Soc. Studies S1 Final Review

Question 1

What three countries are a part of NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement)? Choose three!

Accepted Answer

Mexico, Canada, United States

Question 2

Persia won the Persian Wars.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout the world by conquering other lands.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Athens had a government ruled by the people. This type of government is called...

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 5

Why is there so much vegetation in the rain forest?

Accepted Answer

Because of water, heat, and the equator

Question 6

What is map distortion?

Accepted Answer

the misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction

Question 7

Mrs. Smith (Math Teacher) has how many acres of land?

Accepted Answer

65 or more

Question 8

Who were the first Olympics held in honor of?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 9

What are vertical climate zones?

Accepted Answer

Climate zones in the mountatins

Question 10

Some think that Native Americans migrated from ____ into Alaska and on down into the Americas.

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 11

In order to know more about the Earth, you need to be able to list the 5 Themes of Geography...

Accepted Answer

location, region, place, movement, human-environment inter..

Question 12

Which physical activity does Mr. Vanderwalle enjoy today?

Accepted Answer

Cross fit

Question 13

How people and the environment affect each other is called?

Accepted Answer

human-environment interaction

Question 14

Geographers study landforms and their locations.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Tropical and temperate continental are two of the major climate regions on Earth

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What is absolute location?

Accepted Answer

Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

Question 17

The way that goods and services are produced and made available to people is called...

Accepted Answer

economy

Question 18

Where does Mr. Gauck go for Spring Break every year?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 19

What does the map scale bar show us?

Accepted Answer

how distances on a map compare to actual distances on land

Question 20

Capitalism is when businesses control their prices and products in a _________ economy.

Accepted Answer

market

Question 21

What type of climate is found between the tropics and the poles?

Accepted Answer

Moderate

Question 22

What is Mrs. Chandler's favorite vacation spot?

Accepted Answer

Arizona

Question 23

Developing countries have...

Accepted Answer

very little industry

Question 24

Population density is the number of people that live in a region divided by the number of ...

Accepted Answer

square miles or kilometers in the region

Question 25

Sparta was ruled by a small group of people. Rule by a small group of people is called...

Accepted Answer

an oligarchy

Question 26

Choose the city-states that fought in the Peloponnesian War.

Accepted Answer

Athens, Sparta

Question 27

What theory is used to describe immigration?

Accepted Answer

Push-pull Theory

Question 28

Who was the god of the sea?

Accepted Answer

Poseidon

Question 29

Where does Mr. Craney do all his Christmas shopping?

Accepted Answer

Amazon.com

Question 30

The first 10 amendments of the United States constitution are called the _________.

Accepted Answer

The Bill of Rights

Question 31

Choose the true statements about ancient Greece.

Accepted Answer

Greece is a peninsula, The Greek philosopher Socrates taught Plato, Pericles was a famous Athenian leader known for democracy

Question 32

Greece is part of which continent?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 33

Modern day Turkey is now part of what famous empire in history.

Accepted Answer

Persian Empire

Question 34

Which of the following are examples of government?

Accepted Answer

Democracy, monarchy, and dictatorship

Question 35

Most of Earth's surface is covered by land.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

Which of the following choices represent a people's culture? (Make multiple choices)

Accepted Answer

behavior, beliefs, occupations

Question 37

Which of the following are natural resources? (Choose more than one.)

Accepted Answer

Soil, water, vegetation

Question 38

In order for your economy to be focused on farming, you need...(Choose more than one)

Accepted Answer

rich soil, moderate climate

Question 39

What are landforms?

Accepted Answer

Mountains, plateaus, and plains

Question 40

Which of the following are Greek contributions or legacies?

Accepted Answer

theatre, democracy, olympics

Question 41

How many events were in the very first Olympic Games in 776 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

1

Soc. Studies S1 Final Review

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Soc. Studies S1 Final Review

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