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Geography CC 6-9 Test
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1
Earth's population has grown rapidly in recent years because the _____ is higher than the death rate.
improved health conditions
birth rate
standard of living
infant mortality rate
2
A group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area is called
government
unlimited government
tyranny
limited government
3
Majority rule means
the law says it's true
laws pass if voted for by a majority of people
the governor has final say
something passes if less than half vote on it
4
The mass production of books was allowed by the
cell phone
printing press
computer
internet
5
What part of the map will tell you the time period
key
shape
locator map
title
6
A state containing several countries is called
communist
an empire
a monarchy
a democracy
7
Cultures often develop along with science and
technology
machines
agriculture
tools
8
Which is the order of the federal system from top level to bottom level
central - regional - local
central - local - regional
regional - local - central
regional - central - local
9
Which of the following is true for historians evaluating the reliability of primary sources
only sources found by college professors are reliable
if the source has a witness it can completely be trusted
sources must be compared to internet articles
a historian must look for evidence of bias
10
Cause of migration that push people to leave their home country are called
push factors
new customs
pull factors
involuntary migrations
11
People who live in poor, overcrowded urban areas, or ____, are unable to meet their basic needs
slums
urban areas
rural areas
suburbs
12
The world's major religions began in
Asia
Europe
North America
Africa
13
The most basic unit of any society is the
society
family
extended family
social structure
14
The study of humankind in all aspects is called
archaeology
biology
culturology
anthropology
15
Religion can help people answer questions about
why I have to take this class
why the world is round
the meaning of life
the meaning of culture
16
Which form of government has a king or queen that shares powers with the people of the state and other branches of gov't
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
representative democracy
authoritarian communism
17
Which of the following is a primary source
photograph
movie
encyclopedia article
textbook
18
Using up resources is one of the negative effects of
infant mortality rate
death rate
birth rate
rapid population growth
19
The beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior of a particular nation or group is that nation or group's
culture region
culture
norm
cultural landscape
20
Why do many people move from rural areas to urban areas?
to find jobs in agriculture
to live in slums
to limit suburban sprawl
to find jobs in factories
21
The number of live deaths per 1000 people in a year is known as the
demographic rate
birth rate
infant mortality rate
death rate
22
_____ spread cultural traits because they bring cultural traditions with them to their new homeland.
traders
Native Americans
migrants
explorers
23
Which of the following organizations works to prevent and solve economic crises around the world
World Bank
United Nations
Amnesty International
International Monetary Fund
24
A ______ is one example of a pull factor
famine
flood
supply of good jobs
war
25
Industrial societies often organize members according to their
social structure
families
nuclear families
social class
26
In general, for a new cultural trait to be adopted by a culture, it must offer some _____ over an existing trait
diversity
benefit
drawback
diffusion
27
IN any particular culture, an idea or way of doing things that is common to the culture is called a
cultural trait
cultural norm
culture
cultural landscape
28
A tool used to describe how thickly or thinly an area is settled is called
population density
population distribution
population growth
total populattion
29
A song about a great storm may form a part of a society's
anthropology
oral tradition
archaeology
artifacts
30
All religions have
prayers
all of the above
religious holidays
rituals
31
Which of the following is one of the main languages spoken by Indo-Europeans?
French
English
All of the above
German
32
Which of the organizations fights disease by providing food and relief services to victims of war and natural disasters
Amnesty International
Unitted Nations
World Health Organization
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
33
How does diplomacy help nations cooperate with each other?
by blaming a country for conflicts
by granting sovereignty to a nation
by forcing conflicting nations to sign treaties
by managing communication and relationships between countries
34
Which of the following sources is most likely to have a bias
timeline of events for WWI
court report from a trial
website for a political candidate
Constitution of the United States
35
All political power in the US comes from
citizens
government
interest groups
political parties
36
Demographers are scientists who study
pollution
ocean currents
weather and climate
human populations
37
What type of information can be shown best on a historical map?
Political boundaries
Population
Weather
Migration
38
Which is a secondary source
photograph
encyclopedia article
letter
all of the above
39
Scientist believe that more than 50,000 years ago some early humans migrated from _____ to Acia and then to other places
Antarctica
Europe
North America
Africa
40
What is prehistory
the time before writing was invented
the time before Ms. Rhea's class
the time before calendars were invented
written history