Social Studies #1 quiz 9-22-22

Question 1

A.D.

Answer 1

Anno Domini (In the Year of our Lord)

Question 2

‘Ancient history’

Answer 2

Refers to the time between 3,000 B.C. and A.D. 500

Question 3

B.C.

Answer 3

Before Christ

Question 4

city

Answer 4

extensive human settlement with a structured government to oversee the management of resources

Question 5

civilization

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an advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.

Question 6

climate

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is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area (at least 30 years)

Question 7

continent

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one of the main landmasses of the globe (Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe)

Question 8

country / nation

Answer 8

a large body of people unified under a single government

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cultural geography

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•the study of people and their ways of life

Question 10

culture

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Way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

Question 11

economy

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the way nations use and manage resources
The economy is made of three things: all of the people making things, all of the people using things, and all of the buying and selling of those things.

Question 12

empire

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a group of nations or peoples ruled over by a powerful sovereign (ruler) or government, usually a territory larger than a kingdom

Question 13

geography

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the study of the Earth’s surface and its climate, countries, peoples, and natural resources

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government

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the form or system of rule by which a nation, state, community, etc., is governed

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kingdom

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a state or government having a king or queen as its head

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physical geography

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the study of Earth’s landforms, bodies of water, weather, and plant and animal patterns

Question 17

primary source

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documents, images, or artifacts that provide
firsthand evidence of events when they happened

Question 18

region

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an area with a certain set of characteristics that unifies it

Question 19

secondary source

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A source of information, like a textbook, created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching

Question 20

timeline

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a schedule of events and procedures

Question 21

town

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a populated area having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government