Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Social studies is the study of the integration of the social
sciences. Which of these disciplines are considered part of social sciences?
A. | history, geograpy, political science,
economics | B. | history, geography, civics, government | C. | political science, government, economics | D. | history, geography, civics, government |
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Which term describes the story of the past that shapes our
world today?
A. | geography | B. | social science | C. | economics | D. | history |
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Which term describes the study of our surroundings and how
humans interact with them?
A. | geography | B. | social science | C. | economics | D. | history |
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Which term describes the study of different types of
governments?
A. | geography | B. | social science | C. | political
science | D. | history |
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Which term describes the study of how decisions are made
about distribution of resources?
A. | geography | B. | social sciences | C. | economics | D. | history |
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Which term describes the study of the people and
institutions that have the authority to make and enforce laws?
A. | government | B. | social sciences | C. | economics | D. | history |
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Which term describes the voluntary exchange of goods and
services among people and countries?
A. | specialization | B. | scarcity | C. | trade | D. | economics |
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Which term describes the process by which people with
different opinions reach decisions and agree on enforceable rules?
A. | politics | B. | social sciences | C. | political
science | D. | civic life |
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Which term describes how citizens' decisions affect
their local community and its choices?
A. | politics | B. | social sciences | C. | political
science | D. | civic life |
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The study of geography can be described by five themes which
help us understand our world: location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and regions.
Which definition pertains to regions?
A. | how people make decisions about interacting with their
environment and how the environment responds
| B. | human geography characteristics that include languages, customs, and belief
systems | C. | areas with distinctive human and/or physical
characteristics | D. | where a place is on
earth |
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Which option describes what latitude and longitude
define?
A. | relative location of a place
| B. | landforms and other natural characteristics | C. | where a place is on earth
| D. | both A &
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Which of the statements below is TRUE about the
differences between relative and absolute locations?
A. | Absolute location locates a place using latitude and longitude,
while relative location locates a place by using grid system.
| B. | Absolute location locates a place using latitude and longitude, while relative location
locates a place compared to other places.
| C. | Absolute location locates a
place by the street address, and relative location locates a place by the zip code.
| D. | Absolute location locates a place using road intersections while
relative location locates a place compared to other places. |
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Which term refers to the imaginary line that measures a
location's distance north or south of the Equator?
A. | latitude | B. | absolute location | C. | relative
location | D. | longitude |
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Which term refers to the imaginary line that measures a
location's distance east or west of the prime meridian?
A. | latitude | B. | absolute location | C. | relative
location | D. | longitude |
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Which option describes the three main parts of political
science?
A. | politics, civic life, government | B. | politics, civic life, personal
life | C. | politics, history, government | D. | politics, civic life, social
studies |
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Which option describes how citizens’ actions impact
the local community?
A. | personal life | B. | civic life | C. | customs and
practices | D. | belief systems |
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Which term or terms are key parts of effective
decision-making to determine trade policies?
A. | scarcity | B. | specialization | C. | globalization | D. | both A & B |
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What is the difference between scarcity and
specialization?
A. | Scarcity occurs when demand for goods exceeds supply and
specialization occurs when a country IMPORTS goods to meet the
demand.
| B. | Scarcity occurs when demand
for goods exceeds supply and specialization occurs when a country focuses on producing the goods they
can make best. | C. | Scarcity occurs when demand
for goods exceeds supply and specialization occurs when other countries EXPORT goods to meet
the demand | D. | Scarcity is a key component
of developing trade policies and specialization is driven by globalization.
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Globalization is a term which appears frequently in
today's news. Which statement BEST defines globalization?
A. | It influences what products countries are able to trade
throughout the world. | B. | It refers to the
relationship of trade and specialization. | C. | It refers to the
development of an increasingly worldwide economy. | D. | Both B & C |
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Learning how to make decisions is at the core not only of
social studies, but is a skill that often determines success or failure in any area of life. Of the
key components of decision making, what is the FIRST step?
A. | Create a list of possible
solutions.
| B. | Determine the consequences
of each possible solution. | C. | Identify the key issue to
be decided. | D. | Consider the values which
are most important to you to accomplish |
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