Social Studies Core Concepts

a timeline is a tool that historians use as a way of organizing events according to

• different calendars
• their role in prehistory
• Chronology
• historical significance

Terms used to explain the difference between the common era and the time that came before

• History and Prehistory
• Then and Now
• North and South
• Talking and Not Talking

Why do students of history evaluate sources?

• to check for a bias
• to make sure they are valuable
• to find them
• to understand their history

Which of the following is NOT an example of human-environmental interaction?

• Building a dam on a river
• A tree planting project
• An earthquake
• An oil spill off an ocean liner

Which of the following tells you about symbols, lines and colors on a map?

• Compass Rose
• Scale
• Map Locator
• Key

Which of the following would you use a historical map for?

• Find the highway systems in your state today
• learn the outcome of a battle in an ancient war
• locate your state capital
• find the physical geography of a state

Which of the following is a primary source?

• A diary
• A textbook
• An encyclopedia
• A journal article from 2017 about World War One

Which of the following is a secondary source?

• A photograph
• A diary
• A textbook
• Today's newspaper

What are 4 time zones in the Continental United States?

• Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific
• Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western
• Mountain, Rocky, Great Lakes, California
• Alaskan, Pacific, Locational, Time

Which time zone is farthest east?

• Central
• Eastern
• Mountain
• Pacific