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FINAL EXAM

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Label the continents

2.

Label the oceans

3.

The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features

a)

Legend

b)

Climate

4.

an imaginary horizontal line drawn around the earth, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Flora

c)

Equator

d)

Economy

5.

Find the vocab word that best matches the picture

a)

Flora

b)

Fauna

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

6.

What map feature is circled in the picture?

a)

Map Key

b)

Map Scale

c)

Title

d)

Global Grid

7.

Using the map, key, and cardinal directions... The bank is _______ of the police station.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

8.

Label the compass rose

9.

What part of the map tells you the topic of the map?

a)

the title

b)

the compass rose

c)

the scale

d)

the legend

10.

Any half of the Earth

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Legend

11.
How many branches of government are there in the US?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
3
d)

4

12.
Which branch of government has the power to declare war?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Supreme Court
13.
The Vice President and Cabinet Members belong to which branch of government?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)

Legislative

14.
Who works for the Judicial Branch of government?
a)
The President
b)
The Senate
c)
The Supreme Court
15.
What does it mean if a law is "repealed"?
a)
It is accepted
b)
It is rejected
c)
It is removed
16.
Why does our government have checks and balances?
a)
To get more money from citizens
b)
To provide science education to children
c)
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
d)
To measure the amount of money people make
17.
Which branch of the government MAKES the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
18.
Fill in the blank: If the president does not want a law to be passed, he has the power to ___________ the legislation.
a)
ratify
b)
veto
c)
legislate
19.

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

a)

President

b)

My MoM

c)

Supreme Court and House of Rep.

d)

Vice President

20.

What do we call a changes to the constitution?

a)

executive order

b)

veto

c)

amendment

d)

ballot

21.

A person running for political office is called a:

a)

citizen

b)

candidate

c)

ratify

22.

A representative to a meeting is sometimes called a:

a)

delegate

b)

candidate

c)

cabinet

d)

social contract

23.

What is the name of the super important document that sets out the principles, structures, and processes of our government.

a)

executive order

b)

constitution

c)

civics

d)

political party

24.

I am going to vote for president, and I received in the mail a list of the candidates for which I can cast my vote. What is this called?

a)

amendments

b)

cabinet

c)

limited government

d)

ballot

25.

What do we call a group of candidates and voters who share common interests and political ideas?

a)

delegates

b)

cabinet

c)

political party

d)

legislatures

26.

What was the name of the document that served as the first attempt at a government of the United States?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Bill of Rights

27.

What was the primary cause of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Expansionism

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

Religious freedom

d)

Trade restrictions with France

28.

Which General become President following the American Revolution?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington

29.

What was the results of the American Revolution?

a)

Colonist won and gained their independence

b)

British Took over America

c)

America took over Britain

d)

British won

30.

What is a "Bill" in the context of government?

a)

A final law

b)

A plan for a new law

c)

A government building

d)

A type of tax

31.

What does the term "Federal" relate to?

a)

Local government

b)

State government

c)

National government

d)

City government

32.

What is "Democracy"?

a)

Rule by a king

b)

Rule by the people

c)

Rule by a dictator

d)

Rule by a council

33.

What does it mean to Nominate someone?

a)

To create a list of plans and positions

b)

To choose as a candidate for a position/election

c)

To organize a group of voters

d)

To prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

34.

Fill in the blank: A tract of land set aside by a government to house a certain group of people is called a ________.

a)

Reservation

b)

Park

c)

Colony

d)

District

35.

Fill in the blank: Someone who is among the first to explore or settle a new area is known as a ________.

a)

Pioneer

b)

Settler

c)

Follower

d)

Nomad

36.

Fill in the blank: The action of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work is called ________.

a)

Exploitation

b)

Cooperation

c)

Negligence

d)

Empathy

37.

Which word means: To give up or surrender something

a)

Hamburgers

b)

Exploitation

c)

Cede

38.

What do we call An invisible line that separates one piece of land from another?

a)

boundary

b)

annex

c)

cede

d)

world

39.

Fill in the blank: The act of formally adding a territory to a country or state is known as ________.

a)

Exploitation

b)

Ceding

c)

Annexation

d)

Reservation

40.

Which territory was bought from France during Thomas Jefferson's presidency in 1803?

a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
41.

What was the term for the idea that expansion was the destiny/right of the US?

a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Righteous Growth
c)
Sovereign Development
d)
Due Process
42.
What did Andrew Jackson do when the Supreme Court ruled that legislation forcing Indians off of their land was unconstitutional?
a)
He stopped their removal
b)
He ignored the ruling and forced them to move
c)
He asked to court to review the law again
d)
He apologized to the Cherokee
43.

What was the name for the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma in the 1830s?

a)
The Trail of Tragedy
b)
The Trail of Triumph
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)

The Trail of Trauma

44.

What did Robert Fulton invent?  It provided faster river transportation, both with and against the river current?

a)
The steam locomotive
b)
The automobile
c)
The steamboat
d)
The river flatboat
45.

What type of land transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?

a)

Steam locomotive

b)

Canoe

c)

Airplane

d)

Car

46.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)

Vietnam War

b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
47.

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

a)

Factories

b)

Hand

c)

Aliens

d)

Royalty

48.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
49.

Mass production means:

a)

goods being made in large quantities

b)

laborers received higher wages

c)

industries moved to rural areas

50.

What are the run-down "apartments" that many people in large cities lived in called?

a)

tenant farms

b)

tenements

c)

apartments

d)

public housing

51.

Which of these is an example of a textile?

a)

a loaf of bread

b)

a steam engine

c)

fabric for a shirt

d)

a light bulb

52.

Which of the following is an example of agriculture?

a)

Growing corn on a farm

b)

Building tenements in a city

c)

Receiving a patent

53.

What is the best definition for “Social Effects”?

a)

Changes in plants and animals on a farm

b)

The process of making goods with machines

c)

Impacts on a community’s way of life, such as culture or crime, or education

54.

Changes in jobs, money, and trade in a community are called __________

a)

Social Effects

b)

Economic Effects

55.

What does the term "Manufacture" mean?

a)

The science or practice of farming

b)

Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers

c)

Make something on a large scale using machinery

d)

The process of producing goods in large quantities

56.

What is a government authority or license for an invention that gives the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling it?

a)

Tenements

b)

Urbanization

c)

Patent

d)

Economic Effects

57.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
58.

Which statement is true about the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Children were not allowed to work

b)

Work conditions were closely regulated

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

59.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Samuel Morse
60.

What other process was changed by Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin?

a)

Manufacturing using interchangeable parts

b)

Improve horse harnesses

c)

Manufacturing using electricity

d)

Improved steam engine machinery