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Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests BASIC/NOT BORING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS MIDDLE YEARS BOOK OF SOCIAL STUDIES TESTS Series Concept & Development by Imogene Forte & Marjorie Frank Illustrations by Kathleen Bullock TABLE OF CONTENTS Inside the Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests ........................................................................ 7 How to Use the Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests ................................................................ 8 WORLD UNDERSTANDINGS ...................................................................................................... 10–29 World Understandings Skills Checklists ................................................................................... 10 Test # 1 Cultural Concepts & Relationships ............................................................................. 12 Test # 2 World Cultures ............................................................................................................. 18 Test # 3 Economics .................................................................................................................... 24 WORLD GEOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................. 30–55 World Geography Skills Checklists ........................................................................................... 30 Test # 1 Geographical Features .................................................................................................33 Test # 2 World Regions .............................................................................................................. 38 Test # 3 Important Places & Spaces .......................................................................................... 42 Test # 4 Australian Geography ..................................................................................................48 Test # 5 Human Geography .......................................................................................................52 MAP SKILLS ................................................................................................................................ 56–71 Map Skills Checklists ................................................................................................................. 56 Test # 1 Map Tools & Resources ................................................................................................ 58 Test # 2 Directions, Distances & Locations .............................................................................. 62 Test # 3 Finding Information on Maps ..................................................................................... 66 WORLD HISTORY ..................................................................................................................... 71–105 World History Skills Checklists ................................................................................................71 Test # 1 Major Eras & Events .................................................................................................... 74 Test # 2 People, Places & Organisations ................................................................................... 81 Test # 3 Ancient World History .................................................................................................87 Test # 4 Medieval & Modern History ......................................................................................... 93 Test # 5 Modern History Since 1900 ......................................................................................... 99 v Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests © 2008 Hawker Brownlow Education, INA4196 AUSTRALIAN HISTORY .......................................................................................................... 106–116 Australian History Skills Checklists ....................................................................................... 105 Test # 1 Major Events .............................................................................................................. 106 Test # 2 People, Places & Organisations ................................................................................. 111 KEEPING TRACK OF SKILLS ........................................................................................................ 117 Student Progress Record ......................................................................................................... 118 Class Progress Record (World Understandings, World Geography) ............................................................... 119 Class Progress Records (Map Skills, World History) ......................................................................................... 120 Class Progress Record (Australian History) ..................................................................................................... 121 ANSWER KEYS ................................................................................................................................ 122 World Understandings Answer Keys ....................................................................................... 123 World Geography Answer Keys ............................................................................................... 125 Map Skills Answer Keys ........................................................................................................... 127 World History Answer Keys ..................................................................................................... 129 Australian History Answer Keys .............................................................................................. 131 vi Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests © 2008 Hawker Brownlow Education, INA4196 World Regions page 3 of 4 Locate these regions according to their latitude and longitude placement on Earth. Write the letter code for each region next to the correct latitude-longitude description. (The latitude-longitude locations given here are approximate locations for the region.) _______ 18. 25° N - 35° S latitude and 20° W - 50° E longitude _______ 19. 90° N - 25° N latitude and 30° E - 170° E longitude _______ 20. 80° N - 35° N latitude and 10° W - 30° E longitude _______ 21. 20° N - 35° S latitude and 110° W - 180° W longitude _______ 22. 80° N - 35° N latitude and 10° E - 170° W longitude _______ 23. 10° N - 60° S latitude and 80° W - 35° W longitude _______ 24. 50° N - 45° S latitude and 60° E - 180° E longitude _______ 25. 45° N - 15° N latitude and 15° W - 65° E longitude _______ 26. 30° N - 10° N latitude and 120° W - 60° W longitude Name 40 Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests © 2008 Hawker Brownlow Education, INA4196 page 4 of 4 World Regions 27. Which statement is not true of the Pacific Region? a. Most of the area is subject to earthquakes and tremors. b. Heavy rainfall is a feature of the climate in most of the region. c. Most of the countries are ruled by monarchies. 28. Which statement is not true of the Middle East-North Africa region? a. The religions of Judaism and Islam are about equal in the number of followers. b. The region has large reserves of petroleum. c. The region is the scene of division and strife between Arabs and Israelis 29. Which statement is true of the Sub-Saharan African Region? a. Until recently, many of the nations were held as colonies by European nations. b. The decolonisation of the region has occurred without bloodshed. c. The nations are enjoying a fast rate of industrialisation. 30. Which statements are true of both New Zealand and Australia? a. Both are the homelands of the Maori people. b. Both are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. c. The people are a mixture of many different cultural backgrounds. 31. Which statements are true of the Middle American and South American regions? a. Coffee, bananas and sugarcane are major exports. b. The population is a blend of Indian, European and African people. c. All of the nations today are governed by democratic systems. Name 41 © 2008 Hawker Brownlow Education, INA4196 Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests page 2 of 6 People, Places & Organisations 11. Which of these people have some connection to the Cold War period in Australia? Robert Menzies John Curtin Harold Holt Edmund Barton Herbert Vere Evatt Vincent Lingiari 12. Which of these people have some connection 13. Which of these people have some connection to the Aboriginal Land Rights Movement? with the movement for Federation? Vincent Lingiari Henry Parkes Gough Whitlam John Hope Malcolm Fraser Edmund Barton Truganini Robert Menzies Matthew Flinders Ben Chifley Eddie Mabo Alfred Deakin 14. Which of these people have some connection 15. Which of these people have some connection to the European exploration of Australia? to the World War II period? Ludwig Leichhardt John Curtin John Monash Chris Watson Billy Hughes Robert Menzies Robert O’Hara Burke Winston Churchill John Forrest John Howard Charles Sturt David Helfgott 16. The outlaws in the early years of European settlement of Australia were known as a. swagmen. b. bushrangers. c. unionists. d. Irish. 17. When the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party join together, they are usually called the a. Labor Party. b. government. c. coalition. d. opposition. Name 112 © 2008 Hawker Brownlow Education, INA4196 Middle Years Book of Social Studies Tests People, Places & Organisations page 3 of 6 Write the name of the state or location, or number the map, to match each item below. _____ 18. First Federal Parliament _____ 25.
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