Social Studies

Geography

100

What do you call the imaginary line that circles the Earth from east to west?

the equator

200

What do you call the two lines that circle the earth, forming a grid. They are used to find an exact location anywhere on earth. 

latitude and longitude lines

300

Name the 7 continents on the earth.

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Europe

North America

South America

400

What are two geography tools people use?

Any two:

maps

globe

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Geographic Information System (GIS)

500

Which two hemispheres does the United States lie in?

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

Northern and western hemispheres

Physical Earth

100

What do you call one trip around the sun?

revolution

200

The tropics are the regions on earth that are located close to the _______________

equator

300

What percentage of earth is made up of water?

A. 25%

B. 50%

C. 75%

D. 97%

C. 75%

400

Name 4 examples of fresh water.

lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, books, glaciers, creek, wetlands, swamps

500

Draw the water cycle on your whiteboard. 

Hint:                                                                                

Be sure to have all 4 areas labeled and arrows showing the cycle

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

collection

Ancient Egypt

100

What was the river that impacted the growth of civilization in Egypt?

The Nile River

200

What do you call a king in Egypt?

Pharaoh

300

What were the pyramids built for?

To honor and bury the pharaohs

400

What do you call the rapids that developed from the rocky terrain along the Nile River?

A. currents

B. cataract

C. waterfalls

D. deltas

B. cataract

500

Why did the flooding of the Nile lead to the development of civilizations near the Nile River?

When the river flooded it made the ground around the river good for growing crops. People could stay and develop towns and cities because of food. 

Ancient India

100

What is the largest religion?

A. Buddhism 

B. Hinduism 

C. Ancient India

D. The Empire

B. Hinduism

200

What did the Indus River provide to Ancient India?

It provided crops and fresh water for the people

300

What is the meaning of Nirvana?

A. state of perfect peace

B. being reborn over and over again

C. state of war and disaster

D. state of sadness

A. state of perfect peace

400

What is the process of reincarnation?

A. bad life and evil action for the rest of your life

B. dying and being cursed because of you action in your previous life

C. coming back to life over as another life form

D. never being able to die

C. coming back to go over as another life form

500

How does the caste system work?

A. following the acts of others

B. creating your own pact 

C. ruling a part of the world

D. sorting people by their birth, wealth, or occupation

D. sorting people through birth, wealth, and occupation

Civics & Economy

100

What are the 3 branches of the United States government?

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

200

Answer both parts.

Who is the head of the executive branch for:

A. the United States and

B. for each state

A. The President of the United States

B. The Governor

300

What do you call the system of producing, selling and buying goos and services?

A. taxes

B. economy

C. opportunity

D. scarcity

B. economy

400

What do you call the problem of having unlimited human wants in a world o limited resources?

***This happened a lot during the COVID lockdown.

a. expansion

b. scarcity

c. profit

d. quarantine

b. scarcity

500

Which economy system is based on private ownership, free trade and competition?

A. traditional economy

B. command economy

C. market economy

C. market economy