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Grade 4 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-8HA2QP-1TEA

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1.What is a push factor in migration?
2.What is opportunity cost?
3.Why do historians corroborate sources?
4.What is specialization in economics?
5.What is civic participation?
6.What is a tariff?
7.How is absolute location expressed?
8.What is a pull factor in migration?
9.What is federalism?
10.How do checks and balances limit power?

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  1. What is a push factor in migration?A condition that drives people away
  2. What is opportunity cost?The next-best choice given up
  3. Why do historians corroborate sources?To compare evidence and improve reliability
  4. What is specialization in economics?Focusing on particular goods, services, or tasks
  5. What is civic participation?Taking part in community and government
  6. What is a tariff?A tax on imported goods
  7. How is absolute location expressed?Latitude and longitude
  8. What is a pull factor in migration?A condition that attracts people
  9. What is federalism?Power shared between national and state governments
  10. How do checks and balances limit power?Each branch can restrain the others

Worked example

Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.

Common mistake

Treating an opinion as a historical fact.

Helpful hint

Look for context and source evidence.