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END OF SEMESTER TEST: ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Tara is a documentary filmmaker. She was hired to
make a film about an archaeological dig. She took
many close-up shots of archaeologists uncovering
precious artifacts. The film she made can be classified as
a _____ source. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ primary
Identify each source as a primary or secondary source. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Primary Sources :
- The Letters of Abigail Adams by Abigail Adams
- annual report for the year 2014, issued by Ford Motor
Company
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an
American Slave by Frederick Douglass
- A Matter of Choices: Memoirs of a Female Physicist by
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
Secondary Sources :
- Baseball by Ken Burns, a documentary film about the
history of baseball
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- analysis of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci in
National Geographic Magazine
What is one way that historians can establish the
authenticity of a primary source? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
by comparing the source to other established sources
from that time period
What is one main characteristic of secondary sources
intended for academics and students? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ They include a bibliography and citations to
credit the sources.
What is the most important reason for citing a source
when quoting it directly? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ to give
credit to the source
This graph uses large amounts of data. It is an example
of which method of studying historical cause and effect?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ cliometrics
Porter is studying the influenza pandemic of World War
I. He is examining letters, journal entries,
autobiographies, and newspaper articles from that time
to see how fear of the disease affected the daily life of
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millions of people throughout Europe during that era.
Which statement describes the type of history Porter is
writing? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Porter is writing social
history because he is focusing on lives of large numbers
of ordinary people.
Complete this paragraph about developing a historical
argument.
When creating a historical argument, start by doing
some initial research. Using the information you gather,
you can develop a _____ , which you will prove or
disprove by conducting further research on the topic. As
you look for answers, make sure to complete your
research with historical _____ in mind. You shouldn't
apply the same attitudes and knowledge of today to
events or people from the past. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
hypothesis, context
Each question presents a hypothesis for developing a
historical argument. Determine whether a historian's
political ideology or social ideology would influence the
historian's answer to each question. - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Political Ideology :
- How were colonial constitutions in America different
from British colonial charters?
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- How effective was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
New Deal legislation in America?
- What was the diplomatic relationship between the
United States and Russia after World War II ended?
Social Ideology :
- How did desegregation affect the white and black
populations living in Alabama?
- How did the Harlem Renaissance affect American
culture as a whole during the 1920s?
- How did religious intolerance impact different groups
of immigrants in early America?
A group of historians are researching the Great
Depression in the United States and the events that led
to the stock market crash and drop in the nation's
wealth. Based on this description, which school of thought
do these historians likely belong to? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ economic history
Study the graph showing data on the number of measles
cases reported in the United States each year for the
period 2001 to 2015. Which statement presents a
correct analysis of the data? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ The
END OF SEMESTER TEST: ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Tara is a documentary filmmaker. She was hired to
make a film about an archaeological dig. She took
many close-up shots of archaeologists uncovering
precious artifacts. The film she made can be classified as
a _____ source. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ primary
Identify each source as a primary or secondary source. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Primary Sources :
- The Letters of Abigail Adams by Abigail Adams
- annual report for the year 2014, issued by Ford Motor
Company
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an
American Slave by Frederick Douglass
- A Matter of Choices: Memoirs of a Female Physicist by
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
Secondary Sources :
- Baseball by Ken Burns, a documentary film about the
history of baseball
,2|Page
- analysis of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci in
National Geographic Magazine
What is one way that historians can establish the
authenticity of a primary source? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
by comparing the source to other established sources
from that time period
What is one main characteristic of secondary sources
intended for academics and students? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ They include a bibliography and citations to
credit the sources.
What is the most important reason for citing a source
when quoting it directly? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ to give
credit to the source
This graph uses large amounts of data. It is an example
of which method of studying historical cause and effect?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ cliometrics
Porter is studying the influenza pandemic of World War
I. He is examining letters, journal entries,
autobiographies, and newspaper articles from that time
to see how fear of the disease affected the daily life of
,3|Page
millions of people throughout Europe during that era.
Which statement describes the type of history Porter is
writing? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Porter is writing social
history because he is focusing on lives of large numbers
of ordinary people.
Complete this paragraph about developing a historical
argument.
When creating a historical argument, start by doing
some initial research. Using the information you gather,
you can develop a _____ , which you will prove or
disprove by conducting further research on the topic. As
you look for answers, make sure to complete your
research with historical _____ in mind. You shouldn't
apply the same attitudes and knowledge of today to
events or people from the past. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
hypothesis, context
Each question presents a hypothesis for developing a
historical argument. Determine whether a historian's
political ideology or social ideology would influence the
historian's answer to each question. - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Political Ideology :
- How were colonial constitutions in America different
from British colonial charters?
, 4|Page
- How effective was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
New Deal legislation in America?
- What was the diplomatic relationship between the
United States and Russia after World War II ended?
Social Ideology :
- How did desegregation affect the white and black
populations living in Alabama?
- How did the Harlem Renaissance affect American
culture as a whole during the 1920s?
- How did religious intolerance impact different groups
of immigrants in early America?
A group of historians are researching the Great
Depression in the United States and the events that led
to the stock market crash and drop in the nation's
wealth. Based on this description, which school of thought
do these historians likely belong to? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ economic history
Study the graph showing data on the number of measles
cases reported in the United States each year for the
period 2001 to 2015. Which statement presents a
correct analysis of the data? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ The
