Final 1

1. The map below shows the location of Mexico. Which of the following questions can be answered using the information on the map?

• What types of agricultural products does Mexico produce?

• Where is Mexico located in relation to the United States?

• What is the climate in the state of Durango?

• Where are mountain ranges in Mexico?

2. Many of the islands in Southeast Asia lie along the Ring of Fire. Why is this location significant?

• Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur within this zone

• Mountains create snow that melts into the sea

• Large slabs of rock that divide the earth's crust

3. Which of the following statements about South Asia's location is accurate?

• South Asia is a subcontinent that lies north of East Asia

• South Asia is bordered by the Mediterranean Ocean

• South Asia is located in the Western Hemisphere

• South Asia is separated from East Asia by mountains

4. Use the map to answer the following question. From 1947 to 1971, Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.  Most people in Bangladesh are Bengali and speak Bengali or English. Most people in Pakistan are Punjabi and speak Urdu, English or Punjabi. Besides the fact that they have different cultures, what else made it difficult for the two parts of Pakistan to stay united?

• They both needed a seaport

• Neither liked being India's neighbor

• They were separated by nearly 1000 miles

• Neither could communicate with the other

The Balkan Peninsula is a mountainous region. Balkan, is a Turkish word for mountain. The Carpathian Mountains run through the peninsula's north and are linked to the Balkan Mountains. The region is so mountainous that human settlements are isolated from one another. This isolation results in cultural diversity among the people, but it is also a source of conflict among ethnic groups. 

Based on the excerpt, why are there different cultural groups in the Balkan Peninsula?

• People in different communities cannot easily interact with one another

• People in the region have ancestors from many different countries

• There are few highways or waterways in the region

• Ethnic groups compete for land and food.

In countries such as China that experience rapid industrialization and urbanization, which of the following influences where people live?

• extended family in rural areas

• high-paying jobs in rural areas

• lively neighborhoods in cities

• manufacturing jobs in cities

Central America is located in which hemisphere?

• Northern and Western

• Eastern

• Western

8. Rivers have played important roles in Europe's development:

-Provided water for farming and electric power

-Determined the locations of cities

-Formed some political borders

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Which of the following should be added to the list of benefits?

• Provided drainage for industrial pollution

• Connected oceans and lakes

• Provided transportation routes for goods and people

• Carved valleys wherever they flowed

What are some of the benefits of a Free Enterprise System? Choose all the correct answers.

• Competition

• Government Control

• Consumers have freedom to buy what they want

• Entrepreneurship

• Prices are set and can not be changed

10. Which cash crops were vital in the success of the Southern Colonies? Choose all the correct answers.

• Lumber

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Indigo