- USA Geography (specifically, the Regions of the USA)
- U.S. History (settlement, effects of Civil War on industrialization, etc.)
- Enclosure Acts
- Industrial Revolution
- American Industrialization
- Cottage System & Factory System (similarities/differences, advantages/disadvantages)
- Trigger Industry
- Basic Economics
- Scarcity
- Means of Production
- Basic Economic Questions
- Command Economy, Mixed Economy, Market Economy (advantages/disadvantages of each system, ownership of means of production, how each system answers the basic economic questions)
- Adam Smith (Wealth of Nations, "invisible hand")
- Law of Supply and Demand
- Characteristics of a Market Economy
- Entrepreneurs (characteristics, role in the economy)
- Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie
- Collective Bargaining
- Binding Arbitration & Mediation
- The Business Cycle
- Advertising & Planned Obsolescence
- Government, Business and Labour
- Quality of Life
- Economic Spectrum
- Economic Values
- Political Cartoons
Here is another useful hyperlink from the Social Studies Web, it's an exam bank of past Provincial Achievement Test questions. Please be warned that these questions are drawn from all three Grade 9 Social Studies units so there will be questions from the USSR unit, the USA unit, and the Canada unit. It might be worth taking a few of these tests from the exam bank. It's a 125 question exam bank, and every time that you visit this site you will get 30 questions from the bank. This will be extremely helpful when it comes time to do your final review.
Here are some helpful hints at writing, studying and preparing for multiple choice tests:
- Take time to preview the test. Consider the time allotted for the test and determine how much time you can reasonably spend on each question.
- Start with questions that you can easily answer. Don't waste time on the more difficult questions.
- Read the question carefully. Try to answer the question before you look at the choices.
- Circle or underline key words in the question. Your ability to read carefully and critically is just as important as your ability to recall and reason.
- Be sure to read all of the choices given, even if the first or second one seems right. The best answer may be the last choice. Sometimes the last choice is "all of the above."
- Watch for key words such as always, only, all, never, only, or completely. These absolute terms imply that the answer is either right or wrong, and this is often not the case. Relative words such as often, seem, may, and usually are generally more accurate.
- Treat each statement as true or false.
- Examine each of the choices carefully when two choices differ by only one or two words. Read the question with the first possible answer while covering up the remaining choices. Try the same procedure with the second possible answer. Try treating each statement as true or false. Methodically examine the choices and eliminate the one that doesn't correctly complete the question.
- Keep in mind that the answer is often found in one of two very similar pairs. The "most correct" answer is often the one that uses the course terminology correctly.
- Lightly cross out the choices you know are wrong if you are not sure of the answer. Then pick the best answer from the remaining choices. If you are still unsure, make an educated guess.
- Use logic and common sense if you must guess. Remember that you are looking for the best answer, not only a correct one.
Good luck on this unit final!
Here are some upcoming important dates:
- Romeo & Juliet projects are due on Monday, April 18th
- USA Unit Final is April 25th
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