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Social Studies Fall Semester Review 2018
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Diffusion is a movement
False
True
2
What PHYSICAL PROCESS has the most impact on the Clear Lake area?
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Blizzards
3
Life expectancy is the average age people in a place live to be.
False
True
4
WHICH ECONOMIC SYSTEM GIVES PEOPLE THE MOST CHOICE?
COMMAND
TRADITIONAL
MARKET
MIXED
5
How did Great Britain's Geography help support industralization?
the Queen wished it to be so
fish & chips
coal & timber reserves, natural harbors, moderate climate
the sunny and always tropical climate
6
WHICH INSTITUTION PROVIDES INSTRUCTION ON GERNERAL KNOWLEDG& SKILLS IMPORTATNT TO SOCIETY
EDUCATION
LANGUAGE
GOVERNMENT
RELIGION
7
List 3 Significant buildings or structures which are strongly associated with Europe Culturally
Stonehenge, Clava Cairns, Ring of Brodgar
Windsor Castle, St. Patrick Cathedral, Leaning Tower of Pisa
Eiffel Tower, Rome Colosseum, London's Millennium Wheel
Eiffel Tower, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge
8
TWO USES FOR THE GREAT LAKES & MISSISSIPPI RIVER
RELIGION
LANGUAGE
IRRIGATION
TRANSPORTATION
9
The European Union was created to reduce barriers among smaller European nations.
True
False
10
WHAT SHOWS DIRECTION ON A MAP?
SCALE
COMPASS
PRIME MERIDIAN
11
WHAT CITY IS HOLY TO ALL THREE RELIGIONS?
WASHINGTON
HOUSTON
JERUSALEM
MECCA
12
PEOPLE ELECT BODIES, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, RULERS MUST OBEY THE LAWS
COMMUNISM
LIMITED GVT.
UNLIMITED GVT
13
Literacy is the percentage of the population that reads and writes at a basic level.
True
False
14
WHAT WAS THE FIRST PHYSICAL FEATURE THAT THE PIONEERS HAD TO CROSS DURING WESTWARD EXPANSION
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
APALACIAN MOUNTAINS
GREAT PLAINS
15
WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIRECTIONS CALLED?
NORTH
CARDINALS
SOUTH
SOUTH EAST
16
WHAT RELIGION USES THE TORAH AS THEIR SACRED TEXT?
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
JUDAISM
17
QUEEN with COMPLETE POWER
PRESIDENT
DEMOCRACY
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
18
WHAT RELIGION USES THE BIBLE AS THEIR SACRED TEXT?
ISLAM
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY
19
Rate of Growth means the amount of increase over time.
True
False
20
Density is a concentration, thickness, solidness.
True
False
21
WHERE DO MUSLIMS GO TO PRAY?
SYNAGOGUE
MOSQUE
CHURCH
22
PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IS THE JOB OF A /AN
LIMITED GVT.
UNLIMITED GVT.
MONOTHERISM
POLYTHEISM
23
IN A LIMITED GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE ARE
NOT
FORCED TO
VOTE
GO TO SCHOOL
PAY TAXES
FOLLOW THE LAWS
24
Per capita means per individual.
True
False
25
SUPPLY & DEMAND ARE THE DRIVING PRINCIPLES BEHIND A _____________________________.ECOMONY
TRADITIONAL
COMMAND
CAPITALISM
26
MAPS WITH MOUNTAINS, PLAINS, BASINS ARE _________________ FEATURES.
NATURAL RESOURCES
PHYSICAL FEATURES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
PRECIPITATION
27
WHAT HOLIDAY CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF ITS LEADER
YOM KIPPUR
CHRISTMAS
RAMADAN
DIWALI
28
FEATURES THAT ATTACT PEOPLE TO SETTLE IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION
FAT LAND
FERTILE SOIL
FLAT LAND
FREE LAND
29
PLATE TETONICS CAUSE
MOUNTAINS
EARTHQUAKES
VOLCANOES
30
AN ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WHERE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION ARE OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT
FREE ENTERPRISE
COMMUNISM
TRADITIONAL
DEMOCRACY
31
A PERSON STARTS A BUSINESS AND IT BECOMES THE LEADER IN THE INDUSTRY
TRADITIONAL
COMMAND
FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM
32
DEMOCRACY WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN WHICH COUNTRY?
ITALY
UNITED STATES
CANADA
GREECE
33
WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS?
SOUTH EAST
SOUTH
CARDINALS
NORTH
34
WHY DID STRONG NATIONS COLONIZE OTHER LANDS
DEFENCE STRATEGY
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
TRADE RELATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
35
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF
NAFTA?
TRADE BETWEEN MEXICO & CANADA
SHORTEN THE TRIP FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
EASIER ACCESS TO BRAZIL
PARTS SHIPPED TO MEXICO FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY IN MEXICO
36
WHAT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY CELEBRATES LIGHT AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR
CHRISTMAS
THANKSGIVING
RAMADAN
DIWALI
37
WHY DO PEOPLE NOT LIVE IN THE NORTH POLE?
COLD CLIMATE
HOT CLIMATE
LACK OF WATER
38
WHAT TYPE OF LAND MASS IS
PANAMA
?
ISTHMUS
ISLAND
BAY
MOUNTAIN
39
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS ARE FOUND IS WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT? (more than 1)
PARIMENTARY DEMOCRACY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
40
A CITY THAT HAS CITIZENS WITH DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,RELIGIONS, FOODS,MUSIC....
MULTICULTURAL
ISOLATED
YOUTHFUL
HOMOGENEOUS
41
WHAT LIMITS GOVERNMENTS?
POLICE
LAWS
DICTATORS
42
Easter commerates what event in the life of Christians
BIRTH OF JESUS
RESURRECTION of JESUS
43
Why was NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) organized?
Because we are amzing and don't want to trade with others
To do away with tariffs and increase world wide trade
To increase tariffs and decrease trade across the region
To reduce tariffs and increase trade across the region
44
What trade block is the U.S., Canada, and Mexico part of?
United Nations
League of Nations
ATFAN
NAFTA
45
WHERE DO CHRISTIANS GO TO PRAY?
SYNAGOGUE
CHURCH
MOSQUE
46
what MONOTHEISTIC RELIGION IS THE LARGEST?
ISLAM
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY
47
WHAT RELIGION USES THE QURAN AS THEIR SACRED TEXT?
ISLAM
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY
48
WHERE DO JEWS GO TO PRAY?
SYNAGOGUE
MOSQUE
CHURCH
49
SUPPLY & DEMAND ARE THE DRIVING PRINCIPLES BEHIND A _____________________________.ECOMONY
COMMAND
TRADITIONAL
FREE ENTERPRISE
50
The goal of the European union is to increase economic collaboration/trade between members.
False
True
51
HOW DID THE FIRST IMMIGRANTS REACH AMERICA?
BOAT
PLANE
TRAIN
52
WHAT COUNTRY IS AN UNLIMITED GOVERNMENT?
CHINA
USA
CANADA
53
CREATION OF MOUNTAINS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, TSUNAMI SUPERWAVES ARE ALL FACTORS OF
EVAPORATION
OCEAN CURRENTS
PLATE TETONICS
EROSION
54
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES?
AMAZON
MISSISSIPPI
NILE
55
___________________________ SPREADS IDEAS, GAMES, TECHNOLOGY FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
CABINS
COMMUNISM
CATS
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
56
CHINA HAS WHAT TYPE OF GVT?
DEMOCRACY
UNLIMITED GVT
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
57
VOTING, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, AND RULERS OBEYING THE LAWS ARE ALL PART OF
LIMITED GVT
UNLIMITED GVT
58
Multicultural is a population or group which includes many different cultures.
True
False