Unit 1

Question 1

What is the study of the past?

Answer 1

History

Question 2

This is the study of the Earth, its peoples, and how they impact each other.

Answer 2

Geography

Question 3

People’s shared beliefs, customs, traditions, etc.

Answer 3

Culture

Question 4

The study of the past based on what people left behind.

Answer 4

Archaeology

Question 5

The preserved remains or imprint of something that was alive.

Answer 5

Fossil

Question 6

Old objects made my humans and left behind.

Answer 6

Artifacts

Question 7

This is a source from a person who experienced an event.

Answer 7

Primary Source

Question 8

This is a source that did not experience an event and wrote about it later.

Answer 8

Secondary Source

Question 9

Invisible lines on the globe that run east to west or across.

Answer 9

Latitude

Question 10

Invisible lines on the the globe that run north to south or up and down.

Answer 10

Longitude

Question 11

This describes where a place is at.

Answer 11

Location

Question 12

This is a location with a distinct characteristic.

Answer 12

Place

Question 13

This is a group of places

Answer 13

Region

Question 14

This describes how people, goods, and ideas can move.

Answer 14

Movement

Question 15

This describes how humans depend on, adapt to, and modify their environment.

Answer 15

Human-Environment Interaction

Question 16

The study of how goods and services are produced, sold, and bought.

Answer 16

Economy/ Economics

Question 17

This describes limited resources.

Answer 17

Scarcity

Question 18

This is the amount of money left over after paying expenses.

Answer 18

Profit

Question 19

This is a person who starts a business.

Answer 19

Entreprenuer

Question 20

This economy combines elements of market and command economies.

Answer 20

Mixed Economy

Question 21

In this economy, the government controls nearly every aspect.

Answer 21

Command Economy

Question 22

In this economy, business and individuals get to freely make decisions.

Answer 22

Market Economy

Question 23

In this economy, habit and tradition determine exchange.

Answer 23

Traditional Economy

Question 24

This is the study the rights and duties of citizenship

Answer 24

Civics

Question 25

These are organizations that lead a country.

Answer 25

Governments

Question 26

In this government, everyone rules.

Answer 26

Democracy

Question 27

This is a type of democracy where officials are elected to represent the people.

Answer 27

Republic

Question 28

In this government, a small group rules.

Answer 28

Oligarchy

Question 29

In this government, only one person rules.

Answer 29

Autocracy

Question 30

This is a written plan of government.

Answer 30

Constitution

Question 31

This is the study of the science and history of the Earth.

Answer 31

Geology