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