Which of the following is a reason why historians may want to consider opinions as well as facts reported by a source?
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Responses
A source that historians trust is likely to have true opinions.
A source that historians trust is likely to have true opinions.
The opinions may provide clues to the source's feelings and possible bias.
The opinions may provide clues to the source's feelings and possible bias.
Examining opinions will reveal whether it is a primary or secondary source.
Examining opinions will reveal whether it is a primary or secondary source.
The opinions will reveal the identity of the source.
The opinions may provide clues to the source's feelings and possible bias.
How are equal-area projections of Earth inaccurate?
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Responses
There are distortions near the center of the map.
There are distortions near the center of the map.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
This projection does not show true sizes.
This projection does not show true sizes.
Areas close to the poles are disproportionately large.
Areas close to the poles are disproportionately large.
What causes earthquakes?
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Responses
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.
Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth's crust and causes it to shake.
Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth's crust and causes it to shake.
Tectonic plates break apart into smaller plates, and the crumbling causes shaking.
Tectonic plates break apart into smaller plates, and the crumbling causes shaking.
Sudden motions in Earth's mantle cause the crust to shift.
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.
Which of the following climate conditions would best support a tropical rain forest ecosystem?
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dry air and cold temperatures
dry air and cold temperatures
dry air and hot temperatures
dry air and hot temperatures
moist air and cold temperatures
moist air and cold temperatures
moist air and hot temperatures
moist air and hot temperatures
Which is one advantage of maps over aerial photographs as a way of understanding Earth’s surface?
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Responses
There is too much distortion in a photograph.
There is too much distortion in a photograph.
Maps show more features than photographs.
Maps show more features than photographs.
Photographs show only the most important features for a given purpose.
Photographs show only the most important features for a given purpose.
Photographs do not give an accurate picture of the region they show.
Maps show more features than photographs.
If the demand for a good or service increases, how will prices affect supply?
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Responses
Rising prices will boost supply.
Rising prices will boost supply.
Falling prices will decrease supply.
Falling prices will decrease supply.
Rising prices will decrease supply.
Rising prices will decrease supply.
Falling prices will boost supply.
Rising prices will boost supply.
Which is a right that both citizens and non-citizens in the U.S. share?
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Responses
the right to vote
the right to vote
the right to religious freedom
the right to religious freedom
the right to run for public office
the right to run for public office
the right to have a job
The right to religious freedom.
Which of the following is one way in which an embargo differs from a tariff?
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Responses
It allows for free trade of goods.
It allows for free trade of goods.
It limits the taxes placed on foreign goods.
It limits the taxes placed on foreign goods.
It bans all importation of foreign goods.
It bans all importation of foreign goods.
It increases the price of foreign goods.
It bans all importation of foreign goods.
Why is a federal system of government more complex than a unitary system?
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Responses
Power is divided into many levels.
Power is divided into many levels.
The people get to make laws for the country.
The people get to make laws for the country.
Decisions are made by a group of people rather than one person.
Decisions are made by a group of people rather than one person.
Laws are made for the entire country.
Power is divided into many levels.
Which of these causes of migration is an example of a pull factor?
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Responses
warfare
warfare
poverty
poverty
job availability
job availability
an earthquake
job availability
Which is the difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource?
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Responses
A renewable resource cannot be replaced for many lifetimes, and a nonrenewable resource can be replaced in the near future.
A renewable resource cannot be replaced for many lifetimes, and a nonrenewable resource can be replaced in the near future.
A renewable resource is something that can be found in nature, and a nonrenewable resource is something that is made by people.
A renewable resource is something that can be found in nature, and a nonrenewable resource is something that is made by people.
A renewable resource is something that is made by people, and a nonrenewable resource is something that can be found in nature.
A renewable resource is something that is made by people, and a nonrenewable resource is something that can be found in nature.
A renewable resource can be replaced in the near future, and a nonrenewable resource cannot be replaced for many lifetimes.
A renewable resource can be replaced in the near future, and a nonrenewable resource cannot be replaced for many lifetimes.
How do countries seek to increase economic development?
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Responses
decrease education and increase tariffs
decrease education and increase tariffs
invest in education and fund capital projects
invest in education and fund capital projects
decrease capital goods and increase tariffs
decrease capital goods and increase tariffs
restrict tariffs and reduce education
restrict tariffs and reduce education
invest in education and fund capital projects
Which of the following correctly pairs a branch of the U.S. government and its power?
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Responses
legislative: interprets laws
legislative: interprets laws
executive: makes laws
executive: makes laws
executive: enforces laws
executive: enforces laws
judicial: enforces laws
executive: enforces laws
Which of the following is an example of the relationship between culture and geography?
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Responses
A civilization isolated by mountains develops its own language.
A civilization isolated by mountains develops its own language.
Trade develops between two groups of people who use different economic systems.
Trade develops between two groups of people who use different economic systems.
People meet to discuss changes to their form of government.
People meet to discuss changes to their form of government.
Religious beliefs are passed down from one generation to another.
A civilization isolated by mountains develops its own language.
Which field of research answers questions about how people lived in different places and times by focusing on human development and culture?
(1 point)
Responses
archaeology
archaeology
anthropology
anthropology
geology
geology
history