FHGEN 120 Final Exam Questions
with All Correct Answers
What has hundreds of historical maps? - Answer-Ancestry.com
What can be used to locate places, or to estimate the distance between two places -
Answer-Google Maps
Gazetteers are: - Answer-Geographical dictionaries packed with area-specific
information.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is: - Answer-An online gazetteer
where you can also select features such as churches, post offices, schools or hospitals.
The system indexes lakes, streams and natural landmarks such as hills and plateaus.
Can be found online. Use a portal such as Cyndi's List, or use a Family Search wiki,
Google search or the reference section from the search page on Ancestry.com to find: -
Answer-Historical Gazetteers
Usually printed and organized by state or county and include prominent men in local
communities. - Answer-Biographies
Used to discover the meaning of words within a genealogical document, such as the
cause of death cited in a death certificate or Latin words in a German marriage record. -
Answer-Dictionaries
Used to quickly find information about a topic, place, or well-known person.
Wikipedia is the largest. - Answer-Encyclopedias
Collection Descriptions: - Answer-help you evaluate and use physical or digital
genealogical collections.
Guides or Finding Aids help: - Answer-Explain what a collection covers, or explain how
it is organized.
Contain information about the date range covered by the collection, the kind of data
included in the collection, and the jurisdictions covered by the collection. - Answer-
Digital Record Descriptions
, Reference sources can be broken down into two main categories: - Answer-Background
Information & Finding Aids
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World is a: - Answer-Reference source
1832 Map of Pennsylvania is an example of a: - Answer-Reference source
- organized alphabetically by state
- has a county map for each state
- contains a brief history of every state
- a table of county resources for each state
- is a type of handbook - Answer-The Red Book
- contains several chapters on ethnic research
- is organized alphabetically by record type
- explains how to research in large cities
- has a page of genealogical abbreviations and acronyms
- is a type of handbook - Answer-"The Source"
Which of the following are reference sources? - Answer-- atlases
- gazetteers
- maps
- handbooks
- registers
- dictionaries
Enlistment Papers for service in the regular Army: - Answer-Give soldier's occupation
and physical description.
Under which report category would you find a report on online naturalization records? -
Answer-Citizenship
Multiple genealogy databases available, including marriage, land, and military. -
Answer-Illinois State Archives
A database created by volunteers which includes 5,000 ship passenger lists. - Answer-
Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild
Compiled by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, this is an index of North
Dakota Naturalizations complete for all counties. It contains over 212,000 name entries.
- Answer-North Dakota Naturalization Records Database
A search index with actual death certificate images. - Answer-Missouri Death
Certificates, 1910-1963
with All Correct Answers
What has hundreds of historical maps? - Answer-Ancestry.com
What can be used to locate places, or to estimate the distance between two places -
Answer-Google Maps
Gazetteers are: - Answer-Geographical dictionaries packed with area-specific
information.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is: - Answer-An online gazetteer
where you can also select features such as churches, post offices, schools or hospitals.
The system indexes lakes, streams and natural landmarks such as hills and plateaus.
Can be found online. Use a portal such as Cyndi's List, or use a Family Search wiki,
Google search or the reference section from the search page on Ancestry.com to find: -
Answer-Historical Gazetteers
Usually printed and organized by state or county and include prominent men in local
communities. - Answer-Biographies
Used to discover the meaning of words within a genealogical document, such as the
cause of death cited in a death certificate or Latin words in a German marriage record. -
Answer-Dictionaries
Used to quickly find information about a topic, place, or well-known person.
Wikipedia is the largest. - Answer-Encyclopedias
Collection Descriptions: - Answer-help you evaluate and use physical or digital
genealogical collections.
Guides or Finding Aids help: - Answer-Explain what a collection covers, or explain how
it is organized.
Contain information about the date range covered by the collection, the kind of data
included in the collection, and the jurisdictions covered by the collection. - Answer-
Digital Record Descriptions
, Reference sources can be broken down into two main categories: - Answer-Background
Information & Finding Aids
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World is a: - Answer-Reference source
1832 Map of Pennsylvania is an example of a: - Answer-Reference source
- organized alphabetically by state
- has a county map for each state
- contains a brief history of every state
- a table of county resources for each state
- is a type of handbook - Answer-The Red Book
- contains several chapters on ethnic research
- is organized alphabetically by record type
- explains how to research in large cities
- has a page of genealogical abbreviations and acronyms
- is a type of handbook - Answer-"The Source"
Which of the following are reference sources? - Answer-- atlases
- gazetteers
- maps
- handbooks
- registers
- dictionaries
Enlistment Papers for service in the regular Army: - Answer-Give soldier's occupation
and physical description.
Under which report category would you find a report on online naturalization records? -
Answer-Citizenship
Multiple genealogy databases available, including marriage, land, and military. -
Answer-Illinois State Archives
A database created by volunteers which includes 5,000 ship passenger lists. - Answer-
Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild
Compiled by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, this is an index of North
Dakota Naturalizations complete for all counties. It contains over 212,000 name entries.
- Answer-North Dakota Naturalization Records Database
A search index with actual death certificate images. - Answer-Missouri Death
Certificates, 1910-1963
