Social Science Flashcards
The two world superpowers that emerged from the world war 2?
USSR & USA
Prior to Christopher Columbus arrival, who had discovered the land we once called the New World?
The Vikings and Native Americans
What famous Spanish explorer searched the land now known as Florida for the fountain of youth ?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Human systems refers to what essential element of teaching geography?
people
What river did hernando de seto discover while exploring the present -day american southeast ?
Mississippi River
The purpose of the persian gulf war was to
liberate kuwait and expel iraqi forces
Operation Desert Storm was the
name for the US land and air operations involved in the gulf war effort
What cannot be used as an instructional aid and assessment tool in the social studies classroom?
chapter test
What does deforestation mean?
the removal of trees and shrubs that, in mountainous regions, destabilizes land.
who was the fist astronomer to place the sun at the center of the universe?
Nicolaus copernicus
Policies that stipulate how the united states and its corporations,organizations, and individual citizens interact with other countries is know as
foreign policy
What is considered a symbol of american finance and has a physical location in New York City?
Wall Street
Effective consumer decision making includes all of the following except
selecting a popular brand
__________ is/are appointed officials in the judicial branch of goverment
Supreme Court justices
In a market economy,who decides what goods and services will be produced ?
consumers
small representation, usually shapes and pictures of real things on a map are known as
symbols
the supreme court is the highest court of appeals in the us. one of its most important powers is the power of
Judicial review
_______ are the people that actually elect the president and vice president
electors
______ refer to the physical characteristics of specific places and how they form and change.
Places and regions
what article of the constitution established the judical branch of government in the U.S of america?
article III
The executive branch of goverment contains_____ departments
15
What are the three branches of government in the USA?
legislative,judicial, and executive
which level of the government has the ability to regulate intrastate trade ?
local/state
slaves were first brought to the new world in the early __________ by the Spanish to help search for gold.
1500s
After the industrial revolution in this country ________ became the first major industrial power in the world in the 1700s.
England
which historical document includes the right to a trial by a jury of your peers and freedom of religion ?
Bill of Rights
_____________ refer to the physical characteristics of specific places and how they form and change.
Places and regions
Effective consumer decision making includes all of the following except
selecting a popular brand
policies that stipulate how the US and its corporations, organizations, and individual citizens interact w/ other countries is know as
foreign policy
The executive Branch of government contains __________ departments
15
The purpose of the Persian Gulf War was to
liberate Kuwait and expel Iraqi forces
who was the first Spaniard after ponce de leon to lead to the expedition to Florida ?
coronado
who was considered to be the author of the US constitution ?
james madison
how many continents are there?
7
how many major oceans are there?
4
what does gps stand for
global positioning system
True or false John Cabot traveled around the cape of good hope to reach the west indies
false
What war lead to the start of the american revolutionary war ?
french and Indian
true or false, the boston tea party was the last of many events that caused king george to impose the intolerable acts, which soon after led to the revolutionary war
true
_________ was one of the many women who dressed like a man to fight for independence in the american revolutionary wat
deborah sampson
Britian tried to develop Florida through the importation of immigrants for labor
true
there are _______ essential elements of geography
6
true of false, one of the six essential elements of geography is enviorment and society
true
______ systems are the process that change and shape the earth
physical
_____ maps are those that specify a particular topic or subject
thematic
what is the executive government ?
lead by the president and vice president
what is the judicial( supreme court) ?
can determine laws to be unconstitutional
what is the legislative(congress)?
comprised of the senate and the house of representatives
there are _______ U.S District courts
94
the _______ amendment to the constitution states that persons convicted of a crime must be mandated fair punishment that fits the crime
8
what is a traditional economy ?
the original form of economic systems that is characterized by battering ans trading
what is the command economy
the economic system is controlled by the government
what is the market economy
the economic system is controlled by individuals
what is the mixed economy
mixture of both market and command economies
the largest single item in the budgets of most state and local governments combined is
education
who has the constitutional power to choose the US president if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes cast in a national election
house of representatives
the most appropriate way to assess a students conceptualization of locations on the earths surface would be to
determine a rubric score for a students performance on drawing and labeling
what does the U.S supreme court power of judicial review enable it to do ?
determine the constitutionality of federal and state laws
Bulidings and machines that go into the production of goods and services are called ?
capital goods
In a labor market,wages and saleries are determined by the interaction of ______
supply and demand
In ancient China, which 3 forms of art were considered the three perfections?
painting,calligraphy, and poetry
How many voyages did Columbus take in effort to find a route to the east ?
4
An absolute location is defined as
a formal location where street names or coordinates are used to describe the loaclit y
Human beings tend to live in environments that meet their needs. Which essential element of geography refers to the interaction between people ans their surroundings.
environment and society
To assess a student’s ability to analyze the draining of the Everglades and the development of South Florida, it would be most effective to ask the student to
write a cause-and-effect essay about the region.
The Sons of Liberty organized a demonstration primarily in response to the
Tea Act
Between 1849 and 1852, nearly 250,000 people arrived in California, which ultimately led to the admission of California as a state in 1850. Which was the cause of the largest migration in American history to date?
California Gold Rush
The formal name the United States of America denotes which type of region?
political
Which of the following U.S. documents states that the purposes of government include establishing justice and securing the blessings of liberty?
the Constitution of the United States
Over the course of U.S. history, six constitutional amendments have expanded voting rights to more citizens to include African Americans, women, and young citizens.
Nineteenth amendment
