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This world map shows elevation and scale in miles and kilometers.In miles, what is the approximate distance between the southern tip of South America and the southern tip of Africa?

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4,600 miles
B
7,000 miles
C
8,900 miles
D
12,000 miles
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Which of these dating methods is capable of giving the most accurate age of an artifact?

A
DNA
B
tree rings
C
radiocarbon
D
dendrochronology
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This map shows the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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A
Hinche
B
Saint-Marc
C
Les Cayes
D
Gonaïves
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Dendrochronology is a method of dating by using

A
tree rings.
B
radiocarbon.
C
calendar age.
D
correlated age.
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Which would be considered a secondary source about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

A
a diary entry by a witness to the assassination
B
an interview with a member of the audience at Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was shot
C
an interview with Booth’s understudy, who was not at Ford’s Theater the night of the assassination
D
a newspaper article written by a reporter who was in the audience at Ford’s Theatre
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Which of these statements is true?

A
A historian explains how events in the past are connected.
B
A historian does not interpret causes and meanings of events.
C
A historian considers how history affects society, not the individual.
D
A historian only considers written records of the past to be valid.
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What kind of map would need to show elevation in its legend?

A
a political map
B
a road map
C
a physical map
D
a resource map
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Which of these is a true statement about anthropologists?

A
Anthropologists’ studies are limited to today’s cultures and societies.
B
Anthropologists study how ancient cultures are similar and different.
C
Anthropologists leave the study of human origins to archaeologists.
D
Anthropologists leave the study of social behaviors to sociologists.
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The archaeologists’ term “correlated age” means

A
the calendar age of an artifact.
B
the actual age of an artifact.
C
the age of an artifact determined by instinct.
D
the age of an artifact in relation to other objects.
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In order to determine the distance between two cities on a map, which map feature would a student have to use?

A
longitude
B
legend
C
compass
D
scale
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Which of the statements about archaeologists is true?

A
Archaeologists excavate artifacts but leave it to historians to analyze them.
B
Archaeologists are helpful to anthropologists but not to historians.
C
Archaeologists study the remains of ancient humans as well as artifacts.
D
Archaeologists study only artifacts, not human history.
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Who would study Stonehenge for clues about the society that built it?

A
physicists
B
geographers
C
anthropologists
D
geologists
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What method of dating bone would yield the most accurate results?

A
dendrochronology
B
radiocarbon
C
depth of the earth where the artifact was found
D
age of the society that used the artifact
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This world map shows latitude and longitude.Which continent lies at approximately 20º S, 140º E?

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South America
B
Asia
C
Australia
D
North America
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Which would likely be the least biased account of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor?

A
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech following the attack
B
a Japanese news article published on December 8, 1941
C
a world history textbook’s account published in 2014
D
a radio announcer’s account from Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack
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Which of these would most likely be studied by an anthropologist?

A
the relationship between apes and chimpanzees
B
the formation of the first languages that were developed
C
the cause of the Plague during the Middle Ages
D
the location of an earthquake’s epicenter
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The main difference between archaeologists and anthropologists is that

A
archaeologists find and excavate the artifacts of ancient people, while anthropologists excavate the tombs of ancient people.
B
archaeologists concentrate on the physical artifacts of ancient people, while anthropologists study a wider range of human cultures and behaviors.
C
archaeologists search for and excavate the artifacts of ancient people, while anthropologists interpret the findings of archaeologists.
D
archaeologists focus on artifacts of ancient people, while anthropologists study human remains of ancient people.
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Two cities fall on the same line of latitude. If a line is drawn between the two cities, in which direction could the line go?

A
north to south
B
east to west
C
northwest
D
southeast
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Which of these would be considered a primary source?

A
a presidential candidate’s tax records
B
a biography of a general
C
a textbook passage about a queen’s reign
D
a web article about a World War I soldier
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Which of these statements is false?

A
Archaeology is a field within anthropology.
B
Archaeologists and anthropologists are necessary to the historian for information they provide.
C
Archaeologists and anthropologists both study human history.
D
Archaeologists and anthropologists are in totally separate fields and rarely work together.

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