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