Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall, they called all the King’s horses and all the King’s men. Humpty Dumpty most likely lives in a __________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Oligarchy
7.
Bill’s favorite food is barbeque pork. He recently moved to a country where it is against the law to eat pork because the religion there prohibits it. Bill most likely lives in a ________.
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Monarchy
8.
Fred is concerned about the amount of homelessness in his city. He plans to write to his representative to see what can be done. Fred most likely lives in a __________ __________.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Monarchy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Direct Monarchy
9.
The new leader of Jack’s country has outlawed the religion he practices. Jack can no longer worship the way he wants. Jack most likely lives in a __________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Democracy
10.
Matthew Songmaker is a member of a Native American Indian Tribe. His tribe is governed by a small group of
elders. Matthew most likely lives in a __________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Democracy
11.
According to the __________, the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
First Amendment
d)
Second Amendment
12.
To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of __________.
a)
Religious Liberty
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Supremacy of the Nobility
d)
Universal Suffrage
13.
Who was the philosopher that identified with the idea of natural rights?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Hobbes
14.
Which part of the Constitution deals with how the legislative branch will work?
a)
Preamble
b)
Article I
c)
Amendment I
d)
Bill of Rights
15.
How did the 1st Amendment help enable the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
It gave African Americans the right to bear arms.
b)
It took away rights from African Americans, which led them to protest
c)
It gave people the right to protest unfair laws peacefully
d)
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
16.
Which amendment protects Americans against “unreasonable searches and seizures?"
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
6th
d)
8th
17.
Which county official is in charge of collecting property taxes each year by December 31st?
a)
County Clerk
b)
Property Value Administrator
c)
Sheriff
d)
Constable
18.
There are a total of __________ counties in Kentucky.
a)
119
b)
150
c)
27
d)
120
19.
In what year did Kentucky become a state?
a)
1792
b)
1776
c)
1972
d)
1891
20.
What is Kentucky’s highest mountain and where is it located?
a)
Pine Mountain, Pike County
b)
Pound Mountain, Wise County
c)
Cowan Mountain, Letcher County
d)
Black Mountain, Harlan County
21.
Which region of Kentucky contains the cities of Lexington and Louisville?
a)
Pennyroyal
b)
Western Coal Fields
c)
Bluegrass
d)
Knobs
22.
Which river forms the western border of the state of Kentucky?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Ohio
c)
Kentucky
d)
Tennessee
23.
The study of the earth’s physical features and living things is called __________.
a)
History
b)
Geology
c)
Geography
d)
Philosophy
24.
What are the two types of location that geographers use as reference points?
a)
high and low
b)
population and coastal
c)
human and physical
d)
absolute and relative
25.
_________ is a country’s ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another can.
a)
productive capacity
b)
quota
c)
comparative advantage
d)
tariff
26.
A __________ is a tax on imported goods.
a)
quota
b)
tariff
c)
trade barrier
d)
restriction
27.
The WTO is an international organization that __________.
a)
institutes trade barriers
b)
sets the exchange rate
c)
sets the discount rate
d)
oversees trade
28.
The __________ cost is what you cannot buy or do when choosing to do one thing rather than another.
a)
incentive
b)
marginal
c)
rational
d)
opportunity
29.
Ford gets a $5,000 incentive from the government for making environmentally friendly trucks. How might Ford change the production of pickup trucks?
a)
Create larger, heavier trucks that get very low gas mileage.
b)
Stop building trucks and only produce small cars.
c)
Sell trucks outside of the US to avoid this incentive.
d)
Build trucks that can run on hybrid fuels and get higher gas mileage.
30.
The symbol that is used on a map to show directions is called a __________.
a)
compass rose
b)
key
c)
legend
d)
hemisphere
31.
The number of births for every 1000 people is known as the __________.
a)
death rate
b)
population
c)
migration
d)
birth rate
32.
The line of latitude halfway between the north and south poles, measured at 0 degrees latitude is the __________.
a)
prime meridian
b)
scale
c)
tropic of cancer
d)
equator
33.
The process by which countries are increasingly linked together through culture, trade, and technology is known as __________.
a)
community
b)
globalization
c)
trade
d)
population growth
34.
What happens when we lack the resources to produce the things we want?
a)
wants
b)
scarcity
c)
marginal benefit
d)
free enterprise
35.
_________ and demand work together to set prices.
a)
substitutes
b)
complements
c)
consumers
d)
supply
36.
Why would the United States want to stop a monopoly?
a)
In a monopoly, supply of products is high and demand is low.
b)
In a monopoly, prices are low and demand is high.
c)
In a monopoly, nobody controls the market and prices are not set.
d)
In a monopoly, one business controls the market and often drives up prices.
37.
Resources needed to produce goods and services are called __________ of production.
a)
materials
b)
factors
c)
capital
d)
elements
38.
The current President of the United States is a member of the __________ party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democratic
c)
Third
d)
Federalis
39.
Letcher County Central High School is located in which Kentucky region?
a)
Bluegrass Region
b)
Knobs Region
c)
Eastern Coal Fields
d)
Western Coal Fields
e)
Pennyroyal Region
40.
The state of having a variety of cultures in the same area.
a)
Cultural Trait
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Culture Hearth
d)
Cultural Diversity
41.
The Federal Reserve system is our nation’s __________.
a)
charter bank
b)
deposit system
c)
interest bank
d)
central bank
42.
If a president commits bribery, treason, or lies under oath, he may be __________ by Congress.
a)
fried
b)
impeached
c)
monitored
d)
judicially reviewed
43.
Why might a person find it difficult to take their case all the way to the Supreme Court?
a)
The Supreme Court can choose which cases they hear and only chooses a few each year.
b)
The Supreme Court has very few restrictions on which cases they can hear.
c)
The Constitution says the Supreme Court can only hear 5 cases each year.
d)
Few lawyers are qualified to try cases in front of the Supreme Court.
44.
Which of the President’s roles allows him to send troops to a foreign country for up to 60 days without permission from Congress?
a)
Chief Diplomat
b)
Head of the Democratic Party
c)
Commander in Chief
d)
Leader of the Free World
45.
The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the decision of what case?
a)
Mayberry v. Shelbyville
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board of Ed. Topeka
d)
Marbury v. Madison
46.
Referring to African American history, what does the term “separate but equal” mean?
a)
Whites and African Americans must be allowed to go to the same schools and public places.
b)
Whites and African Americans are never allowed to be near each other when in public.
c)
Whites and African Americans can be segregated, or separated in public as long as their facilities are equal.
d)
Whites and African Americans must live in separate parts of the city.
47.
How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
3
d)
9
48.
Which Article of the Constitution provides the set-up and powers of the judicial branch?
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
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