1. B 17. A 33. A
2. A 18. C 34. B
3. C 19. B 35. B
4. D 20. C 36. C
5. C 21. D 37. B
6. C 22. A 38. A
7. C 23. D 39. A
8. B 24. D 40. B
9. C 25. C 41. D
10. D 26. A 42. C
11. D 27. B 43. B
12. B 28. D 44. D
13. B 29. C 45. B
14. B 30. A 46. B
15. D 31. A
16. B 32. A
Critical Thinking Questions and Answers
1. QUESTION: How would you find the distance between two points on a map? (use miles for your conversion)
Answer: Measure the distance between the two points on the map, then use the maps scale bar to convert the measured
distance into actual distance.
2. QUESTION: How does the tilt of the Earths axis (23.5 degrees), and its revolution around the sun play a part in the
changing of the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: Earths tilt remains the same as it orbits around the sun. This means that at some point during earths revolution,
the northern hemisphere is tilted directly, more or less, towards the sun thus receiving different amounts of sunlight at
different times.
4. QUESTION: Why do the northern and southern hemispheres experience different seasons in the moths of June and
December?
Answer: During each of these periods, one of the hemispheres is tilted closer to the sun than the other, so they receive
different amounts of sunlight and experience opposite seasons from each other.
7. QUESTION: What are two reasons that people from all over the world immigrate to the United States?
Answer: Better Jobs, more individual and collective freedoms, and a better quality of life
9. QUESTION: List the three branches of government in the United States. Then, explain the roles each branch plays in
our government.
Answers:
a. Legislative Branch- they makes the laws in the United States
b. Executive Branch- They must enforce the laws and manages the day to day affairs in the Unites States
c. Judicial Branch- Makes decisions about disputes through the court system