MTTC SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Southeast Asia - Answer-The region that Cold War rivalries had the greatest influnence
of decolonization and postcolonial development
SK economic miracle in the second half of the 20th century - Answer-Combined
government assistance and entrepreneurial initiative
Objective of the North American voyages of Jacques Cartier and Henry Hudson -
Answer-To discover the northwest passage to Asian markets
One component of the triangular trade - Answer-Boston merchants exchanged lumber
and fish in the West Indies for molasses and sugar, which were sold in Great Britain to
pay for manufactured goods that were shipped back to Boston
Antifederalist objection to the Constitution - Answer-Gave too much power to the
national government at expense of the state government
The economic program of Alexander Hamilton - Answer-Influenced the emergence of
the Democratic-Republican Party during the 1970s
Major aim of the Monroe Doctrine - Answer-To prevent European intervention in the
affairs of independent nations of the Americas
Mexican War, the Kansas Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision - Answer-
intensified disputes over should slavery be aloud in the western territories of the US
Ownership of one's own land - Answer-After the Civil War, slaves regarded this as the
necessary requirement for freedom
Increased expansion of the railroad network - Answer-Most influenced urban growth in
western areas of the US during the late 19th century
Jim Crow Laws - Answer-Establishment of a system of racial segregation in public
facilities
Important economic development in the US in the 1920s - Answer-The rise of mass
consumerism led to increased production and consumption
, Most significance consequence of War mobilization in the US during WWII - Answer-
Women obtained access to many jobs that traditionally had been reserved for men
East Asia - Answer-Rapid increase in immigration as a result of immigration legislation
of the 1960s
Major goal of the American Indian Movement of the 1960s and 70s - Answer-Advance
the self-determination of American Indians
US goal in the Persian Gulf War - Answer-To protect U.S. access to regional oil
resources
Example of interdependence - Answer-German trade with Saudi Arabia
Application of geographic theme of movement - Answer-Analyzing data on US
investment in four different countries
Main use of GIS - Answer-show spatial relationships between different kinds of
information related to region
Best activity to promote student understanding of the importance of geography -
Answer-Haves students brainstorm a list of occupations that require the use of
geography and explain in writing how two of the occupations employ geographic
understanding
Isthmus - Answer-narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
Earthquakes are most likely to occur - Answer-In geological regions where two tectonic
plates converge
Main reason why the coasts of Norway are ice-free in the winter - Answer-the northward
movement of the Gulf Stream
Relationship between human societies and the physical envoirnment - Answer-The
physical environment limits and provides opportunities for human initiative which in turn
shape the environment
One likely consequence of the destruction of tropical rain forests - Answer-Accelerated
soil erosion in areas where forest cutting occurred
Great Lakes: Dairy farming - Answer-A region in the US with the predominant form of
agricultural land use
Economic Globalization - Answer-The increasing integration and interdependence of
national economies around the world.
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Southeast Asia - Answer-The region that Cold War rivalries had the greatest influnence
of decolonization and postcolonial development
SK economic miracle in the second half of the 20th century - Answer-Combined
government assistance and entrepreneurial initiative
Objective of the North American voyages of Jacques Cartier and Henry Hudson -
Answer-To discover the northwest passage to Asian markets
One component of the triangular trade - Answer-Boston merchants exchanged lumber
and fish in the West Indies for molasses and sugar, which were sold in Great Britain to
pay for manufactured goods that were shipped back to Boston
Antifederalist objection to the Constitution - Answer-Gave too much power to the
national government at expense of the state government
The economic program of Alexander Hamilton - Answer-Influenced the emergence of
the Democratic-Republican Party during the 1970s
Major aim of the Monroe Doctrine - Answer-To prevent European intervention in the
affairs of independent nations of the Americas
Mexican War, the Kansas Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision - Answer-
intensified disputes over should slavery be aloud in the western territories of the US
Ownership of one's own land - Answer-After the Civil War, slaves regarded this as the
necessary requirement for freedom
Increased expansion of the railroad network - Answer-Most influenced urban growth in
western areas of the US during the late 19th century
Jim Crow Laws - Answer-Establishment of a system of racial segregation in public
facilities
Important economic development in the US in the 1920s - Answer-The rise of mass
consumerism led to increased production and consumption
, Most significance consequence of War mobilization in the US during WWII - Answer-
Women obtained access to many jobs that traditionally had been reserved for men
East Asia - Answer-Rapid increase in immigration as a result of immigration legislation
of the 1960s
Major goal of the American Indian Movement of the 1960s and 70s - Answer-Advance
the self-determination of American Indians
US goal in the Persian Gulf War - Answer-To protect U.S. access to regional oil
resources
Example of interdependence - Answer-German trade with Saudi Arabia
Application of geographic theme of movement - Answer-Analyzing data on US
investment in four different countries
Main use of GIS - Answer-show spatial relationships between different kinds of
information related to region
Best activity to promote student understanding of the importance of geography -
Answer-Haves students brainstorm a list of occupations that require the use of
geography and explain in writing how two of the occupations employ geographic
understanding
Isthmus - Answer-narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
Earthquakes are most likely to occur - Answer-In geological regions where two tectonic
plates converge
Main reason why the coasts of Norway are ice-free in the winter - Answer-the northward
movement of the Gulf Stream
Relationship between human societies and the physical envoirnment - Answer-The
physical environment limits and provides opportunities for human initiative which in turn
shape the environment
One likely consequence of the destruction of tropical rain forests - Answer-Accelerated
soil erosion in areas where forest cutting occurred
Great Lakes: Dairy farming - Answer-A region in the US with the predominant form of
agricultural land use
Economic Globalization - Answer-The increasing integration and interdependence of
national economies around the world.
