Skills & Stone Age (Unit 1)

Question 1

What is History?

Answer 1

History is the study of the past.

Question 2

What is geography?

Answer 2

Geography is the study of earth and its features.

Question 3

Government covers the study of what? (Give at least one correct answer, there are four)

Answer 3

Laws
Freedom
Leaders
Citizenship

Question 4

Economy deals with things like _________, ___________, and _________.

Answer 4

Money
Jobs
Businesses

Question 5

What do we use to define culture? (At least two correct answers)

Answer 5

Language
Traditions
Ethnicities
Religion
Cuisine
Fun

Question 6

What is technology?

Answer 6

Any tool that makes life easier.

Question 7

Is a marriage license primary or secondary source?

Answer 7

Primary.

Question 8

Is an Encyclopedia primary or secondary source?

Answer 8

Secondary.

Question 9

Is a diary of Anne Frank primary or secondary source?

Answer 9

Primary.

Question 10

Is a movie ticket stub primary or secondary source?

Answer 10

Primary.

Question 11

Is a newspaper article a primary or secondary source?

Answer 11

Secondary.

Question 12

What are the five themes of Geography?

Answer 12

Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction

Question 13

What does B.C. stand for?

Answer 13

Before Christ.

Question 14

What does A.D. Stand for? (Try to get both answers)

Answer 14

Anno domini (translates to Year of our Lord)

Question 15

Why do we have B.C.E. and C.E.?

Answer 15

Because people wanted a non-religious version of B.C. and A.D.

Question 16

What does C.E. stand for?

Answer 16

Common Era

Question 17

What does B.C.E. stand for?

Answer 17

Before Common Era

Question 18

What is the definition of chronology?

Answer 18

The order in time that events occur.

Question 19

672 C.E. Which century?

Answer 19

7th century

Question 20

1920 C.E. Which century?

Answer 20

20th century

Question 21

828 C.E. Which century?

Answer 21

9th century

Question 22

293 C.E. Which century?

Answer 22

3th century

Question 23

128 C.E. Which century?

Answer 23

2th century

Question 24

1999 C.E. Which century?

Answer 24

20th century

Question 25

What century are we in?

Answer 25

21th century

Question 26

What sea is located between The Americas and Europe

Answer 26

Atlantic Ocean

Question 27

Which sea is above Antarctica?

Answer 27

Southern Ocean

Question 28

What are the seven continents?

Answer 28

North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania/Australia
Antarctica

Question 29

What ocean is in between Asia and The Americas?

Answer 29

Pacific Ocean

Question 30

What Ocean is under India?

Answer 30

Indian Ocean

Question 31

What does a physical map show?

Answer 31

Landscapes and geographical features.

Question 32

A __________ map shows specific topics for reference.

Answer 32

Thermatic

Question 33

What does a political map show?

Answer 33

Political boundaries

Question 34

What are ways to determine bias?

Answer 34

author
audience
format
purpose