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1
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The two world superpowers that emerged from the world war 2?

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USSR & USA

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Prior to Christopher Columbus arrival, who had discovered the land we once called the New World?

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The Vikings and Native Americans

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What famous Spanish explorer searched the land now known as Florida for the fountain of youth ?

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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4
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Human systems refers to what essential element of teaching geography?

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people

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5
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What river did hernando de seto discover while exploring the present -day american southeast ?

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Mississippi River

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6
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The purpose of the persian gulf war was to

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liberate kuwait and expel iraqi forces

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7
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Operation Desert Storm was the

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name for the US land and air operations involved in the gulf war effort

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What cannot be used as an instructional aid and assessment tool in the social studies classroom?

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chapter test

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9
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What does deforestation mean?

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the removal of trees and shrubs that, in mountainous regions, destabilizes land.

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10
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who was the fist astronomer to place the sun at the center of the universe?

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Nicolaus copernicus

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Policies that stipulate how the united states and its corporations,organizations, and individual citizens interact with other countries is know as

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foreign policy

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12
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What is considered a symbol of american finance and has a physical location in New York City?

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Wall Street

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13
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Effective consumer decision making includes all of the following except

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selecting a popular brand

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14
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__________ is/are appointed officials in the judicial branch of goverment

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Supreme Court justices

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15
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In a market economy,who decides what goods and services will be produced ?

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consumers

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16
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small representation, usually shapes and pictures of real things on a map are known as

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symbols

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17
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the supreme court is the highest court of appeals in the us. one of its most important powers is the power of

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Judicial review

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18
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_______ are the people that actually elect the president and vice president

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electors

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19
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______ refer to the physical characteristics of specific places and how they form and change.

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Places and regions

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20
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what article of the constitution established the judical branch of government in the U.S of america?

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article III

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21
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The executive branch of goverment contains_____ departments

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15

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22
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What are the three branches of government in the USA?

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legislative,judicial, and executive

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23
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which level of the government has the ability to regulate intrastate trade ?

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local/state

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24
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slaves were first brought to the new world in the early __________ by the Spanish to help search for gold.

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1500s

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25
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After the industrial revolution in this country ________ became the first major industrial power in the world in the 1700s.

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England

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26
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which historical document includes the right to a trial by a jury of your peers and freedom of religion ?

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Bill of Rights

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27
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_____________ refer to the physical characteristics of specific places and how they form and change.

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Places and regions

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28
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Effective consumer decision making includes all of the following except

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selecting a popular brand

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29
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policies that stipulate how the US and its corporations, organizations, and individual citizens interact w/ other countries is know as

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foreign policy

30
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The executive Branch of government contains __________ departments

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15

31
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The purpose of the Persian Gulf War was to

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liberate Kuwait and expel Iraqi forces

32
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who was the first Spaniard after ponce de leon to lead to the expedition to Florida ?

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coronado

33
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who was considered to be the author of the US constitution ?

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james madison

34
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how many continents are there?

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7

35
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how many major oceans are there?

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4

36
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what does gps stand for

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global positioning system

37
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True or false John Cabot traveled around the cape of good hope to reach the west indies

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false

38
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What war lead to the start of the american revolutionary war ?

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french and Indian

39
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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

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true

40
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_________ was one of the many women who dressed like a man to fight for independence in the american revolutionary wat

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deborah sampson

41
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Britian tried to develop Florida through the importation of immigrants for labor

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true

42
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there are _______ essential elements of geography

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6

43
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true of false, one of the six essential elements of geography is enviorment and society

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true

44
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______ systems are the process that change and shape the earth

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physical

45
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_____ maps are those that specify a particular topic or subject

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thematic

46
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what is the executive government ?

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lead by the president and vice president

47
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what is the judicial( supreme court) ?

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can determine laws to be unconstitutional

48
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what is the legislative(congress)?

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comprised of the senate and the house of representatives

49
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there are _______ U.S District courts

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94

50
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the _______ amendment to the constitution states that persons convicted of a crime must be mandated fair punishment that fits the crime

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8

51
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what is a traditional economy ?

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the original form of economic systems that is characterized by battering ans trading

52
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what is the command economy

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the economic system is controlled by the government

53
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what is the market economy

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the economic system is controlled by individuals

54
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what is the mixed economy

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mixture of both market and command economies

55
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the largest single item in the budgets of most state and local governments combined is

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education

56
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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

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house of representatives

57
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the most appropriate way to assess a students conceptualization of locations on the earths surface would be to

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determine a rubric score for a students performance on drawing and labeling

58
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what does the U.S supreme court power of judicial review enable it to do ?

A

determine the constitutionality of federal and state laws

59
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Bulidings and machines that go into the production of goods and services are called ?

A

capital goods

60
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In a labor market,wages and saleries are determined by the interaction of ______

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supply and demand

61
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In ancient China, which 3 forms of art were considered the three perfections?

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painting,calligraphy, and poetry

62
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How many voyages did Columbus take in effort to find a route to the east ?

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4

63
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An absolute location is defined as

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a formal location where street names or coordinates are used to describe the loaclit y

64
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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.

A

environment and society

65
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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

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write a cause-and-effect essay about the region.

66
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The Sons of Liberty organized a demonstration primarily in response to the

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Tea Act

67
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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?

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California Gold Rush

68
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The formal name the United States of America denotes which type of region?

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political

69
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Which of the following U.S. documents states that the purposes of government include establishing justice and securing the blessings of liberty?

A

the Constitution of the United States

70
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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.

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Nineteenth amendment

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