VISHWASHANTI GURUKUL

An IB World School
Term Worksheet
April 2020

CANDIDATE NAME:

Grade: MYP 4 Section:

Subject: Integrated Humanities Maximum Marks: 75
Duration: 1 hr. 30 minutes
Day and Date: Monday, 28th April 2020

Instructions to candidates:

1. Answer all the questions in stipulated time.

2. Follow academic integrity by maintaining exam conditions.

3. Answer all the questions.

Marks Obtained: ___________ out of 75

Teacher’s Feedback:

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Q1. Read each question carefully; deduce the correct answer for each question. [10x1=10]

i. The length of the Silk route was over:

A. 8400 km B. 4400 km
C. 6400 km D. 2400 km

ii. The Silk Road had a major impact on the development of the civilizations in Asia and:
A. Australia B. Europe
C. America D. None of these

iii. Most slaves destined for the Americas were exported from the west coast of
A. Africa B. Europe
C. Asia D. None of these

iv. The only beneficiaries in Africa, who engaged in the slave trade were the rulers and wealthy
A. Soldiers B. Teachers
C. Priests D. Merchants

v. The UN Declaration of Human Rights prohibited slavery in any form in

A. 1945 B. 1951
C. 1948 D. None of the above

vi. Settlements found in the countryside and contain less than 10,000 residents:
A.Suburban settlements B.City
C.Rural settlements D.None of these

vii. Settlements that contain more than 10,000 residents:

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Urban settlements B. Rural settlements
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C.Town D. None of these

viii. A single building that is normally a farm:

A. Bungalow B. Isolated building
C. Hamlet D. None of these

ix. A small group of houses, normally about 5 to 10 with no services:

A. Village B. Hamlet
C. Town D. None of these

x. A settlement of up to 10,000 people with some services like small shops, a primary school, a doctor’s
surgery, bus routes:
A. Town B. City
C. Suburb D. Village
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Q2. State whether the statements are true or false [10x1=10]

a) By 1900 the European empires controlled 50 per cent of the globe. FALSE

b) In the expansion of empire, missionaries believed that they were 'saving souls'. TRUE

c) The public opposed the governments both in expanding empire and fighting for it. TRUE

d) Lenin believed that Communism inevitably led to imperialism, and this in tum would lead to world
conflict. FALSE

e) The League of Nations was promoted during the First World War by the US President Woodrow
Wilson. FALSE

f) Inflation is a sustained fall in the general price level in an economy over time. FALSE

g) The purchasing power of consumers goes down when there is inflation. TRUE

h) As a country develops, the number of people employed in the primary industry tends to rise. TRUE

i) The United Nation's International Labour Organization (ILO) states the lower age limit for employment
as 15 years old. FALSE
j) Economic growth leads to higher levels of unemployment in the economy. FALSE

Q3. Identify the correct answer and match the following [5x1=5]

Column A Answers Column B

Town (A) A. A settlement of over 10,000 people that has not be designated a city.

Megapolis (B) B. A large town, in the UK a town becomes a city when it has a cathedral in it.

Capital City (C) C. The main administrative centre within a country and the home of the
national government.

(D) D. The largest and most important city within a country. This will often have
double the population of the next most important city. Most of the time this
City is also the capital city, but there are some famous exceptions e.g. New
York, Sydney and Sao Paolo.

Conurbation (E) E. A conurbation or a clustering of cities with a population of over 10 million

people e.g. Tokyo

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 Q4. Fill in the blanks using the word bank [10x1=10]

(Collective Security, Black Death, Manchuria, lose, negative, Great Wall, Britain, gain, rises, negative)

a) The Chinese wanted to protect their trade and extended the GREAT WALL .to protect the Silk Route.

b) The Silk Road was the route the BRITIAN followed to infect Europe from Asia.

c) It was not until 1833 that BLACK DEATH abolished slavery throughout its empire

d) The Slave trade had a wholly NEGATIVE impact on African nations.

e) The Japanese army invaded SECURITY in China in 1931.

f) The League offered its member states ………………………………………….., which means that

nations would stand together to protect each other.

g) The Lenders generally LOSE from inflation.

h) Borrowers tend toGAIN from inflation.

i) As more people study to tertiary education level, the average age of employees entering the

workforce……………………..

j) High rates of economic growth can create…………………………..externalities such as pollution,

congestion, climate change and land erosion.

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Q5. Short Answer Questions [10x2=20]

a) Why did the Chinese consider Europeans as barbarians?

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b) What were the 'spheres of influence'?

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c) Describe any two Settlement functions.

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d) Evaluate any two significant site factors.

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e) What was the major reason for the rapid expansion of empire building in the nineteenth century?

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 f) Why did the League of Nations fail?

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g) Differentiate between the Triple alliance and Triple entente.

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h) Distinguish between cost-push inflation and demand-pull inflation.

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i) How does the International Labour Organization measure unemployment?

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j) What is meant by 'gross domestic product' (GDP)?

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Q5. Long Answer Questions [4x5=20]

a) What were the long and short term causes of the Opium wars?

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b) Explain the main types of Settlement patterns.

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c) How was the UN formed?

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d) Outline five main consequences of high unemployment in an economy.

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