True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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TRUE or FALSE?
Humans and their environment do not have a significant
impact on each other.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which term describes the story of the past that shapes our world today?
A. | geography | B. | social sciences | 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 sciences | C. | economics | D. | history |
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Which term describes how citizen's actions impact the local
community?
A. | personal life | B. | civic life | C. | customs and
practices | D. | belief systems |
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Which term describes the study of different types of governments?
A. | geography | B. | social sciences | C. | political
science | D. | history |
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Which term describes the study of how decisions about distribution of resources
are made?
A. | business | B. | trade | C. | economics | D. | specialization |
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Which term describes the process of people and institutions making and enforcing
laws?
A. | civic life | B. | government | C. | political
science | D. | history |
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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 terms 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 terms 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 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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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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Which term refers to goods that are produced within your own country?
A. | imported | B. | foreign | C. | domestic | D. | global |
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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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Of the following statements, which are important reasons to study
history?
A. | to learn about decisions people have made that failed | B. | to learn about
decisions people have made that made life better | C. | to make better decisions
today | D. | all of the above |
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Multiple Response
Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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Places can be defined by both human geography characteristics and physical
geography characteristics. Which of the following are human geography characteristics? Select ALL
that apply.
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Places can be defined by both human geography characteristics and physical
geography characteristics. Which of the following are physical geography characteristics? Select ALL
that apply.
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