SOCIAL STUDIES

Review

1. The main purpose of a map key is to show

A. The cardinal directions.

B. The meaning of the symbols.

C. The distance between places.

D. The names of the cities.

2. According to the map, which city is located farthest south?

A. Cairo

B. Lima

C. London

D. Moscow

3. Mary decides to start her own bicycle repair shop. She borrows money from her parents and brother to rent space for the shop and to buy tools. She will repair the bicycles herself until she makes enough money to hire extra help. What factors of production does Mary represent?

A. Labor and capital

B. Land and labor

C. Entrepreneurship and labor

D. Capital and entrepreneurship

Plant seeds

Weed fields

Harvest crops

Store grain

4. Which type of early community is described by the flow chart?

A. Fishing

B. Hunter-gatherer

C. Farming

D. Nomadic

5. If you were looking to measure the distance between two cities on a map, you would need to use ____.

A. Compass rose

B. Map key

C. Scale

D. Grid

6. Your parents just got a new minivan. There are eight seats so your parents can drive you and your friends to school, practice, and the pool in the summer. There is also enough room to store all of your family’s camping equipment. What factor probably influenced your parents to buy the minivan?

A. Price

B. Family needs

C. The availability of this model

D. Advertisements

7. Which statement best explains why desert regions surrounding the Nile River helped the ancient Egyptian civilization develop?

A. They made it easier to trade with other cultures.

B. They provided food and water to meet basic needs.

C. They were barriers that prevented enemy invasions.

D. They supplied the wood needed to build sailing ships.

8. Which religion completes the diagram?

A. Buddhism

B. Islam

C. Shintoism

D. Taoism

9. Which of these time periods is a decade?

A. 1100-1200

B. 1899-1900

C. 1350-1400

D. 1010-1020

10. Which ancient civilization used hieroglyphics?

A. Egypt

B. Babylon

C. Mesopotamia

D. Greece

11. Which religion completes the table?A. Islam

B. Buddhism

C. Christianity

D. Taoism

Hinduism ?

Belief in many gods Believe Allah is the only God.

Practice meditation Prayer five times a day.

12. Which activity is performed by an archaeologist?

A. Examine recent events.

B. Discover new diseases.

C. Search for ancient tools.

D. Investigate new volcanoes.

13. What aspect of the Neolithic Age does this painting represent?

A. Agriculture

B. Domestication

C. Hunting – gathering

D. Specialization

14. What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?

A. They had more time to relax.

B. They had better tasting food.

C. They had a stable food supply.

D. They had enough water for crops.

15. Which ancient civilization is the oldest?

A. Mesopotamia

B. Egypt

C. India

D. China

16. Which ancient civilization used the fertile silt provided by the Huang Ho River to plant crops?

A. India

B. China

C. Mesopotamia

D. Egypt

17. Scientist from this ancient culture developed the first seismograph and compass.

A. India

B. China

C. Mesopotamia

D. Egypt

18. The Nile River was an important part of which Ancient Civilization’s culture?

A. India

B. China

C. Mesopotamia

D. Egypt

Pharaoh

Government Officials,

Nobles, Priests

Soldiers

Scribes

Merchants

Artisans

Farmers

Slaves and Servants

19. Which statement reflects the position of Priests on the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

A. Priests had to answer to the Pharaoh.

B. Priests were slave owners.

C. Religion was an important part of Egyptian culture.

D. Soldiers took orders from Priests.

20. Which of these years came before the year 25 B.C.E.?

A. 5 C.E.

B. 10 B.C.E.

C. 100 B.C.E.

D. 50 B.C.E.

21. Which of these cities is located at 44° N latitude and 116° W longitude?

A. Olympia, Washington

B. Salem, Oregon

C. Boise, Idaho

D. Helena, Montana

22. Using the map, what is the latitude and longitude of Anchorage, Alaska?

A. 61 N, 150 W

B. 65 N, 140 W

C. 75 N, 165 W

D. 70 N, 160 W

23. Which letter shows the area that has a tropical climate?

A. Y

B. Z

C. X

D. W

24. Which letter shows the area that has a temperate climate?

A. Y

B. Z

C. W

D. X

25. Which of these cities is at 64° N latitude and 147° W longitude?

A. Fairbanks

B. Nome

C. Bethel

D. Valdez

26. Your parents ask you what you want for a birthday present. You tell them that you want a new video game. You tell them that it’s the best game there is and it has really great graphics. What affected your decision to ask for this video game?

A. Price

B. Quality

C. Advertising

D. Packaging

27. Using the map, what is the latitude and longitude of Seattle, Washington?

A. 40 N, 140 W

B. 52 N, 115 W

C. 35 N, 110 W

D. 47 N, 122 W

28. In May, the price of a laptop computer was $3,000. In June, the price dropped to $2,000. Which of the following might explain this price change?

A. A new computer model just came out from a competitor.

B. The store has a very low inventory of this particular model.

C. More people bought the computer in June than in any other month.

D. The computer store is the only one in this particular town.

29. Which of these statements best describes a barter economy?

A. People trade with one another for goods.

B. People use credit cards to make purchases.

C. People put the money they earn into banks.

D. People grow everything they need.

30. Which of these is a responsibility of the executive branch of the federal government?

A. Carrying out the laws.

B. Trying court cases before a judge.

C. Writing and passing laws.

D. Deciding what the laws mean.

31. What country includes the intersection of the lines marking 45 North latitude and 5 East ⁰ ⁰Longitude?

A. Great Britain

B. France

C. Portugal

D. Spain

32. What will most likely happen to the price of oil if there is a new discovery of a large supply of oil?

A. It would bankrupt the market for oil.

B. The price will not be affected by the new supply.

C. The price will decrease.

D. The price will increase.

33. What will be the likely effect on orange prices if Florida experienced a freeze that killed most of the orange trees?

A. Orange prices will stay the same.

B. Orange prices will go up.

C. It would bankrupt the market for oranges.

D. Orange prices will go down.

34. The chocolate doughnuts at Jill’s doughnut shop are so popular that customers are offering to pay double for them. What will Jill probably do?

A. She will decrease the number of doughnuts she makes.

B. She will stop making doughnuts.

C. She will increase the number of doughnuts she makes.

D. She will lower the price of doughnuts.

35. The purpose of Hammurabi’s Code was to establish

A. Safe travel on roads.

B. Procedures for religious rituals.

C. Methods for hunting and gathering food.

D. Laws and the penalties for breaking them.

36. Cement is made from lay and limestone. It is mixed in a large truck called a cement mixer. Which factor of production is represented by the cement mixer?

A. Capital

B. Construction

C. Labor

D. Land

37. Land that is surrounded on three sides by water is recognized as a ___.

A. Cove

B. Peninsula

C. Island

D. Strait

38. The line representing 0 degrees latitude is called the ___.

A. Prime Meridian

B. North Pole

C. Equator

D. South Pole

39. The push/pull theory is often used to describe patterns in studying ___.

A. Resources

B. Immigration

C. Deforestation

D. Trade

40. The earth is divided into four different

A. Regions

B. Continents

C. Hemispheres

D. Meridians