Political Science
Natural Selection
Geography
Algebra
Cartoon Catchphrases
100
Which generalization about democracy is most valid? 1. democratic political systems require a highly industrialized society 2. democratic governments first evolved in North America 3. democratic governments prevent their citizens from traveling abroad 4. democratic governments protect basic civil liberties
What is democratic governments protect basic civil liberties (4)?
100
According to Darwin's theory of evolution, differences between species may be the result of 1.the disuse of body structures 2.the transmission of acquired characteristics 3.natural selection 4. mutagenic agents
What is natural selection (3)?
100
On a map of the world, Asia is to Japan as Europe is to 1. Great Britain 2. the Netherlands 3. Austria 4. Italy
What is Great Britain (1)?
100
When 20 is subtracted from -4, the result is
What is -24?
100
"What's up, doc?
Who is Bugs Bunny?
200
Which factor is necessary for the development of democratic institutions? 1. strong military forces 2. respect for individual rights 3. a one-party system 4. an agricultural economy
What is respect for individual rights (2)?
200
The concept that species have changed over long periods of time is known as 1. ecology 2. embryology 3. spontaneous generation 4. organic evolution
What is organic evolution (4)?
200
Which geographic factor was most important to the development of the early river valley civilizations? 1. fertile soils 2. high mountains 3. vast deserts 4. smooth coastlines
What is fertile soils (1)?
200
The value of -3(squared) is
What is 9?
200
"D'oh"
Who is Homer Simpson?
300
The code of Hammurabi is an example of 1. written rules for legal procedures 2. the power of strong kings to control trade 3. regulations on the way to conduct wars against neighboring nations 4. the power of a legislature to veto laws passed by absolute monarchs
What is written rules for legal procedures (1)?
300
Two nucleotide sequences found in two different species are almost exactly the same. This suggests that these species 1. are evolving into the same species 2. contain identical DNA 3. may have similar evolutionary histories 4. have the same number of mutations
What is may have similar evolutionary histories (3)?
300
Both Japan and Indonesia are made up of a chain of islands called 1. an archipelago 2. a peninsula 3. a delta 4. an atoll
What is an archipelago (1)?
300
Simplify: |(8 - 4)| + |-3|
What is 7?
300
"Th-th-that's all folks"
Who is Porky the Pig?
400
After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Soviet Union, new nations were formed. Which generalization accurately reflects the effect of the breakup on these new nations? 1. new nations are generally too poor and weak to become active members of the United Nations 2. new nations rarely use their limited resources to wage war 3. national and ethnic differences often lead to instability and violence in new nations 4. self-determination generally leads to democratic forms of government in new nations
What is national and ethnic differences often lead to instability and violence in new nations (3)?
400
The biochemical analysis of different chlorophyll pigments in plants would be most useful in determining 1. how plants reproduce asexually 2. how plants pass favorable traits to their offspring 3. why some plants produce hemoglobin 4. which plants might have a common ancestor
What is which plants might have a common ancestor (4)?
400
A topographical map would most likely be used to 1. identify the major agricultural products of Egypt 2. determine the population of Beijing, China 3. estimate the elevation of Bangkok, Thailand 4. count the number of provinces in India
What is estimate the elevation of Bangkok, Thailand (3)?
400
Linda paid $38 for a jacket that was on sale for 25% of the original price. What was the original price of the jacket? [1] $60 [2] $72 [3] $96 [4] $152
What is 152 (4)?
400
"I tawt I taw a puddy tat!"
Who is Tweety Bird?
500
“Cavour Provokes War Against Austria” “Mazzini Establishes Young Italy” “Poles Fail in Revolt Against Russia” These headlines best reflect the concept of 1. nationalism 2. isolationism 3. imperialism 4. totalitarianism
What is nationalism (1)?
500
Which concept was not included in Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection? 1. survival of the fittest 2. struggle for existence 3. overproduction of offspring 4. punctuated equilibrium
What is punctuated equilibrium (4)?
500
In addition to providing water for Indian agriculture, the Ganges River remains important to India because it is 1. the only source of Indian hydroelectric power 2. a sacred river for the Hindu population 3. the birthplace of Hindu culture 4. an unofficial boundary between the Hindus and Muslims
What is a sacred river for the Hindu population (2)?
500
The number 0.06022 expressed in scientific notation is [1] 6.022 x 10-2 [2] 0.6022 x 10-1 [3] 60.22 x 10-3 [4] 6022 x 10-5
What is 0.6022 x 10-2 (1)?
500
"Good Grief"
Who is Charlie Brown?
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