CRCT VOCABULARY

REVIEW

•1. Who has the power in an autocracy?

•a. citizens

•b. children

•c. dictator

•d. businesses

•2. Capital resources are always?

•a. computers

•b. man-made

•c. cars

•d. from nature

•3. Which of the following sentences best describes communism?

•a. all goods and property are owned by communism.

•b. all goods and property are owned by individuals.

• c. all goods and property are owned by factories.

•d. all goods and property are owned by the president.

•4. A confederation is an___of countries, states, or other political units?

•a. agreement

•b. exercise

•c. expense

•d. allianc

•5. In which sentence is the word conservative used correctly?

•a. Conservative means to waste something.

•b. Conservative means to recycle.

• c. Conservative means to take care of something.

•d. Conservative means to lose something.

•6. Which word means about the same as contaminated?

•a. clean

•b. pure

•c. refined

•d. unclean

•7. Which phrase does NOT describe someone who is corrupt?

•a. honest

•b. no integrity

•c. dishonest

•d. immoral

•8. Which phrase best describes culture?

•a. the things a group of people disagree about.

•b. the ways a group of people are different.

• c. the things that make people opposite of each other.

•d. the similar ways a group of people live their lives.

•9.Which of the following is an example of American currency?

•a. euro

•b. francs

•c. coins

•d. rupee

•10. Which phrase best describes deforestation?

•a. move a forest from one place to another.

•b. plant a forest.

• c. cut down trees in a forest.

•d. build a camp in a forest.

•11. Which statement would be said by the leader of a democracy?

•a. “Anyone who disagrees with the government will be put in jail.”

•b. “I’m wealthy, so I have political power.”

•c.”My government has full control.”

•d. “Im proud to serve as president of a country where everyone can participate in government.”

•12. Desalination is taking_____out of water.

•a. germs

•b. air

• c. fish

•d. salt

•13. In desertification, soil loses its ability to hold___?

•a. worms

•b. rocks

•c. oil

•d. water

•14. Which phrase would a dictator say?

•a.”my decision is final.”

•b.”I guess I could change my mind for you.”

•c.”Let the people decide.”

•d.”I believe in free elections.”

•15. People who have diversity are___each other.

•a. different from

•b. similar to

•c. the same as

•d. just like

•16. Which is NOT a characteristic of a drought?

•a. a little rain

•b. dry land

•c. natural disaster

•d. flooding

•17. What best describes a trade embargo?

•a. A trade embargo forbids trade with another country.

•b. A trade embargo places a tax on imported goods.

•c. A trade embargo allows a country to freely sell goods to another.

•d. A trade embargo imposes restrictions on the amount of goods that can be imported into a country.

•18. What does NOT describe an entrepreneur?

•a. unimaginative

•b.willing to take risks

•c. resourceful

•d. plays a vital role in economic growth

•19. What best describes an ethnic group?

•a. Group of people who have nothing in common.

•b. group of people who celebrate who share the same religion and religion only.

• c. group of people who live in the same area.

•d. group of people who have similar language and culture and often share common values and religion.

•20. What is the opposite of famine?

•a. scarcity

•b.plenty

•c. hunger

•d. lack of food

•21. Federal is best described by which of the following sentences?

•a. A central government is given certain powers by the states or smaller governments.

•b. A state government makes all of its own rules.

• c. A king makes rules.

•d. States are totally independent from each other.

•22. The GDP measures the strength of a country’s?

•a. economy

•b. literacy rate

•c. government

•d. taxes on imports

•23. What best describes government?

•a. runs large corporations

•b. makes rules and laws, enforces rules and laws.

•c. allows people to make their own rules and laws.

•d. controls the price and production of oil

•24. The Holocaust in Germany involved the___ of more than six million Jews.

•a. election

•b. promotion

•c. murder

•d. celebration

•25. Which of these is a human characteristic of land?

•a. a bridge

•b. a mountain

•c. volcano

•d. ocean

•26. What best describes human resources?

a.Things that come from nature.

b.Things like tools and buildings.

c.People working to produce goods and services.

d.Things made by people that are used to produce other goods and services.

•27. Which is these is NOT a way to invest?

a.Buy stocks

b.Buy real estate

c.Buy bonds

d.Sell stocks and bonds

•28. What two things do you know how to do in order to have literacy?

a.Speak and listen

b.Read and write

c.Draw and color

d.Work and learn

•29. Which sentence is location used correctly?

a.The location is south of Canada and north of Mexico?

b.The location is 12:00pm

c.The location is 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

d.The location makes laws for a society.

•30. When a country is headed by a queen or king, it is called a_______.

a.Democracy

b.Autocracy

c.Dictatorship

d.Monarchy

•31. Nationalism involves ____ one’s country.

a.Indifference to

b.Loyalty

c.Unhappiness

d.Aparthied

•32. Natural resources are things that exist in or are formed by_______.

a.Man

b.Nature

c.Manufacturing

d.Entrepreneur

•33. Who has the power in an oligarchy?

a.Small group of people

b.King or queen

c.Religious leader

d.Dictator

•34. A parliamentary government is a democratic form of government where the ___controls the power.

a.People

b.King or queen

c.President

d.Legislature

•35. Which phrase describes petroleum?

a.Used to grow food

b.Used to make juice

c.Used to power a bicycle

d.Used to make gasoline

•36. What is NOT a physical characteristics?

a.House

b.River

c.Mountain

d.Valley

•36. Population density refers to the amount of____in a given area?

a.Water

b.Industry

c.Cattle

d.People

•38. What does quota limit?

a.Quality

b.Price

c.Time

d.Amount

•39. What is a tax on imports?

a. Tariff

b. Quota

c. Embargo

d. Trade barrier

•40. What is the purpose of OPEC?

a.Price and production of oil

b.Keep peace amongst oil nations

c.Control natural resources

d.Control the government

•41. Why is specialization important to a region?

a.Can trade what they produce for things they can’t produce.

b.They can buy what they specialize in.

c.They can sell what others specialize in.

d.They can import what they specialize in.

•42. Subsistence refers to taking care of?

a.Several generations of a family.

b.Herds of livestock

c.Oil

d.Basic needs

•43. Who controls the government in a theocracy?

a.Religious leaders

b.A king or queen

c.Elected premier

d.Prime minister

•44. When a country trades with another country it is?

a.Voluntarily trade

b.Specializing

c.Showing nationalism

d.Embargo

45. Where is the power concentrated in a unitary government system?

a. state government

b. local government

c. central government

d. federal government

46. The process of trading goods and services; usually takes place in a traditional type of economy.

a. subsistence farming

b. bartering

c. laissez-faire

d. free enterprise

47. French word that means “hands off” is what?

a. laissez-faire

b. aparthied

c. nationalism

d. assimilation

48. These are diamonds that are mined and put on the market to fund armed conflict.

a. conflict diamonds

b. nationist diamonds

c. federal diamonds

d. blue diamonds

49. The total of a person's earnings that they can then decide how to use.

a. income

b. savings

c. budget

d. credit

50. This is what a person has after tax income minus consumption spending, that is, the money that you have NOT spent after buying the things you want.

a. income

b. budget

c. savings

d. credti

51. This is a spending and savings plan, based on estimated income and expenses.

a. income

b. savings

c. budget

d. credit

52. Refers to the ability to “borrow” money.

a. income

b. savings

c. budget

d. credit

53. The process of putting money to use in something that offers a potential profitable return.

a. income

b. budget

c. invest

d. savings

54. The decision by a business to purchase equipment and physical plants and new homes by consumers.

a. real investment

b. physical capital investment

c. credit

d. both a and b

55. The idea of a strong country having colonies to provide materials and markets in order to increase its wealth and importance in the world.

a. assimilation

b.aparthied

c. imperialism

d.nationalism

56. The idea of the British appointin local chiefs to be their enforcers to collect taxes, run the businesses the British wanted and to put down any trouble that began to emerge.

a. indirect rule

b. assimilation

c. aparthied

d. imperialism

57. The idea of the French forcing their way of life on the colonies; forcing them to give up their own customs and adopt the French ways.

a. indirect rule

b. assimilation

c. imperialism

d.apartheid

58. This is the legal seperation of the races; ended in 1994.

a. imperialism

b. aparthied

c. indirect rule

d. assimiliation

59. This is the reaction to the terrible experiences of colonial rule and the desire for people of African descent, no matter where they lived, to consider Africa as their homeland.

a. pan-African movement

b. imperialism

c. aparthied

d. assimiliation

60. Diseases of ther lungs, bronchial tubes, and trachea (widespread in India because of pollution.) are known as?

a. respiratory diseases

b. air pollution

c. airborne diseases

d. waterborne diseases

61. This form of pollution is a haze which reduces rainfal and temperatures in India.

a. brown clouds

b. air pollution

c. respiratory diseases

d. emissions

62. Climate in India shaped by seasonal winds is known as?

a. monsoons

b. typhoons

c. brown clouds

d. harpoons

63. This is a season,that Japan experiences, in which rains and even tropical hurricans occur.

a. monsoons

b. typhoons

c. brown clouds

d. acid rains