Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Regents Brain Teasers Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Read and answer the following Regents question. Write the answer in your Humanities Notebook.

1. Which topic is central to the study of economics?

(1) tracking the development and spread of diseases

(2) understanding the causes of ethnic rivalries

(3) examining the distribution and use of limited resources

(4) studying the growth and role of political parties

2. A direct result of the Neolithic Revolution is that people

(1) began living in permanent settlements

(2) developed a nomadic way of life

(3) depended on hunting and gathering

(4) used crop rotation to increase agricultural output

3. Which statement about government during the Tokugawa period in Japan is most accurate?

(1) The power of the emperor was absolute and supreme.

(2) The real power was held by foreign countries.

(3) Actual power was held by the shogun.

(4) Political power was in the hands of the merchant class.

4. Where does the archaeological evidence gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest the earliest humans developed?

(1) Great Rift Valley

(2) Amazon rain forest

(3) Himalaya Mountains

(4) Philippine archipelago

1. Why did you choose those answers?

2. What test strategies did you use to find your answers?

No comments:

Post a Comment