Lesson Quiz 2
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Lesson Quiz 2 Exploring Social Studies DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question. 1. Which of these are common tools for a geographer? A. ecosystems and regions
C. maps and globes
B. elevations and landforms
D. telescopes and microscopes
2. What kind of map shows water features? A. political
C. climate
B. elevation
D. physical
3. Which of these is most likely to appear on a political map? A. a city
C. a region’s elevation
B. a landform
D. a region’s vegetation density
4. Which of these are parallel to the Equator on a map or globe? A. lines of latitude
C. lines of longitude
B. prime Meridians
D. location grids
5. Which of these best describes what economists study? A. credit and financing
C. scarcity and use of resources
B. people and events of the past
D. Earth and its people
A. entrepreneurship
C. scarcity
B. opportunity cost
D. voluntary exchange
7. Which of these is an incentive for producers in a free-market economy? A. history
C. profit
B. resources
D. tradition
8. Which term is most associated with the writings of Adam Smith? A. scarcity
C. laissez-faire
B. natural resources
D. taxes
9. Which term is most associated with the ideas of John Locke? A. taxes
C. private property
B. scarcity
D. natural resources
10. Which of these is the best definition of the term geography?
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A. the study of Earth and its history
C. the study of Earth’s history
B. the study of Earth and its people
D. the study of Earth’s people
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6. Which of these most directly forces people to choose how they will use resources?
Lesson Quiz 2 Exploring Social Studies DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question. 1. Which of these are common tools for a geographer? A. ecosystems and regions
C. maps and globes
B. elevations and landforms
D. telescopes and microscopes
2. What kind of map shows water features? A. political
C. climate
B. elevation
D. physical
3. Which of these is most likely to appear on a political map? A. a city
C. a region’s elevation
B. a landform
D. a region’s vegetation density
4. Which of these are parallel to the Equator on a map or globe? A. lines of latitude
C. lines of longitude
B. prime Meridians
D. location grids
5. Which of these best describes what economists study? A. credit and financing
C. scarcity and use of resources
B. people and events of the past
D. Earth and its people
A. entrepreneurship
C. scarcity
B. opportunity cost
D. voluntary exchange
7. Which of these is an incentive for producers in a free-market economy? A. history
C. profit
B. resources
D. tradition
8. Which term is most associated with the writings of Adam Smith? A. scarcity
C. laissez-faire
B. natural resources
D. taxes
9. Which term is most associated with the ideas of John Locke? A. taxes
C. private property
B. scarcity
D. natural resources
10. Which of these is the best definition of the term geography?
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A. the study of Earth and its history
C. the study of Earth’s history
B. the study of Earth and its people
D. the study of Earth’s people
Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use.
6. Which of these most directly forces people to choose how they will use resources?
