Chapter 12 Test Items
Chapter 12 Multiple-choice Items
1. Although modern technologies have implications for all 10 social studies themes, this is the number of themes
that specifically mention technology in the name.
A) all but 5
B) all but 6
C) 1
D) 2
2. This is the main reason that technology materials in education tend to be directed toward content areas other
than social studies.
A) social studies is usually not a focus of graduation tests
B) most social studies themes are not related to technology
C) technologies can be more effective in other content areas
D) fewer technology materials are available for social studies
3. What do the “history wars” focus on?
A) time dedicated to each theme
B) the content of history courses
C) the ways technology is used
D) the content of social studies courses
4. This is one of the major issues in using technologies in social studies.
A) costs of high-quality materials
B) limited funding for resources
C) lack of interest by teachers
D) little administrative support
5. This presents an ongoing challenge to social studies teachers.
A) deciding which of the themes to cover
B) covering themes that use technologies
C) deciding how best to teach students
D) covering the large amount of content
6. Which of the following is not one of the perils of the information explosion?
A) students locate materials that contradict the textbook
B) students locate materials that confuse rumors with facts
C) students do not question accuracy of website information
D) students have too much information on hand to synthesize
7. By placing students in the role of decision makers in these technology resources, they not only see the relevance
of social studies in their daily lives, they may also develop better problem-solving skills.
A) geocaches
B) Internet scenarios
C) simulations
D) virtual field trips
8. These help foster visual literacy and historical inquiry in social studies students by making academic content
meaningful and by building on prior experiences.
A) primary sources
B) problem-solving scenarios
C) simulations
D) virtual field trips
9. These activities provide budget-friendly opportunities to see foreign countries that students are studying.
A) geocaching project sites
B) virtual field trips
C) digital information critiques
D) adventure learning
10. The initials in the popular technology tool “GPS” stand for this.
A) Global Positioning Stations
B) Geospatial Point Systems
C) Global Positioning Systems
D) Geospatial Positioning Stations
11. One popular strategy in geography studies is to have students look at a database of these at a website and decide
on one to hunt for, using a GPS to help locate it.
A) treasures
B) caches
C) people
D) locations
12. This integration strategy has students analyze images for hidden meanings and tell fact from fiction in articles,
reports, and websites.
A) digital information analyses
B) digital data analyses
C) primary source critiques
D) digital information critiques
13. This popular geography resource is now available in 13 languages and has more than a third of the world’s land
surface and half of the world’s population in high-resolution imagery.
A) NASA website
B) Google Earth
C) Geothentic website
D) ArcGIS site
14. These activities let students learn through real-world experiences, either by taking actual trips themselves with
mentors or by following the explorations of others using distance technologies.
A) adventure learning
B) digital storytelling
C) digital information critiques
D) geocaching projects
Chapter 12 Short-Answer Items
1. This activity, in which an individual hides a cache somewhere in a geographic area and others have to find it,
can be facilitated with GPSs.
2. These tools allow students to take an active part in historical situations that would not otherwise be possible due
to historical or physical distance.
3. This is the process of using images and audio to tell the stories of lives, events, or eras.
4. Like Google Earth, this popular tool allows individuals to view and examine the world through multiple
layering of data sets within a spatial environment.
5. This technology can tell students their location and time anywhere on earth and is often helpful in teaching
geography.
6. Go North and the Jason Project are examples of these kind of project.
7. Using technologies such as movie-making software, camcorders, digital cameras, and voice recorders, students
can go out in the field to create these in order to capture scenes and artifacts that allow them to explore events
from multiple perspectives.
8. These kinds of technologies are used for visualization, analysis, and measurement of features and phenomena,
and are becoming so popular that they are being written into social studies standards throughout the nation.
9. The Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration are good
sources of databases with these materials, which use familiar objects, images, and
sounds to represent distinct time periods and cultural tradition.
10. For students who may travel little, the wealth of images and information from these helps them see and
understand the variety of cultures, sights, and events outside their own communities.
11. In light of the fact that students can access many kind of information on the Internet and tend to use sites
without questioning their accuracy, many people believe that teaching this kind of “literacy” is more important
than ever before.
12. These kind of GPS-facilitated “hunt” gets people out in nature, examining physical locations firsthand.
13. If smart phones are not handy, this device is also useful if students are to gather images do their own digital
storytelling.
14. This organization has long dominated the GIS world with technologies such as ArcGIS and ArcView, even
though integration of such technologies within the classroom has been alarmingly slow.
Chapter 12 Essay Items
1. Describe the main points of debate in the “history wars.” What does each side say?
2. Discuss some of the strategies and resources that social studies educators can use to increase their proficiency as
technology-using teachers.
Chapter 12 Test Item Answer Key
Chapter 12 Multiple-choice Items
Chapter 12 Short-Answer Items
Chapter 12 Essay Items
