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Which document is considered a primary source?
a) encyclopedia article
b) modern textbook
c) biography
d) personal correspondence

Which example best represents a primary source?
a) a 20th century novel about events leading up to the French Revolution
b) film footage taken during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps
c) an interview with an expert on the fall of the Roman Empire
d) a lecture on the impact of the African slave trade on South America

An economist is a social scientist who focuses on the study of the
a) development of spiritual practices
b) establishment of legal systems
c) creation and implementation of social class systems
d) production and exchange of goods and ideas

One reason that many historians study geography is to
a) help predict changes in government
b) show connections between people and places
c) tell when events took place
d) explore the value systems of early people

Which feature would most likely appear on a physical map
a) population densities
b) land usage patterns
c) climatic patterns
d) mountain ranges

Which social scientists are best known for studying the physical artifacts of a culture?
a) geographers
b) economists
c) archaeologists
d) sociologists

Which source of information is considered a primary source?
a) travel diary of Ibn Battuta
b) modern novel about the Golden Age of Islam
c) textbook on the history of North Africa
d) dictionary of English words adapted from Arabic

Which feature would most often be shown on a political map?
a) topography
b) type of climate
c) capital cities
d) elevation

The main purpose of a time line is to show the
a) causes and effects of wars
b) location of important places
c) benefits of modern civilizations
d) chronological relationship between events

When studying ancient civilizations, a geographer would be most interested in looking at
a) language as a form of expression
b) family structure
c) climatic influences on food production
d) standards for leadership

In which field of study do people learn about the development of early human beings?
a) economics
b) cartography
c) political science
d) anthropology

Which document is an example of a primary source?
a) a novel on the Age of Discovery
b) a diary of a Holocaust survivor
c) a textbook on Latin American history
d) an encyclopedia article on Songhai culture

Which example is a primary source of information for historians?
a) textbook
b) encyclopedia
c) almanac
d) autobiography

Which aspect of social science would a geographer most likely study in depth
a) how beliefs influence the behavior of a group of people
b) how economic events influence history
c) how location influences the way people live
d) how people influence governmental decisions

Which social scientist specializes in studying issues such as the scarcity of resources an the availability of goods?
a) anthropologist
b) sociologist
c) economist
d) archaeologist

Which field of study primarily focuses on governmental powers and the rights of citizens?
a) economics
b) geography
c) archaeology
d) political science

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