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Year 7 SS

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which field of social studies looks at past events?
a)
Geography
b)
History
c)
Economics
d)
Political Science
2.
Which field of social studies includes the creation of laws, upholding laws, and settlement of disagreement about laws?
a)
Geography
b)
History
c)
Culture 
d)
Political Science
3.
Which field of social studies studies all that makes a group of people who they are?
a)
Culture
b)
History
c)
Government
d)
Political Science
4.
Which field of social studies focuses on the land and how people interact with the land?
a)
History
b)
Political Science
c)
Geography
d)
Government
5.
Which field of social studies focuses on how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services? 
a)
Political Science
b)
Economics
c)
History
d)
Geography
6.
Social studies is more than a collection of facts; it is an understanding of how people, places, and events came about and...
a)
why history always repeats itself.
b)
how people can relate and respond to each other’s needs and desires.
c)
that people generally do what is right for their country.
d)
how the earth is impacted by human activity.
7.
What are the four major social studies disciplines?
a)
Economics, Politics, Culture & History
b)
History, Economics, Geography, & Culture
c)
Government/Citizenship, History, Politics, & Geography
d)
Economics, History, Geography & Government/Citizenship
8.
Economics is the field of study concerned with the:
a)
production, exchange, and selling of products.
b)
distribution, exchange, and consumption of products.
c)
production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of products.
d)
production, transportation, exchange, & consumption of products.
9.
History is the study of how:
a)
the world was formed.
b)
people lived in the past.
c)
countries formed.
d)
migration of people
10.
Geography is the study of  __________, including its features and the distribution of its human inhabitants and other life.
a)
the earth
b)
the universe
c)
different countries
d)
the continents 
11.
The study of how people govern themselves is titled___________
a)
politics
b)
democracy
c)
government & citizenship
d)
rulers
12.
What social science is this?
Movement: Characterizes how people travel from place to place, how they communicate with each other, and how they depend on products and information from other areas.
a)
History
b)
Geography
c)
Economics
d)
Citizenship/Government
13.
Which social science is this?
Exchange: taking one thing for another in trade; may be goods or services for money or other goods or services.
a)
History
b)
Economics
c)
Geography
d)
Government/Citizenship
14.
What social science is this?
Studying the gatherings and interactions of people, cultures, and ideas & how these things helped develop cultures.
a)
History
b)
Geography
c)
Economics
d)
Government/Citizenship
15.
What social science is this?
The examination of the political system to gain an understanding of how government works.
a)
History
b)
Economics
c)
Geography
d)
Government/Citizenship
16.

Climate change & the erosion of the Jersey Shore.

a)

Geographer

b)

Historian

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

17.

How the pandemic affected the job market.

a)

Economist

b)

Geographer

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

18.

Analyzing letters between Washington & Hamilton.

a)

Economist

b)

Historian

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

19.

Examining the culture of Americans.

a)

Economist

b)

Historian

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

20.

Britain’s government’s reaction to Charles becoming King.

a)

Political Scientist

b)

Historian

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

21.

How African tribes live day to day.

a)

Political Scientist

b)

Historian

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

22.

They are like detectives

a)

Political Scientist

b)

Historian

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

23.

They study how people adapt and change their physical surroundings.

a)

Economist

b)

Geographer

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

24.

They study how people govern themselves.

a)

Economist

b)

Political Scientist

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

25.

How people produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.

a)

Economist

b)

Political Scientist

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

26.

They use case studies to examine group behavior in the family or religion.

a)

Economist

b)

Political Scientist

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

27.

They try to gain a purer understanding of which cultural behaviors are influenced by nature or by nurture. 

a)

Economist

b)

Political Scientist

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

28.

Absolute Location is described using:

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

nearby objects

c)

the equator

d)

a compass

29.

North of, across from, next to, etc.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

address

d)

nexttoism

30.

landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, natural vegetation, animal life

a)

place

b)

human environment interaction

c)

region

d)

movement

31.

Basic needs of food, shelter, clothing. Construct dams, plow & irrigate fields, dig mines, build houses.

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

32.

highways, rivers, air & ship routes, telephone lines

wind, tsunami, erosion

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Interaction

d)

Region

33.

Quebec, the South, the desert Southwest, the peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountains

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Absolute locations

d)

Movement

34.

B.C.

(a)  

35.

B.C.E.

(a)  

36.

A.D.

(a)  

37.

C.E.

(a)  

38.

The place where you received your information

a)

Evidence

b)

Analyze

c)

Source

d)

Knowledge

39.

To make a judgement on the importance, value or worth of something.

a)

analyze

b)

argument

c)

knowledge

d)

evaluate

40.

The study of economics focuses on

a)

earth and its relationship to our environment

b)

different types of governments and how they operate

c)

past cultures

d)

production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

41.

Which social scientist studies the human mind?

a)

Geographer

b)

Anthropologist

c)

Psychologist

d)

Sociologist

42.

Which social scientist studies human beings and society?

a)

Sociology

b)

Political Science

c)

History

d)

Psychology

43.

Which social scientist studies past events and their causes?

a)

Economist

b)

Historian

c)

Sociologist

d)

Political Scientist

44.

Which social scientist studies the earth's features?

a)

Historian

b)

Geographer

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Sociologist

45.

What is the study of human beings?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Sociology

c)

History

d)

Political Science

46.

A photo of a crime scene

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

47.

A 2015 Broadway musical depicting the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

48.

The Diary of Anne Frank

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

49.

Artifacts

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

50.

Identify the source type:

Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

51.

Identify the source type:

A textbook describing the civil rights movement.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

52.

Identify the source type:

A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

53.

Identify the source type:

An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

54.

Identify the source type:

The United States Constitution

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

55.

A primary source is ALWAYS more reliable than a secondary source.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

What is a secondary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

57.

What is a primary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

58.

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

a)

Original uniforms worn by soldiers

b)

Diaries written at the time of an event

c)

video of a historical event

d)

A poem about a famous person from your classmate

59.

Is Mr. Fonseca's footprint at the scene of the crime a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I have no idea

60.

Is the newspaper article about Ms. Schreoder's kidnapping a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

61.

My grandma telling me a story about how school used to be when she was a kid.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

62.

A student who was in a fight telling Dean Logan their side of the story.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

63.

Wikipedia

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

64.

Ms. Escobar writing a story about Mr. Battle's day

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

65.

The work you've completed in class.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

66.

A source that was created by someone who learned about an event and was made long after the even occurred.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

67.

The quote, "The time is always right to do what is right," by Martin Luther King Jr. is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

68.

An Autobiography is a book that

a)

Someone wrote about their own life

b)

Someone wrote about another persons life

c)

A science journal

d)

A movie

69.

A history textbook is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

70.

A source that was made by someone who experienced an event.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

71.

An audio recording of an interview with the famous scientist Marie Curie would be a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

72.

A letter written by George Washington that is in a museum is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

73.

The movie based on true events about Bethany Hamilton is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

74.

Photographs are always primary sources

a)

True

b)

False

75.

A journal of science notes written by Charles Darwin is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

76.

A biography of Benjamin Franklin is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

77.

If you take a copy of a primary source, it:

a)

is still a primary source

b)

becomes a secondary source

c)

you cannot copy primary sources

78.

Artifacts are a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

79.

Artwork like paintings are:

a)

Primary Sources

b)

Secondary Sources

c)

It depends on when they were made

80.

Military records are a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

81.

A podcast where two adults talk about Leonardo Da Vinci is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

82.

A theater play about the Revolutionary War is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

83.

Newspaper articles are ALWAYS primary sources.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Select ALL the primary sources

a)

Letter

b)

Speech

c)

Textbook

d)

Quote

85.

Select ALL the Secondary sources

a)

Artifacts

b)

Website

c)

YouTube Video

d)

Historical Documents

86.

A newspaper article about President Kennedy's assassination the day after he was killed.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

87.

A photograph of Civil War soldiers.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

88.

A picture book biography about Martin Luther King Jr. written in 1989 by David Adler.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

89.

A reference book for kids about popular topics such as sports, entertainment and animals.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

90.

A letter written by a Civil War Union officer to his wife in 1861.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

91.

A text book about the Revolutionary War.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

92.

A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

93.
My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to them before bedtime. What are we listening to?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
94.

When I visit my Aunt she shows me photographs of my parents when they were little. What am I looking at?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

95.
I am writing a report on George Washington and my friend lends me her encyclopedia. What am I using?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
96.

A first-hand resource that was created by someone who was present during an event is called a

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

painting

97.

A resource created after an event by someone who did not personally experience or witness the event is called a

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

photograph

98.

An artifact is a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

99.

An journal is an example of a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

100.

An textbook is an example of a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

101.

An biography is an example of a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

102.

Which best describes a sound recording?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

103.

Which of the following can be described as a first-hand account?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

104.

Which of the following can be described as a second-hand account?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

105.

A newspaper article from the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks would be considered...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

106.

A photo is considered a ...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

107.

An autobiography is an example of a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

108.

A birth certificate, social security card or any other government issued documents are considered...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

109.

The movie Titanic is which of the following?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

110.

A documentary on any historical event is considered a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

111.

An encyclopedia, thesaurus or any other reference material is a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

112.

A primary source is ALWAYS more reliable than a secondary source.

a)

True

b)

False

113.

What is the definition of perspective?

a)

Point of View

b)

To verify

c)

Partially true

d)

Primary Source

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