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A review of Social Studies standards and materials for the EOY Benchmark.
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1
What number represents the Panama Canal?
6
1
5
4
2
What type of government gives citizens the most amount of political influence?
Democracy
Autocracy
Federal
Oligarchy
3
Who answers the three economic questions in a command economy?
Lobbyists
Consumers/Producers
Government
Ancestors
4
Australia has a ______________ democracy.
Parliamentary
Presidential
5
What side of an economic continuum is Russia closer to?
Mixed
Command
Market
6
What system of government do Brazil and Mexico share?
Unitary
Confederation
Federal
7
What is the major environmental issue of Brazil?
Acid Rain
Oil Pollution
Deforestation
Air Pollution
8
What is the religion of Latin America after Spanish colonization?
Polytheism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
9
How does climate impact the economy of the Caribbean?
Cool Climate: Lots of Tourism
Cool Climate: Keeps Tourists Away
Hot Climate: Lots of Tourism
Hot Climate: Keeps Tourists Away
10
During the Cold War, Germany separated. When the Berlin wall fell, it represented what?
Expansion and the spread of communism.
The end of WWII.
Reunification and the end of the Cold War.
The decline of Germany as a superpower.
11
What number represents Brazil?
4
1
5
3
12
What number represents the Alps Mountains?
3
6
4
5
13
What was the name of the document that forced Germany to take blame for WWI?
Treaty of Dunkirk
Quebec Act
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
14
Indigenous people of Australia,
Aborigines
, can be described as _____ before the British came.
Settled Artisans
Established Farmers
Nomadic Hunter and Gatherers
Roaming Ranchers
15
What number represents Ayers Rock?
1
4
2
3
16
What is the major environmental issue of Germany?
Acid Rain
Deforestation
Over-Crowding
Air Pollution
17
What was the biggest impact of the Cuban Revolution?
Cuba became democratic, citizens gained freedoms.
Cuba became communist, citizens lost freedoms.
Cuba became democratic, citizens lost freedoms.
Cuba became communist, citizens gained freedoms.
18
What did the Zapatistas fight for?
Free Healthcare
Expansion of NAFTA
Spanish Workers Rights
Indigenous Mexican Rights
19
The _____________ is the holy text of Islam?
Torah
Dead Sea Scrolls
Bible
Koran
20
Where do most people in Canada live and why?
In the North: The Prime Minister Says To
In the South: The Mild Climate
In the South: The Prime Minister Says To
In the North: The Mild Climate
21
What number represents the UK?
2
6
3
1
22
When power is distributed by being shared/ divided across the central and regional authorities.
Confederation
Parliamentary
Federal
Unitary
23
Which of the following options is
NOT
a reason for Exploration?
Glory
Gold
God
Goods
24
What number represents the Iberian Peninsula?
4
2
1
3
25
What was the name of the British colony in Canada?
Little Britain
Quebec
New England
Newfoundland
26
The US didn't want the Soviet Union to spread communism after WWII. This tension led to what?
Vietnam War
Cold War
WWIII
Korean War
27
Populations of pueblos indigenas decreased after contact with Europeans because of _________?
Sacrifice
Drowning while trying to escape.
Smallpox
New Foods
28
NAFTA and the EU both eliminated trade barriers. This _________ trade.
Increases
Decreases
29
Most democracies in the world have what type of economic system?
Market
Command
Traditional
Mixed
30
What is the major environmental issue of Mexico City?
Over-Crowding
Acid Rain
Air Pollution
Deforestation
31
What number represents Mexico?
2
3
4
1
32
What system of government does Germany have?
Confederation
Federal
Unitary
33
Australia and Canada are _______ monarchies. Meaning the queen of England is their queen too.
Ceremonial
Commonwealth
Communist
Constitutional
34
What is the major environmental issue of the Canadian Shield?
Mining and Extraction
Deforestation
Acid Rain
Air Pollution
35
Currency exchanges exist because money is valued ________ in different countries.
Equally
Differently
36
Who answers the three economic questions in a market economy?
Lobbyists
Consumers/Producers
Government
Ancestors
37
Like with other indigenous populations after colonization, Aborigines mostly died from...
Battle
European Diseases
Sacrifice
Drowning
38
What was the name of the civilization conquered by Hernan Cortes?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
New Spain
39
Canada has a ____________ democracy.
Parliamentary
Presidential
40
What was the holocaust?
The genocide of Africans by Nazi Germany.
The genocide of Hindus by Nazi Germany.
The genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany.
The genocide of Aryans by Nazi Germany.
41
What is the religion of Australia after colonization?
Dreamtime
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
42
The Scramble for Africa and for colonies in Asia was a cause of which war?
WWII
Colonial War
Cold War
WWI
43
Investment in which factor of production is the best way to grow GDP and literacy rates?
Physical Capital
Human Capital
Entrepreneurship
Natural Resources
44
What would happen to a country's GDP if they used up all of their natural resources?
Increase
Decrease
Stay the Same
45
Brazil has a ____________ democracy.
Presidential
Parliamentary
46
What new ethnic groups were created as a result of colonization in Latin America?
Mestizo and Mulatto
Cajun and Mulatto
Jamaican and Mulatto
Mestizo and African
47
What type of government gives citizens the least amount of political influence?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Federal
48
Mexico has a ____________ democracy.
Parliamentary
Presidential
49
In this type of democracy, the Head of Government is called President.
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
50
French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese belong to which language group?
Cyrillic
Slavic
Germanic
Romance
51
In this type of democracy, the Head of Government is called Prime Minister.
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
52
German and English belong to which language group?
Germanic
Slavic
Cyrillic
Romance
53
What number represents the Hudson Bay?
3
2
1
4
54
This person sponsored voyages around the western coast of Africa during the Age of Exploration.
Prince Henry the Navigator
John Cook
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
55
The European Union is an example of what system of government?
Federal
Confederation
Unitary
56
What is the name of the priest often called the Father of Mexican Independence?
Toussaint L'Overture
Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar
57
The Three Economic Questions include everything
EXCEPT
...
How will it be produced?
For whom is it produced?
Where to produce?
What to produce?
58
When power is not evenly distributed and remains mostly with the central authority.
Unitary
Federal
Confederation
Oligarchy
59
In which system do you see the most privately owned industries and free-enterprise?
Mixed Systems
Market Systems
Command Systems
Traditional Systems
60
Where do most people live in Australia and why?
The Center/Outback: Warmer Climate, Lower Rainfall
Southeastern Coast: Mild Climate, Higher Rainfall
The North East: Hot Climate, Higher Rainfall
Southwestern Coast: Mild Climate, Lower Rainfall
61
Think of the 'MAIN' causes of WWI. What is another word for the 'I' cause?
Multiplying
Revolting
Revolutionizing
Colonization
62
What number represents the Canadian Shield?
3
4
2
1
63
What number represents the Atacama Desert?
5
4
1
6
64
Australia was originally used by the British as a colony for who?
Orphans
Elderly
Juveniles
Prisoners
65
What number represents the Great Barrier Reef?
2
3
4
1
66
What number represents Spain?
2
5
1
6
67
The _____________ is the holy text of Judaism?
Bible
Torah
Koran
Dead Sea Scrolls
68
Some French people in Quebec want to ____ because they feel treated like second class citizens?
Assimilate
Fight
Secede
Evacuate
69
What number represents the Rocky Mountains?
2
1
3
4
70
How did Canada achieve independence from Great Britain/the UK?
Prisoner Exchange
They didn't achieve independence.
War
Peaceful Negotiations
71
The _____________ is the holy text of Christianity?
Koran
Bible
Torah
Dead Sea Scrolls
72
What was the name of the leader of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
Miguel Hidalgo
General Batista
Raul Castro
73
How does climate impact the economy of Russia?
Moderate Climate: Easy to transport goods
Tundra Climate: Difficult to transport goods
Warm Climate: Difficult to transport goods
Cool Climate: Easy to transport goods
74
What side of an economic continuum is Australia closer to?
Market
Mixed
Command
75
What number represents the Great Victoria Desert?
3
1
4
2
