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Grade 8 Unit I Review
Grade 8 Unit I Review
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What type of map shows what the surface of the earth looks like?
Political
Physical
Economic
Topographic
2
What term refers to highly developed societies?
Places
Civilizations
Cultures
Cities
3
What document gave permission to start a settlement?
Voyage Agreement
Compact
Charter
Contract
4
Who helped Jamestown survive its first two years?
John Adams
John Smith
John White
John Rolfe
5
The Puritans came to the new world for what?
Gold
Religious Freedom
Political Freedom
Silver
6
The Iroquois has a government the linked each group. What is that type of government called?
Government Gang
Dictatorship
Democracy
Federation
7
Which city is located at 32 N and 122 E?
Shanghai
Seoul
Pousan
Keelung
8
The main motivation for starting Jamestown was what?
Gold
Wealth
All of the above
Silver
9
What instrument measures the position of stars?
Compass
Caravel
Telescope
Astrolabe
10
The science of map making is called what?
Map Science
Astrolabe
Caravel
Cartography
11
What type of map shows natural resources and economic activity?
Economic
Political
Climate
Physical
12
Renaissance means what?
Reawakened
Rebirth
Redo
Reknown
13
What type of map shows major highways, airports and railroads?
Physical
Climate
Road
Political
14
Long periods of little rainfall are known as what?
Pueblos
Famines
Droughts
Starving Times
15
The study of people, their environments and the resources available to them is known as what?
History
Geography
Science
Math
16
What type of Spanish settlement served as a center of trade?
Fort
Mission
Pueblo
Presidio
17
What measures distance north or south of the Equator?
Latitude
Longitude
Vectors
Diagrams
18
Who helped the Puritans survive and served as a translator for them with the Native Americans?
Samoset
Pocahontas
Squanto
Powhatan
19
What term is given to the broad platforms the Inca used for farming?
Shelves
Terraces
Plant things
Farm platforms
20
Which cityis found at 35˚ N and 128˚E?
Tokyo
Saka
Pousan
Seaol
21
What term refers to all the different formations found on earth's surface?
Mountains
Reliefs
Continents
Geo things
22
Which of the following was NOT one of the major early American civilizations?
Inca
Iroquois
Aztec
Maya
23
Which nation funded Columbus' voyages?
Italy
Portugal
Spain
England
24
What type of map show information related to specific topics?
Climate
Economic
Thematic
Physical
25
How many continents are there?
7
3
9
5
26
The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is called what?
Technology
Engineering
Science Stuff
Advancement
27
What type of map gives general information about weather?
Political
Climate
Physical
Economic
28
Which cityis found at 36˚N and 140˚E?
Saka
Japan
S. Korea
Tokyo
29
Who lead the expedition to found Roanoke?
John Smith
John White
John Adams
John Rolfe
30
Which city was the capital of the Mayan empire?
Tenoctitlan
Woonsocket
Machu Pichu
Tikal
31
What term refers to where one place is located in relation to another?
Specific Location
Exact Location
Positional Location
Relative Location
32
What measures distance east or west of the Prime Meridian?
Latitude
Vectors
Diagrams
Longitude
33
Which Native American tribe did the Puritans befriend?
Narragansett
Wampanoag
Nipmuc
Pawtuxet
34
A sunken area of the earth's crust is called a what?
Hill
Depression
Fjord
Valley
35
What type of map shows state and national boundaries?
Economic
Topographic
Political
Physical
36
A society ruled by religious leaders is called a what?
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
37
An area of land surrounded on three sides by water is called a what?
Peninsula
Island
Mountain
Strait
38
Who brought tobacco to Jamestown to grow as a crop?
John Smith
John Rolfe
John Adams
John White
39
What type of map uses lines to show shape and elevation?
Topographic
Physical
Political
Climate
40
Which cityis found at 25˚N and 122˚E?
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Keelung
Xiamen
41
Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?
Woonsocket
Tikal
Tenoctitlan
Machu Pichu
42
How many oceans are there?
5
6
4
3
43
Adobe is a type of sun dried what?
Tomato
Clay
Grape
Brick
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What term refers to symbols and pictures used to represent ideas?
Ideograms
Writing
Hieroglyphics
Language