7th Grade Geography Benchmark Review

Which number on the map BEST represents the United Kingdom?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The number 5 on this map represents which continent?

• Africa

• Australia

• Europe

• South America

Dia de los Muertos - or "Day of the Dead"- is celebration held by Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and many who live in the Southwestern United States. Observed every November 2, the holiday occurs at the same time as "All Saints' Day," which is observed by Roman Catholics. It also incorporates many beliefs that pre-date European arrival in the Americas, such as honoring one's ancestors.

What can you conclude based on this passage?

• Christian practices dominated over native ones.

• Ghosts play a major role in Mexican religious rites.

• Latin American cultures have blended together over time.

• Native customs have tended to dominate over European ones.

This area would see all of these geographic features EXCEPT

• desert.

• mountains.

• rivers.

• tundra.

The number 6 represents which of these?

• Rome, Italy

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Berlin, Germany

• 98% of Mexican citizens speak Spanish as their primary language.

• 83% of Mexican citizens belong to the Roman Catholic Church

Using these two facts, what can you conclude about Mexico?

• It was influenced heavily by Spain.

• It was influenced heavily by Brazil.

• It remained free from European influences.

• It has been the main influence on U.S. culture.

The climate of Oceania is tropical or subtropical. This has MOST LIKELY resulted in

• higher birth rates.

• lower population densities.

• more moist broadleaf forests.

• fewer seasonally wet subtropical savannas.

Based on the map, the areas of Sub-Saharan Africa that are MOST vulnerable to desertification are

• in the center.

• near the coasts.

• close to deserts.

• in the southern tip.

Number 5 represents which body of water?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Southern Ocean

In the late 1990s the Mexican government passed a number of laws concerning the manufacture and operation of automobiles. These included switching to cleaner-burning fuels, installing catalytic converters on new cars, requiring tougher vehicle inspections, and converting city buses to natural gas.

What was MOST LIKELY the purpose of these laws?

• to break their dependence on foreign oil

• to improve the air quality in urban areas

• to prevent major corporations from becoming too rich

• to stop industrial unions from going on a national strike