C-BASE
SOCIAL STUDIES
REVIEW GUIDE
UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY TERMS
STATES:
Know all, and especially those with a large population!
RIVERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Platte
5.
6.
7.
8.
Rio Grande
Columbia
Colorado
St. Lawrence
MOUNTAINS:
9. Rockies
10. Sierra Nevadas
11. Appalachians
LAKES:
12. Huron
13. Superior
14. Michigan
15. Erie
16. Ontario
17. Great Salt Lake
BODIES OF WATER:
18. Atlantic Ocean
19. Pacific Ocean
20. Gulf of Mexico
CITIES:
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Miami
Houston
Washington, D.C.
Detroit
Denver
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
Philadelphia
Boston
Phoenix
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seattle
Atlanta
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
WORLD GEOGRAPHY TERMS
CONTINENTS:
1. North America
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Europe
5. Africa
6. Australia
7. Antarctica
BODIES OF WATER:
8. Atlantic Ocean 13. Strait of Gibraltar
9. Pacific Ocean 14. North Sea
10. Indian Ocean 15. Red Sea
11. Arctic Ocean
16. Black Sea
12.Strait of Magellan 17. Mediterranean Sea
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
Caspian Sea
Caribbean Sea
Persian Gulf
Hudson Bay
Bering Strait
RIVERS:
23. Amazon
24. Nile
25. Rhine
26. Euphrates/Tigris
27. Congo
28. Yellow (Huang)
29. Indus
30. Suez Canal
31. Panama Canal
34. Himalayas
35. Urals
36. Pyrenees
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
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58.
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60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
MOUNTAINS:
32. Alps
33. Andes
COUNTRIES:
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
Argentina
Brazil
Guatemala
Cuba
France
Germany
Greece
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Poland
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
Greenland
Egypt
Republic of Congo
South Africa
Israel
Yugoslavia
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Russia
China
India
Japan
Vietnam
Korea
Indonesia
New Zealand
Philippine Islands
Fiji Islands
DESERTS:
70. Sahara
71. Gobi
72. Mojave
CITIES:
73)
74)
75)
76)
77)
78)
79)
80)
81)
82)
Paris
Berlin
London
Rome
Sarajevo
Madrid
Athens
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Oslo
83)
84)
85)
86)
87)
88)
89)
90)
91)
92)
Cairo
Nairobi
Cape Town
Toronto
Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Baghdad
Mecca
93) Moscow
94) Tokyo
95) Hong Kong
96) Beijing
97) Calcutta
98) Jakarta
99) Singapore
100) Bangkok
101) Seoul
102) Sydney
CLIMATES AND LINES:
103)
104)
105)
106)
107)
Arctic Climate
Temperate Climate
Tropical Climate
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
108)
109)
110)
111)
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
U.S. HISTORY TIME LINE
1607- Jamestown, Virginia Settlement
John Smith is leader
Starvation and Indian Attacks
1620-Pilgrim Colony
Mayflower Compact
1754-French and Indian War
Indians side with fur-trading French, British with colonists
Colonists win and receive French territory
1776-Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson
1781-End of American Revolution
1787-Constitutional Convention
Ratified finally in 1788
Established U.S. Congress
1801-Presidency of Thomas Jefferson (#3)
1803-Louisiana Purchase
Made by Thomas Jefferson and bought from France
Land spanned from Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains
1812-War of 1812
War against Great Britain due to attacks on U.S. ships
Battle of New Orleans ends war in 1814
1820-Missouri Compromise
Maine may enter union as free state if Missouri enters as slave
State
1836-Alamo
Texans wanting independence defeated by Mexicans in 13 days
1848-Women’s Rights Movement
Convention in Seneca Falls, NY
Susan B. Anthony of NY takes lead
1850-Public Education Issues
Education is public responsibility according to Horace Mann
Schools train children to be good citizens
1858-Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Debates between two politicians over slavery issues
Lincoln more liberal and wins presidency
1861-Civil War
Caused by tension over slavery and rise of northern power
Famous battles are Gettysburg and Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
1865-Reconstruction
Congress-ordered military occupation of South
13th amendment (no slavery) and 14th amendment (non-racial
citizenship) amendments
1890-Populist Movement
Political movement emphasizing public’s wishes
Helps to establish labor unions
1896-Spanish-American War
Caused by Spain’s harshness toward Cuba
U.S. receives Puerto Rico and other Pacific islands
1914-World War I
Caused by assassination of Austrian archduke
Allied (Germany, Austria) vs. Central Powers (Great Britain,
France)
Trench warfare used
U.S. enters war due to Lusitania sinking
1919-Prohibition
18th amendment prohibits sale, transfer, production of alcohol
Later repealed by 21st amendment
Carry Nation uses violent efforts to destroy saloons and alcohol
1920-Women’s Suffrage
19th amendment gives women right to vote
1925-New York Stock Exchange
Great Stock Market Crash in 1929
1929-Great Depression
Caused in part by Great Stock Market Crash
1933-Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President
President from 1933-1945
New Deal helps U.S. overcome Depression
1939-World War II
Caused by Germany’s invasion of Poland
Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) vs. Allied Powers
Attack of Pearl Harbor and Atomic Bomb
Day-care industry becomes popular with working moms
1945-United Nations Formed
Delegates from 50 countries
1950-Korean War
North Korea (Communist) vs. South Korea (supported by U.S.)
Lasts until 1969
1950s-Cold War
Arms race between Capitalist and Communist countries
1955-Civil Rights struggle begins
Rosa Parks and Montgomery bus boycott
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
1962-Vietnam War (Conflict)
North (Communist) eventually wins vs. South (U.S. supported)
Lasts until mid 1970s—very controversial
1964-Civil Rights Act passed by Congress
1968-Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated
1969-First moon landing
1972-Watergate Scandal
1991-Operation Desert Storm between U.S. and Iraq
1993-NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
WORLD HISTORY TIME LINE
2500 B.C.-Mesopotamia civilization arises in Fertile Crescent
Sumerians (2500 B.C.) and Babylonians (2000 B.C.)
2500 B.C.-Egyptian Empire
1500 B.C.-Phoenician Empire
1000 B.C.-Greek Civilization
Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta (city-states
Democracy in Athens
500 B.C.-Roman Civilization
Most powerful time about 150 B.C.
Lasts until 400 A.D.
300 B.C.-Alexander the Great
Conquered Egypt, Asia Minor, and Persia
30 A.D.-Beginning of Roman Catholic Church
200 -Mayan culture in Central America
1000-Feudalism
Political and military system based on land
Pyramid of power (kings, lords, knights, peasants)
1050-Norman Conquest
William’s (Duke of Normandy) invasion of England
1100-Crusades
Fought between Christians and Muslims
Not beneficial to either side
1215-Magna Carta
King John’s barons make him change bad governing style
Limits royal powers and guarantees basic human rights
1300-Renaissance
Resurgence in quantity and quality of art, literature, philosophy
Exploration of world
1378-Great Schism
Catholic church appoints two popes which causes a split
1400-Sea Exploration
Portuguese and Spanish are best powers
Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, etc.
1517-Martin Luther
Christianity Reform with 95 Theses
Creator of Lutheran Church
1520-Henry VIII
Creator of the Church of England
Had five wives
1530-Reformation
Spreading of Protestantism in Europe
1682-Peter the Great
Member of Romanov family
Modernized and expanded Russia
1720-Enlightenment
Science, medicine, and arts are primary concerns
1792-French Revolution
Peasants band together to reform country
Dictator-like government takes over with a reign of terror
1795-Napolean Bonaparte
Seizes power in France and declares himself emperor
Builds Europe’s greatest empire since Roman times
1800-Industrial Revolution
Industry causes transportation improvements (steamboat)
Changes way of life for people such as increased city living,
increased crime, worse working conditions, and child labor
1848-Karl Marx
Wrote book The Communist Manifesto
Believed people should control resources, not government
1860-Charles Darwin
Wrote book The Origin of Species (natural selection, evolution)
1914-World War I
New war inventions like German U-boat, trench warfare
Central (Germany, Austria) against Allied (France, Great Britain,
Russia)
1917-Russian Revolution
Enormous division between rich and poor
1917-Vladimir Lenin
Took control of Russia after war
Created the Communist Party
1919-League of Nations
Created after WWI to maintain peace
1928-Joseph Stalin
Takes over Russia when Lenin died and then instills Communism
USSR becomes a totalitarian state
1939-World War II
Use of bomber planes and atomic bombs
Holocaust
Allied (Great Britain, U.S., France) vs. Axis (Germany, Italy) forces
1940-Winston Churchill
Prime minister of Britain
Played a big role in WWII
1945-United Nations
50 countries pledge to defend world together
1948-Marshall Plan
Aid given to Europe to rebuild after the war
1950s –1960s-The Cold War
Iron curtain between free Western Europe and Communist Eastern
Europe
1989-Tiananmen Square Riot in China
Student rally for democracy crushed
1989-Berlin Wall falls
1991-Collapse of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
1992-Yugoslavian conflict
Bosnians vs. Serbs
1990s-EEC (European Economic Community)
Unitary money system (Euro)
Band together for economic reasons
C-BASE Sample Test: Social Studies
1) According to the Constitution, who has the power to declare war?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
U.S. Senators
Judicial Branch of Government
The Pope
The President
U.S. Representatives
Congress
2) An increased price for goods and services with a corresponding decline in
purchasing power is called a(n) _____________.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Depletion
Depression
Equilibrium
Inflation
Recession
Deficit
3) What are Huron, Superior, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Great Lakes
Last names of Presidents
Names of states
Oceans
Great Rivers
Names of cities
4) What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
1889
1980
1979
1985
1989
1998
5) What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
1650
1667
1867
1776
1676
1876
6) What are the main qualifications to be President of the United States?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Natural born citizen
35 years of age
Lived last 14 years in the United States
All of the above
A & B only
A & C only
7) What is the control of the market by a single enterprise called?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Equilibrium
Monopoly
Capitalism
Mixed Economy
Dictatorship
Fascism
8) How many U.S. Senators are there?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
13
50
100
80
120
635
9) What is the largest body of water?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
South China Sea
10) Who was the founder of the Lutheran Church?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Karl Marx
Henry VIII
Martin Luther
Peter the Great
Pope John Paul II
11) If Missouri enters the Union as a slave state, Maine may enter as a free state. What
is this called?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Missouri Constitution
Missouri Compromise
Maine Compromise
Both B & C
Constitutional Compromise
Union Compromise
12) What is a short-term depression?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Depletion
Depression
Equilibrium
Inflation
Recession
Deficit
13) What were the first ten Amendments to the Constitution?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Bill of Rights
Ten Commandments
Federalist Papers
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
System of Checks and Balances
14) What is the biggest contiguous state in the U.S.?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Alaska
New York
Nevada
California
Texas
Arizona
15) He had six wives and was the creator of the Church of England.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Peter the Great
Henry VIII
Alexander the Great
Henry VI
John IX
Charles V
16) Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled on the “Separate but Equal” case?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Roe v. Wade
Scott v. Sanford
17) There are _____ United States Supreme Court Justices.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
11
9
50
4
17
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18) How many U.S. Representatives are there in each state?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Varies in each state according to census population figures
50
100
The number is determined by the President
365
The Governor of each state determines the number of U.S. representatives.
19) Name the mountain range on the U.S. East Coast.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Sierra Nevadas
Appalachians
Rocky Mountains
Andes
Pyrenees
Himalayas
20) What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
1980
1891
1991
1971
1985
1989
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